Venture capital investment rises in L.A., and not just for AI startups

Chart of venture capital investments raised for LA area businesses in the first quarter of each year. 2025 saw $3.1 billion, up from Q1 2024 ($2.7 billion) but down from the recent high of $6.7 billion in 2021

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two decades. The company, DDN, helps […]

L.A. venue Cosm turns ‘The Matrix’ into an immersive experience

Carrie-Anne Moss and Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix."

When you watch “The Matrix” at Cosm, you’re essentially seeing a film within a film. A shot inside an apartment becomes a glimpse into an entire complex. A fight scene on a rooftop is now […]

Justin Bieber Joins SZA For Surprise Performance in L.A. for ‘Grand National Tour’

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Justin Bieber No ‘Snooze’ Here … Joins SZA for Suprise Performance in L.A. Published May 24, 2025 5:51 AM PDT Play video content TMZ.com Justin Bieber just wowed the crowd at Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s […]

The Doors at 60: Densmore, Krieger and famous fans on iconic L.A. band

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Recently, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea selected punk rock icons X as his choice for greatest L.A. band. For X lead singer Exene Cervenka, her pick is an equally easy one. “It’s the Hollywood […]

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil’s future

Esa-Pekka Salonen holds his baton while conducting the L.A. Phil, with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard seated behind him.

Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrated the centenary of Pierre Boulez’s birth with an extravagance of sonic invention and dance. Eight clusters of Los Angeles Philharmonic players, ranging from a single oboe to […]

Twofer: Rufus Wainwright ‘Dream Requiem,’ L.A. Opera ‘Ainadamar’

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Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca during the Spanish Civil War through the […]

Ty Segall Announces ‘L.A. RECOVERS’ Benefit Compilation Featuring Unreleased Covers from No Age, White Fence, Redd Kross, Mikal Cronin and More

Ty Segall Announces ‘L.A. RECOVERS’ Benefit Compilation Featuring Unreleased Covers from No Age, White Fence, Redd Kross, Mikal Cronin and More

Photo courtesy L.A. RECOVERS contributors. While Los Angeles continues to rebuild from the wildfires that scorched the city earlier this year, longtime Angeleno Ty Segall has announced L.A. RECOVERS, a new benefit compilation with contributions […]

Ty Segall, No Age, Shannon & the Clams, and More Contribute to New Benefit Compilation L.A. Recovers

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Ty Segall has announced the new benefit compilation L.A. Recovers to raise money for California wildfire relief and recovery funds. The vinyl-only record features exclusive and unreleased covers by Segall, Shannon & the Clams, No […]