The band Cake has fascinated me since I first heard their song "Never There" a few years ago, mostly because the '90s band from Sacramento is pretty much unlike anything I've ever heard. Read more...
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COLUMBIA RECORDS
Arts, Lifestyle, Photo Archives
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January 10, 12:18 am
Drink in the richness of some of Westwood’s most savory hot chocolates
For those who don't like coffee or tea, there's always been a simple, classic hot beverage to fall back on: hot chocolate. Rumored to have been created by the Mayans more than 2,000 years ago, this delicious drink is the alternative to more caffeinated and potent choices. This week, I went on a quest, a journey to hot chocolate Mecca, to sample and rate the hot chocolate at all the nearby Westwood cafes. So the next time you're studying in Westwood and feel the urge for something chocolate, you know what to order. Read more...
Arts, Lifestyle
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January 10, 12:11 am
Study Footwear design contest offers creative outlet for students
Los Angeles-based designer and Study Footwear founder Chris Stamp would never have founded his own shoe company or even pursued the arts without the support of his parents. Read more...
Arts, Film & TV
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January 10, 12:06 am
POP PSYCHOLOGY: Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Golden Globes nominations show funny idea of comedy
This weekend, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will present the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, in the midst of a long awards season dedicated to acknowledging those people almost anyone would recognize on the street over and over again. Read more...
Arts
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January 9, 4:49 pm
Movie Review: “Biutiful”
At two and a half hours and with a pretty harrowing storyline, "Biutiful" is no walk in the park. Read more...
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Arts, Music
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January 7, 2:34 am
Jamming at the Westwood Music store
Back in the early 1970s, Billboard Magazine called Fred Walecki, owner of Westwood Music, asking him if he wanted to buy a one-page advertisement thanking the Beach Boys for all the business they had given his guitar and amplifier store. Read more...
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Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements will be the first musical group to play at the new performance space in Fred Walecki’s Westwood Music store.
Courtesy of TRACY NEWMAN
Arts
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January 7, 2:23 am
Theater Review
On Wednesday, the Mark Taper Forum downtown dimmed its lights to welcome a nearly full house to the L.A. opening of "Stories by Heart," which continues through Feb. 13. John Lithgow's impressive one-man performance, which pays tribute to favorite short stories from Lithgow's childhood and the parents who first introduced them to him, is a celebration of storytelling, acting and family. Read more...
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Courtesy of CRAIG SCHWARTZ