Tony Pierce

It seemed like a ridiculous challenge, and now it appears that all 50 Cent did by declaring that he would give up his solo career if his new record was outsold by Kanye West's new record was help Kanye's record. Both discs dropped on Tuesday and 50 looks like he might be the one having to drop out - if the former crack dealer is good with his promise. Billboard is reporting that first-day...

Sunday MTV had some pretty memorable Video Awards out in Las Vegas. Britney Spears allegedly made a fool of herself, Kid Rock allegedly clocked Tommy Lee in the face, and Kanye West got pissed that he was shut out of winning any awards and swore never to work with the music network again. Before all of that took place, many of the musicians and stars walked past the gauntlet of press on the red...

Last night's Big Brother was amazing. In an endurance competition to decide the final two, Evil Dick, his hotass estranged daughter, and the big fratboy ogre Zach were showered with rain for over six hours as they held on to a key hung from a rope above them. Dick lived up to his name by talking the best trash you've ever heard in your life. Because of the nature of the game, a reality...

Last week we celebrated the 30th anniversary of KCRW's flagship show, Morning Becomes Eclectic with interviews with Jason Bentley, Chris Douridas, Nic Harcourt, Anne Litt, Liza Richardson, and we conclude our special with Gary Calamar, the host of KCRW's Sunday night staple, The Open Road. For those of you who might be watching tee vee at night instead of listening to the radio, you might not know it but you were probably listening to...

Dengue Fever @ Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts (MacArthur Park, 7pm) Spoon @ Henry Fonda Joe Frank @ Largo Kinski @ The Echo Rezurex @ Safari Sam's Nightcat, The Nimoys, Spinal Frog, Laura Steenberge, Free Radical @ Mr. T's Bowl...

June of 2007" src="http://www.laist.com/attachments/tony/ifroneicky.jpg" width="640" height="406" /> Those of you who saw Jack and Meg at the Tower Records - whoops, we mean the Icky Thump Records in-store concert earlier this summer, you might be the only people in LA who will get to see the duo this year in the Southland. According to an email that was just sent out by the band's email team, the tour has been ixnayed. The White Stripes...

David Lee Roth w/ Steve Vai - "Yankee Rose" Art Brut @ Key Club Spoon @ The Henry Fonda Steve Vai @ The Wiltern Jon Brion, Dana Gould @ The Largo Brandi Carlile, A Fine Frenzy @ House of Blues Maserati, El Ten Eleven, Good to Be @ Silverlake Lounge Acid Mothers, Guru Guru, The Phantom Family Halo @ The Troubadour Papillon, Longevity, Hornz & Halos, Subtance Abuse @ The Knitting Factory Teaneck, New...

The good kids of Whip it out Comedy sent us this video and as a failure at week one of fantasy football, let's just say I relate to it. Damn you, Vince Young! Anyways, good work, J. Chris Newberg for making this funny video... which is funny cuz it's true....

LAS VEGAS, NV - Right before the end of the final musical act of last night's MTV Video Awards, Puff Daddy got on the mic, looked into the camera, and invited everyone to a party at the 32nd floor of the Palms hotel here in Las Vegas. Well, I just happened to be in the Palms hotel, and I had a pair of pretty nice laminates, so I was able to make it to...

Spoon - "The Underdog" Spoon @ Henry Fonda The Airborne Toxic Event @ The Viper Room I'm a Bird You're a Bird @ The Cat Club 14 Year Old Girls @ Pehrspace Lucinda Williams @ El Rey Gram Rabbit, Donita Sparks @ Spaceland Metal Skool, Zombies Ate My Nation @ Key Club Todd Rundgren @ Grove of Anaheim Doug Benson, Patton Oswalt @ Largo The Happy Hollows, The Western States Motel, Tigers Can Bite...