Sloane Berrent

So the Japanese have mastered a lot of things that maybe our feeble minds can't handle here in the good ol' USA. One of which is shirt-folding. I have tried this video at home in the morning and at night, sober and wasted (I thought it would be a cool party trick) but alas, it's not my bag. Of course this never stopped me from buying more shirts or supporting new labels launching here...

"They" (and by they I mean Wikipedia) claim that Billy Dee Williams once rivaled Sidney Poitier as the most popular black actor in America. How many of you also knew that he was once Colt 45's spokesperson? Oh Billy Dee, where are you now? The above classic commercial is totally fitting considering today's daily email from Thrillist encouraging a visit to a site named, "Tales of Colt 45." It is a really dynamic site,...

Star Spangled Banner |Funny Jokes at JibJab Jib Jab has a history of giving us great quality and highly snarky video creations. Their newest is to help us celebrate our Nation's 231st birthday and is an assortment of Presidents saying words and lines from the Star Spangled Banner. Obviously we're only privvy to those who have made their way into TV Land. Which is too bad. I heard Andrew Johnson was a hoot!...

I was first intrigued by Chris and Thomas because of their MySpace. I love the sound of their ho-hum driving along the road kinda indie-folk vibe that I have been feeling of late. I also really like that all of their "top friends" are music and bands that are on my rotation and/or that I have seen in the last 3 months. Ok, that's not entirely true. It's because of Georgia Rules. I admit...

Sometimes people think these bloopers reels aren't real. But it's not that far of a stretch of the imagination to think that they might be and this one just seemed perfect to start off the week. Enjoy!...

Crash Mansion, a live-music venue and nightclub owned by the Bowery Restaurant Group and located at 199 Bowery in New York City , is opening their Los Angeles outpost tonight. They have transformed Myron's Ballroom downtown into a club. We read that is has a capacity for 1200 guests, 5 bars and two stages. Bands that have performed in the New York venue include: Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Norah Jones, Joss Stone, Usher, Gavin DeGraw,...

Not ON cocaine, but a standup of where he stands on cocaine. This is from his classic "Live at the Met" show and is absolutely priceless. Peruvian Marching Powder. This is slightly NSFW, but you probably could guess that from the title....

Whatcha up to Friday night? How about an exciting night of art, cool people and food? Why don't you head out to an art studio in the 90034 to check out the Slideluck Potshow. Slideluck Potshow is a gathering of members of the arts, photography, and media communities to share and celebrate art in one night. Based in New York and held in many cities internationally, SLPS is the first ever digital art salon...

Oh Vincent Moon. I want to sail around a harbor or down a river and sing and drink cheap french wine and discuss existentialism and swoon. If there is dark and stormy and then light and airy - I want your version of light and airy. Plus The National rock and Beggars is a great label, I like to check out what they have going on....

You never know who you might run into at a KCRW membership phone-a-thon. An old LAister, Ethan Lindsay, used to swear by the free food, musician run-ins and quality stories that he would come away with after volunteering. Out of work actors - practice your phone voice or accent you screwed up in a previous audition! Plus volunteering brings good karma and you'll think twice about the next time someone cold calls you. KCRW's...