luke mcgarry David Cross is persistently known for his work as a never-nude on the FOX network. He has also been escorted off a stage while Jim Belushi was playing the blues. He recently returned from the Bahamas. He speaks now from his home in New York City. What was the story of the fake [...]

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(ARCHIVES: SEPT 10, 2005) Comets On Fire is the loudest band in the Pacific Standard Time Zone as long as the Melvins are out on tour, even though they use basically the same equipment as the Beatles. Guitarist/singer Ethan Miller speaks while cooking something hot for dinner. Explain the difference between playing loud and just [...]

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(ARCHIVES: SEPT 10, 2005) Lavender Diamond are Los Angeles’ most revolutionary musical combo that does not own a single pair of cut-off camouflage shorts. Their Cavalry Of Light EP will renew at least a year back into your life. They sat for conversation and salmon salad at the Brite Spot, where patrons kept stopping by [...]

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SUNDAY, DEC. 16 It’s lovely to leisurely flip through art books on a Sunday afternoon. It’s even lovelier when you have a live band with a modular synth providing a mellow soundtrack to the beautiful William Kentridge drawings you happen to be perusing. The Sads, fronted by Aaron Rose and Aska Matsumiya, played pretty, delicate [...]

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SATURDAY, DEC. 15 There’s a new star in my sex dreams: Tim Harrington, the charismatic front man for the riot-inducing Les Savy Fav. On Saturday, the Brooklyn-based band tore through the El Rey, carving a trail of carnage and destruction that left even seasoned LSF fans proper fucked. Harrington spent most of the show in [...]

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