Blondie and Devo teaming up for a tour brought out hit after hit on a Summer’s night at The Greek. Photos by Debi Del Grande Blondie Setlist: Dreaming Hanging on the Telephone Love Doesn’t Frighten Me D-Day Call Me What I Heard Wipe Off My Sweat Lights Atomic Rapture/No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn (Beastie Boys’ cover) [...]

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“These guys are going to f**k you hard and you’re going to like it”, is how Perez Hilton introduced Semi Precious Weapons. Lead vocalist, Justin Tranter, rushed the stage wearing a skimpy dress and high heels, which didn’t hinder him from doing extreme high kicks and the splits. They were full of frantic energy, with their bassist bashing around and amazingly still slamming the right notes. Semi Precious Weapons looks like glam-rock but sounds of cock rock in Tammy Fay Baker mascara.

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Exene Cervenka helped invent what Los Angeles is now and helped save the best of what it used to be. She releases a new solo album Somewhere Gone on Bloodshot in October and is moving back to California after years in a historic farmhouse in Missouri. She speaks now while camping on the beach. This interview by Chris Ziegler.

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L.A. RECORD is proud to co-present Allison and Tiffany Anders’ annual Don’t Knock The Rock music documentary festival, which starts tonight and runs every Thursday at Cinefamily at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. in July and August. Get the complete schedule and musical line-up—plus clips of all the films!—below! THUR., JULY 2 at 8 PM: Chicano [...]

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Sue Davis

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