In the Southern Californian valley, next to the Budweiser Brewery and a slew of suburban homes, sits a little studio named Sound City. The place is a dump, with brown shag-carpet on the walls, stained floors and a bare-walled white, square room where most of the recording takes place. It[Read More…]
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‘Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters’ is violently funny
Taking traditional fairy tales and putting a modern twist on them seems to be all the rage in Hollywood these days, and “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters” doesn’t disappoint. The story begins with the siblings being abandoned by their father in the forest and subsequently abducted by the grotesque candy[Read More…]
‘Movie 43’ is disgusting, offensive and unbearable
Oftentimes when movies are advertised as offensive, they turn out to be overhyped interpretations of what the films actually are. However, “Movie 43” is so genuinely offensive that it should be quarantined like an outbreak of the bubonic plague. A good comedy movie should be funny and inviting, but “Movie[Read More…]
Flavor Focus: Sconeage Bakery
No one really talks about scones that much. Cookies, cupcakes and all the other glamorous baked goods somehow just steal all the attention. And Starbuck’s version of a scone, which is basically just a giant glazed cookie, isn’t helping the pastry’s image much. I was opened to the possibilities of[Read More…]
KROQ’s ‘man of 1001 voices’ is headed to Long Beach
On an average Saturday night at the Jon Lovitz theater in Hollywood it is not uncommon to hear David Bowie sing a birthday song to a drunk sorority girl, or Al Pacino yelling at some newlyweds about deviant sex. It may sound absurd, but it’s simply a day in the[Read More…]
Timberlake is bringing Myspace back
A sentence that once seemed implausible has now become a reality: I just signed into Myspace with my Facebook account. For most people, Myspace is a distant memory of a prototypical social network that was basically a glorified blog with an obnoxious amount of customizability. Now, years after Facebook and[Read More…]
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Give a Grinch a goofy gift
Grow your own coffee Know any coffee addicts who are tried of buying $6 cups of coffee at Starbucks? Some people take pride in brewing their own beer, but how many people can say they’ve made and roasted their own coffee beans? This gift will help somebody grow their own[Read More…]
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The best and worst of the 2012 VMAs
This years MTV Video Music Awards aired live from Staples Center last Thursday. Although the breakaway from a traditional Sunday air date, and competition from the Democratic National Convention may have caused a drop in ratings compared to last year’s show, several key moments stood out as exceptionally memorable, whether[Read More…]
