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...

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...

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...

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...

When the topic is an on-campus theater production with even a speck of hype, theater students are almost biologically inclined to put in their two cents. Read more...

Prior to Robbie Conal’s mass movement against Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political ascendancy last year, the local artist and world-famous bodybuilder already shared a past history. The Rose Cafe in Santa Monica ““ where Schwarzenegger used to frequent en route to the gym ““ once sold Conal’s posters. Read more...

Multi-instrumentalist and singer Nati Cano has rarely rested in his 42-year career with his mariachi band, Los Camperos. Now the 71-year-old native of Mexico, who will be playing with his band this weekend at the Getty, says he’s retired ““ from work but not from art. Read more...