Carolyn Kellogg

From bhangra to book smarts, from rock to margaritaville, there's something for everyone tonight. And if you go see Jimmy Buffet, we want photos. We'll post 'em. UCLA Bhangra 2006 6 pm at The Fowler Join UCLA's award-winning Bhangra team in a fun-filled evening of Punjab-inspired modern Indian dance. Outdoors, light refreshments provided. music from AM + free drinks! 6-8pm at the Knitting Factory At the door, say Billboard invited you to Billboard Underground...

This week the LA Weekly gets up close and personal with 110 Angelenos. In among the publicists and activists, doorkeepers and politicos, we found 2 bloggers. Congrats to Luke "it's not all about porn nowadays!" Ford and Tony "I love my iPod" Pierce! We bet it's nice to be put on a list with Jack Black, Mayor V, Sarah Silverman and Francine Dancer — we're really with they'd have a cocktail party together. All...

couldn't happen to a skeezier industry: The FCC has launched the biggest radio payola investigation in 45 years. Clear Channel, CBS, Entercom and Citadel Broadcasting are being investigated for taking bribes for playing crappy music. OK, the FCC didn't specify "crappy," but when you have to pay somebody to get your records played on the radio, that's part of the problem. slippery and sneaky: They've set out the bait for Reggie the alligator at...

Before Kevin Costner won those Oscars for Dances With Wolves, he was cavorting on Sizzle Beach, USA. imdb puts the release date at 1986, but that must have when this bikini-packed picture finally made it off the shelf and onto video. We're guessing the trailer is the best part. And it is priceless. tags: malibu, video...

Yesterday we noticed that it's expensive to go to a 4-year university. But LA City College (LACC) offers lots of short-term courses for less than $100 bucks. And they look like fun: Women's car care - chicks learn how to check fluids and tires and about the most common car-repair scams. One Sunday, $46.50 including equipment. Beginning Spanish for everyone - just living in LA we pick up some Spanish, but wouldn't it be...

Science fiction fans in the rest of the world must be insanely jealous of Angelenos. Tonight we get to watch Clash of the Titans on big screen — and then watch Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury and Harry Hamlin talk about it afterward. You might know Ray Harryhausen is the 85-year-old visual effects genius who made monsters come to life in Clash of the Titans, Jason and the Argonauts and more. Ray Bradbury is also 85;...

© Mike Lynaugh bye bye: White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is stepping down, he announced this morning. Could Rumsfeld be next? bang bang: A house in Upland was searched by authorities looking for a gun; they found 900. The 900 guns were behind framed pictures and mirrors, in hollowed-out spaces in closets, under a staircase and behind a trick bookcase. Neighbors, who described the former Army special forces officer as a nice family guy,...

As you've probably heard, oh, a jillion times, today is the 100-year anniversary of the San Francisco earthquake. People tend to call it the 1906 earthquake, which seems a little obvious when we mention that it's the 100-year anniversary. Speaking of obvious, the California Field Poll did a little study to gauge Californians' thoughts on natural disasters. Guess what tops the list? Righty-ho, earthquakes! According to the poll, which was taken earlier this month,...

This morning two Duke lacrosse players were arrested in what will likely be the highest profile rape case the country has seen in decades. The fact that DNA tests did not lead to the two men — although other evidence did — will make it all the more controversial. Coincidentally, tomorrow is the 8th annual Denim Day LA, which encourages Angelenos to wear denim to raise awareness about sexual assault. We weren't sure what...

going up: gas prices. Start counting your mpgs. heeeeeeeere's Antonio! Mayor Villaraigosa delivers his first state of the union state city speech tonight at 5:30pm. It'll be webcast live, and broadcast live on that bigger glowing box on ABC-7 and Channel 35. bummer for Mahoney: The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by the LA Archdiosese, which was trying to keep the personnel papers of two priests secret. The priests have been...