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Editorial

Jun 21, 2016

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Going on trips and trying to figuring out an itinerary is a blast. You scribble down interesting places to visit, stuff to eat, and people to see according to geography and then balance them out like a word problem. But what happens when an old friend comes to town and stays with you? My college...

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Jun 07, 2016

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This is the time of year when my friend Erik Caruso and I gush about each other's work. He tells me how much he digs Save Music in Chinatown, our efforts to raise money for music education at my daughter's school, Castelar Elementary, by channeling the historic neighborhood's punk rock past. I say that what...

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Feb 16, 2016

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Last Friday, I went to the LA Art Book Fair and bought a bunch of comics and zines from old friends and some newly made ones. Yes, one can find plenty of serious galleries and art books at the annual event, but I guess I have trashy taste that goes with my thin wallet. Actually,...

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Nov 11, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_11871" align="alignnone" width="790"] Mike Watt & The Second Men (Pic: Tiffiny Harshaw); Jenny Lewis, The Voyager (2014)[/caption] I've known Josh Mills for years now, through his work with the band and our mutual friends Dengue Fever, his music and comedy PR company, and our shared love of L.A. Kings hockey. But nowadays whenever his name...

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Nov 19, 2013

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How could Maggie Vail and Jesse von Doom possibly follow up on helping to grow Kill Rock Stars, one of the coolest and most important record labels of the '90s and '00s? The label that brought the world Bikini Kill, Unwound, Sleater-Kinney, Elliott Smith, Quasi...