All over Los Angeles, Zachary Asdourian hunted for the music of an Iran that could have been. The co-founder of the L.A. record label Discotchari scoured for dust-caked Persian pop records at Jordan Market in […]
Back in 2022, Chappell Roan walked into Amy Ordman and Jess Panneton‘s new party. “She came to our second night,” said Ordman, the co-founder of the roving sapphic nightclub Futch, now at El Cid in […]
It’s easy for Andrew McMahon to feel self-conscious when he listens back to “Everything In Transit,” his 2005 debut album as Jack’s Mannequin. The Orange County-based singer-songwriter visibly cringes a little, remembering how the piano-rock/emo-adjacent […]
In 1965, Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and his friends were on the cusp of becoming rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring smash with “Land of 1,000 Dances.” The […]
Only Taylor Swift could compel hundreds of Angelenos to spend their Saturday morning at a listening party film screening for an album they’ve already heard. “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” which hit theaters […]
Fujii Kaze comes across a bit shy at first, but after he gets comfortable, his quirky sense of humor and high cheekbones evoke a slightly subdued Jack Sparrow. The relaxed tone in his voice matches […]
In “The Paper,” the much anticipated mockumentary spinoff to “The Office,” Alex Edelman plays intrepid accountant/reporter Adam Cooper, part of the team tasked with reviving local newspaper “The Toledo Truth-Teller.” Edelman was also a writer […]
With just weeks to go before Oasis storms the Rose Bowl for two sold-out shows in September — its first Los Angeles concerts in 15 years— anticipation reached a fever pitch in Hollywood on Wednesday […]
Heidi Montag Feeling Iconic as she films ‘Icon’ Music Video!!! Published August 16, 2025 10:59 AM PDT Play video content TMZ.com Heidi Montag brought the party to Sunset Boulevard as she filmed for her new […]
Danny Bensusan opened the Blue Note in Greenwich Village in 1981 and helped it quickly became home to some of the biggest names in jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Oscar Peterson and Lionel Hampton are […]
“Miracle Mile” takes place in a city in the throes of chaos as Angelenos flee the threat of a nuclear strike. The film was released in 1988, but it has resurfaced in the last few […]
Venture capital investments in the Greater Los Angeles region more than doubled to $5.8 billion in the second quarter, compared to a year ago, as investors poured money into the area’s defense tech and aerospace […]
The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s departing music director Gustavo Dudamel will return to the Hollywood Bowl next week. Dudamel, the face of the classical music world in L.A. since his 2009 debut as music director, is […]
Ray J TMZ After Dark Tour Gets Better Each Week … Buy Tix and Come Party!!! Published July 27, 2025 1:44 PM PDT Play video content TMZ.com Ray J says the TMZ After Dark Tour […]
Jax Taylor See Ya Later, L.A. Bar! Bravo Star Stepping Away From Namesake Pub Published July 26, 2025 3:39 PM PDT Jax Taylor is stepping away from his Los Angeles bar Jax’s Studio City … […]
It’s a summery, late-afternoon Saturday on the backyard lawn of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, with the kind of warmth and variety of sounds, sights and smells that have defined weekends in many Los […]
TEDDI MELLENCAMP ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT L.A. HOME Published July 22, 2025 5:46 AM PDT Teddi Mellencamp is dealing with some trouble at home … because there was an attempted burglary at her Los Angeles pad. […]
Soulja Boy Smash-and-Grab Thieves Hit SODMG Store in L.A. … Shattered Glass, Merch Missing Published July 7, 2025 2:47 PM PDT Soulja Boy woke up to some heartbreaking news … some heartless saps broke into […]
Twenty-five years ago on Sept. 11, 2000, UPN debuted a comedy called “Girlfriends” that followed the lives of four Black women living in Los Angeles. The show’s creator, Mara Brock Akil, who’d gotten her start […]
Like most busy working mothers who struggle with work-life balance, three-time Grammy Award winner Victoria Monét cherishes spending time with her 4-year-old daughter, Hazel, who she shares with ex-boyfriend fitness trainer John Gaines. In Sunday […]