June 2010
Editor’s Letter—June 2010
This month we march to a different beat with our annual music-themed issue—and it rocks.
Categories: Editor's Letter
DJ Rx
To get people dancing sometimes takes a heroic effort—and it takes a superstar spinner to breathe new life into a dying party.
Categories: Cocktails / Dance / Music / Risky Business
50: Greatest Guitarists Ever
Who’s the best ax handler of all time? We pick, you vote—and then tell us if we missed your favorite.
Categories: 50
Mexican Revolution
Reb Kennedy knows a good thing when he hears it, so he started Wild Records, L.A.'s little indie label that could. And the listeners are flocking.
10 Common Lessons
Being an A-list rapper would surely grease the wheels in a transition to the big screen, right? Turns out it's more of a handicap.
Categories: Film / Hollywood Rules
Still a Passing Fad
Jazz musicians improvise for a living. In L.A. players improvise ways to find work.
Categories: My L.A.
Incoming: Lilith Fair
After an 11-year absence, Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair is fully reloaded for a new genre-busting century.
Categories: Music / Turn It Up
The Style List—June 2010
This month, we're playing on the fringe, rocking out in a rockin' tunic and kickin' it in five-inch stilettos.
Categories: The Style List
Mix Master Work
This year, the Ojai Music Festival is a tuneful blend of old, new—and Frank Zappa.
Culture(d)—June 2010
The latest in art and architecture, with a celebrity flourish, including a Michael Jackson collection and 5 questions for Hollywood It gal Betty White.
Categories: Art / culture(d) / Design / Pictorials / The Style List
Can’t Be Too Thin
Too busy multitasking to settle in for a long read? How about some short-story suggestions just perfect for those fleeting minutes before sleep.
Categories: Books / Lonely Hearts Book Club
Right Here Right Now
Who will be the next great indie band in L.A.? Our pundits weigh in with their picks.
Categories: Feature Story / Music / Photos / Pictorials
Jerkin’ Jeneration
Perhaps owing to its eyebrow-raising moniker, this blend of hip-hop-infused dance, music and style is all about youth, sound and a truly distinctive look.
Categories: Dance / Fashion / Feature Story / Photos / Pictorials
Video Jerkin’ Jeneration
A convergence of music, fashion and social networking—see the crews in action
Categories: Video
Rum Runner
The premier cocktailians of Caña put their own inimitable L.A. spin on what was once the drink of the tropics.
Categories: By the Glass / Cocktails / Drinks / Entertaining
The Real Deal
Tom Selleck is one of Hollywood's best westerners. Now, with an induction into the Cowboy Hall of Fame, turns out he doesn't just talk the talk.
Categories: Celebrities / Conversations / Feature Story / Film / Photos / Pictorials
Historic Appeal
Valerie Gordon is determined to resurrect the treasured L.A. desserts of yore. First up, the Brown Derby Grapefruit Cake.
Categories: Food / I'm Still Hungry
Hear and Now
Quadraphonic sound systems were a failed experiment launched in 1970. But now they're back and ready to roar.
Categories: Music / Tech / Technology
Hollywood Backlot Dinner for Schmucks
Takes a catbird seat at the table of the sure-to-be hilarious Dinner for Schmucks.
Categories: Celebrities / Feature Story / Film / Hollywood Backlot / Photos / Pictorials
Soul Mates
You won’t find any retro-soul laudings on the press material for these rising stars, and yet the vivacious pair are champions of the genre.
Categories: Celebrities / First Look / Music
The Chords That Bind
For Laraine Newman and her daughter, rock music became the currency with which they traded a profound unspoken intimacy.
Categories: L.A. History / Music / My L.A. / Personal Space
