Whoever thought of making a panini was brilliant, to say the least. A hot sandwich with meat, grilled vegetables and some sort of fattening sauce all pressed together so that the cheese inside gets gooey is worth breaking a summer bikini diet for. Read more...
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July 5, 3:45 am
Movie Review: "Larry Crowne"
The film opens at UMart "“ a fictionalized Kmart "“ where Larry Crowne (Tom Hanks) spends each work day chatting with customers, mentoring his less efficient peers and picking up trash in the parking lot. Read more...
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July 5, 3:42 am
Soundbite: "Gardens & Villa"
Every summer, bands release albums in the hopes that they will find commercial and critical success as the soundtrack to the season. Most albums fall a little bit short of such success, while select others create something that perfectly embodies the spirit of summer. Gardens & Villa's new self-titled debut album is one of the latter. Read more...
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Credit: Secretly Canadian
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July 5, 1:57 am
Outfest 2011 to showcase more than 160 films from 25 countries at multiple venues at the 29th Annual Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
A couple of years ago, producer J.C. Calciano, a past guest speaker at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, was interviewing actor Jonah Hill on the set of "Get Him to the Greek." Read more...
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In “eCupid,” Marshall, played by Houston Rhines, is desperate for a new love life after being with his boyfriend, Gabe, played by Noah Shuffman. The film will debut Thursday at the 29th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, also known as Outfest.
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July 5, 1:48 am
Rock at the museum: The Hammer Museum and KCRW 89.9 FM features up-and-coming artists in the "Also I Like to Rock" free summer concert series, including the bands ECC and Graffit6
The Hammer Museum is adding motion to its still life paintings in partnership with public radio station KCRW 89.9 FM for yet another "Also I Like to Rock" free concert series this summer. Read more...
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Graffiti6’s music has been featured on television shows such as “Teen Wolf,” “One Tree Hill” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” The group will perform this Thursday at the Hammer Museum as part of “Also I Like To Rock,” the museum’s free summer concert series.
Courtesy of Marina Chavez
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June 26, 10:29 pm
Soundbite: "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves"
Music fans tend to have a love/hate relationship with music from the '80s. On the one hand, the corny rock and power pop of the decade have helped to create some of the most prevalent guilty pleasure bands of this generation, such as Journey. Read more...
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June 26, 10:21 pm
Soundbite: "Taking Back Sunday"
Like many other alternative rock bands that formed in the late '90s, Taking Back Sunday has struggled to define itself in a world where the pre-teen audience it used to cater to has grown up and the current batch of pre-teens has discovered fresh new musical idols. Read more...
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Credit: Warner Brothers Records