Sloane Berrent

Here at LAist we've been a tad OCD about things lately. We had our little Spoon-fest last week, and our green movement today with Green LA Girl as our guest editor, so I suppose it's only fair that DAFT PUNK is our new obsession. Yes, we shared with you one of our favorite videos of all time for Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster (and what else those hands can do is on our list of...

Always a voyeur but never a buyer? Maybe Art for Autism this weekend will change your mind. The Santa Monica Music Center this weekend is featuring art from 3 artists with 25% of all proceeds going to the Cure Autism Now Foundation. Where - "The Upstairs Gallery" 1901 Santa Monica Blvd. (upstairs off 19th street), Santa Monica, CA 90401 When - Sunday, July 29, 2007 from 1-6 PM Who - Raymond Fernandez: Working in...

What better way is there really to start off your week than a trip to the Hotel Cafe? Tonight's offerings are very sweet indeed with Brandi Shearer taking the stage at 8pm. Her record, Close To Dark, will be released on August 28th through Amoeba Records. Brandi's croonings are soft and sweet and won't disappoint. As for the label - that's right, Amoeba the Store, is now also Amoeba the Recordings and as they...

My day job involves a lot to do with children's health and so I get to hear, discuss and learn a lot about medical advances, especially in the form of children's health. A prominent ob/gyn at Cedars passed along a very interesting medical advance I had never heard of before. Our country is as divided as ever on stem cell research and yet many in the medical community strongly support this research to help...

Worthy Sounds is an event company dedicated to bringing people together through music and tonight are hosting an event tonight called "Green Spirits." It is their intention raise awareness about sustainable opportunities and help people get involved. Held at The Gibson Showroom, five diverse music acts will be performing, there is a silent auction and an eco-spa suite sponsored by Jurlique. Net proceeds will benefit Tree People. To RSVP, email: worthysounds@gmail.com. Details: When: Tonight,...

Here on LAist, we've written before about how to make your party socially conscious and in particular how to throw a shoe party. It is in that same vein that Tom's Shoes is planning a night of shoe parties across the country. The date is set for Saturday, July 28th, 2007 and here's the deal. Throw a good ole summer party to get friends together. Sign up to be a host. Invite a bunch...

This little diddy comes to us from Live Leak and a poster named Iranian Candy which just draws a little smirk out of the corner of my mouth. Living here in a major metropolitan city, on the West Coast, in a predominatly blue state, with a real understanding about how the mainstream media and mainstream politicians attempt to brainwash us into believing their rhetoric makes me very aware of what this video is showing...

LAist has been a little Spoon crazy lately, but there is lots to go Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga over. Their once secret show for Monday night is no longer secret and the special golden ticket you could get through buying their album at Amoeba are now going on sale. So if you want to get down to Little Radio on Monday night for the Spoon show, click here and see them before they...

If you believe it, you can achieve it. Sure that might be the case, but here lies a definite argument for staying in school and staying on the straight and narrow. Stephon Marbury is a riot. This clip starts off slow, but he gets into some good stuff including kissing his sister, his foes through the years and his community involvement and giveaways in Coney Island. Please make it through to the last two...

As most of you know, LAist is all over the Kwik-E-Mart phenomenon happening around Los Angeles. Who would we be not to give you the latest update? Today the two Kwik-E-Marts at Olive and Verdugo in Burbank, and also at Sepulveda and Venice in West LA, are providing squishees F-R-E-E. Yes, it's a shameless marketing move. But do we care? Hell no. This LAister has been twice to go all goo-goo and gaa-gaa over...