Move over, Marquis de Sade: Tomorrow night, meet the original poster boy for sex and alcohol. John Wilmot, the second earl of Rochester, fornicated with the same fervor as his fellow sex addict almost 100 years before the Marquis’ time. Read more...

“Audition! The Musical” Sunday, Nov. 5 Santa Monica Playhouse A review of “Audition! The Musical” at the Santa Monica Playhouse would be incomplete without mentioning the play’s setting. Read more...

Kanye’s got to be stopped. Or, more specifically, his mouth does. I’m not talking about his little “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” bit, as hilarious as that was. Read more...

The Who “Endless Wire” Republic Records For a lot of teenagers growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, the Who were the perfect distraction from an angsty adolescence. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Rockstar Games PSP Can’t get enough “Miami Vice” reruns? Cherish your “˜Members Only’ jacket? Rockstar has got you covered. “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories” is the latest entry to the popular GTA franchise and the second to land on the PSP game station. Read more...

Gloria Cheng Today, 8 p.m. Schoenberg Hall It’s easy to forget that, in his day, Beethoven was pushing the boundaries of contemporary music ““ if not tearing them apart. Read more...

Joanna Newsom “Ys” Drag City Records As someone who lists Tool, Mastodon and the Mars Volta among his favorite bands, I never thought in a million years that I would like an artist who sounds like Lisa Simpson imitating Bjork while playing a harp. Read more...