Rock ‘n’ roll is bad for your health, or so local garage rock band Kennedy wanted us to believe at their Spaceland show last Thursday night. Read more...

Charles Mee Q&A Macgowan Little Theater Jan. 24, 8 p.m. The mysterious playwright makes a rare public appearance on campus to field questions from students who are either utterly bewildered by his downloadable plays or in awe of his work. Read more...

It seems that you can’t open a magazine these days without reading a prediction about “the next big thing” in music or the underground band that is “going to be the next Nirvana.” While many get swept up in praise, one such band, New York’s Coheed and Cambria, who will be playing at the Troubadour Tuesday and Wednesday night, haven’t let the hype get to their heads. Read more...

Rich Robinson The Viper Room Jan. 22, 8:30 p.m. Remember the Black Crowes? Not the crows who counted and sang about old man Mr. Jones, but those guys from Georgia who were big in the ’90s. Read more...

Being a rock band in Los Angeles is a lot like applying to college with a perfect SAT score. It may open some doors, but there’s no guarantee of success. Read more...

“The 2004 Golden Globe Awards” NBC Jan. 25, 7 p.m. Look! It’s a Dr. Evil punch line waiting to happen … the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual awards show is basically the margarine to the Emmy’s butter, the Diet Coke of the Oscar’s Coke Classic. Read more...

Despite having a career that has spanned over three decades and having recently had three of his albums make Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Randy Newman has never had a multi-artist tribute. Read more...