California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially signed AB 2799, the landmark legislation that protects an artist’s right to freedom of expression. The Democratic lawmaker passed the first-of-its-kind bill Friday afternoon, more than a month after it […]
Extreme heat that exhausted California’s overworked electric grid on Labor Day had knocked out one of Twitter’s main data centers in Sacramento, according to a report. While Twitter avoided a shutdown on Sept. 5 by […]
Elvis Costello has revealed plans for a benefit concert that will support Prader-Willi Homes Of California. The show has been dubbed “Elvis Costello Sings Hunter-Garcia” and has been billed as an early and late show […]
Since 2016, Tesla has been marketing an expensive option called Full Self-Driving. A reasonable person might infer from the name that the software package enables a car to drive itself, fully. It does not. No […]
A longtime Bakersfield musician and his wife were recently found dead, stranded on a dirt road in a remote stretch of desert east of California City, authorities said. Kern County sheriff’s deputies, who had received […]
A friend of mine bought a house in Calabasas during the pandemic. He works at a very large public tech company. His wife has an equally impressive job at a movie studio. Amazingly, even with […]
The California Senate and Assembly both unanimously approved a bill today (August 22) that would restrict the use of rap lyrics as evidence, Billboard reports. The bill would ban lyrics from being cited in court […]
Rick, a learning disabled retiree, was at his Los Angeles apartment last month when a salesperson from Assurance Wireless stopped by to offer a free mobile phone account, complete with a free phone. The next […]
Photo Credit: David Alexander The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has announced the arrest of individuals possessing stolen handwritten lyrics for The Eagles’ album, Hotel California. Glenn Horowitz (66), Craig Inciardi (58), and Edward Kosinski (59) […]
Three men, including a curator for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, were charged on Tuesday, July 12th in an alleged conspiracy to sell Don Henley’s stolen lyrics to multiple Eagles classics, including “Hotel […]
The California State Capitol in Sacramento. Photo Credit: Coolcaesar Earlier this month, reports indicated that California lawmakers would once again consider legislation (still referred to as the FAIR Act despite a formal name change) designed […]
A new vinyl pressing plant is headed to Oxnard, California, Billboard reports. The sorely needed addition to the vinyl economy—amid ongoing reports of backlogs and bottlenecks—will arrive thanks to the elite reissue label Mobile Fidelity […]
Photo Credit: Joyce G A new vinyl pressing plant will begin operations in Southern California in 2023 to meet high demand. Fidelity Record Pressing says it aims to be the country’s “premier vinyl production facility.” […]
Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Singer-songwriter H.E.R. is suing her label for release, citing a California statute limiting contract term length. Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., has filed […]
The California State Capitol in Sacramento. Photo Credit: Coolcaesar Back in April, SAG-AFTRA announced an agreement to separate artist and actor components of a bill that would have, among other things, brought California’s seven-year limit […]
Amazon plans to begin delivering some packages by drone to homes in a few Northern California communities this year, the company said Monday. Residents of San Joaquin County farming towns Lockeford and Acampo, as well […]
The festival is headlined by Ylona’s fellow 88rising artists Jackson Wang, NIKI, Rich Brian, Yebi Labs, BIBI, Jay Park, and CHUNG HA MANILA, Philippines – Ylona Garcia is set to perform at the upcoming Head […]
Lower-income Americans now have more options for free high-speed internet access, including at least eight providers that serve Southern California, the White House announced Monday. The federal government launched the Affordable Connectivity Program at the […]
Fan-filmed video of FOZZY‘s May 7 performance at Goldfield in Roseville, California can be seen below. In an interview with Jave Patterson of Two Doods Reviews, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho discussed his recent admission that […]
DANZIG performed its entire 1990 album “Danzig II: Lucifuge” during its concert last night (Saturday, May 7) at the Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Fan-filmed video of the show can be seen below. DANZIG‘s current […]