Subject: Brooklyn

• Asobi Seksu

  March 12, 2009

• Atomic Action Beanball

  A coincidence, but one which raises a question. The coincidence: last night Japan won the title game in the World Baseball Classic, and last night I happened across a curious minor relic of the relationship between baseball in the U.S. and baseball in Japan. The question it raised in my mind: do the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Orange County of California of the Pacific Time Zone of the United States of America have an officially stated policy on matters of war and peace and the use of nucl

  March 21, 2006

• Free Blood Flows Tonight at Detroit Bar

  Just a reminder: Free Blood (ex-!!! percussionist John Pugh, singer Madeline Davy and !!! keyboardist/trumpeter/percussionist Dan Gorman) play Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. Read what I said about them here. Also on the bill are some of OC's most discerning DJs, including Scotty Coats and DJ Spun of the excellent Rong label, the Dirty Money spinners (Tea-Long, BB Gunz, Jay $) and Ryan Esca. The actions runs 9 p.m.-2 a.m., $5, 21 . Below check these videos of Free Blood performing “Quick and Pai

  November 15, 2007

• LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 1-25-08

  RAMBO. I wish I had been watching it last night instead of MEET THE SPARTANS (see review here), but duty called, and my assignment took precedence. I knew what I was getting into. And I also think I know what I'm getting into with RAMBO. I do have a problem with the title. The second Rambo movie was already called RAMBO, with the sub-heading FIRST BLOOD PART II. Then came RAMBO III, which was actually FIRST BLOOD III, or arguably RAMBO II. So the new RAMBO, sans subhead, is in fact the real RA

  January 25, 2008

• Because You're Ugly: Jovovich-Hawk for Target Look Book

  Remember that Jovovich-Hawk GO International line for Target we discussed earlier? Well the official look book has been released. Verdict? I'm not too impressed. Not that it's not cute. And not because I wouldn't wear any of the outfits. Nope. I found the bohemian/folk rock/hippie/granola '60s-inspired collection unremarkable simply because you can see looks like this on any given girl in any given gentrified "hip" urban mecca all across America—Williamsburg, Silverlake, Los Feliz, whatever

  February 5, 2008

• Upcoming: Jewlicious Festival in Long Beach

  Ladies and gents, believers and gentiles: Once again, it's time for the Jewlicious Fest in Long Beach, so mark Feb. 29 through March 2 on your calendars. If you haven't heard of Jewlicious, it's basically the Woodstock of Judaism, with three days of music, food and Kiddush Wine. A festival for the artist and the curious college student. One highlight of the fest will be Brooklyn rapper Matisyahu, famous for his hit song "King without a crown," who will be speaking about spirituality. The event

  February 19, 2008

• The Rub's 'History of Hip-hop' Mixtape Series

  Brooklyn trio the Rub have done some insanely thorough curating with their series of yearly rundowns of the best (in their learned opinions) hip-hop tracks. They've strung together dozens of gems for every year from 1979 to 1999 (you can access the MP3 files here). That is some serious dedication and edification, boom-bap aficionados. Below are a few videos from some of my faves that the Rub have included in their pantheon. Just-Ice's “Cold Gettin' Dumb” (1986) Gang Starr's “Who's Go

  March 28, 2008

• The Most Blatant Case of False Advertising Since 'The Neverending Story'

  Look, I don't think it's too much to ask for an album called "Dog Tracks: Songs By Dogs" to feature, I dunno—songs by dogs? I was incredibly excited when the album came in the mail today. Who could blame me? Dogs are cool, I like music. It seems like a winning proposition. So imagine my horror when I popped the CD in and realized that is, in fact, a wholesale farce. The songs are actually by humans. Yeah, WTF, right? There are already plenty of albums by humans, a.k.a every other album in the

  October 28, 2008

• Album Review

  August 3, 2006

• Thai Food: Endangered

  Reuters had an enlightening article today about how in Thailand, authentic Thai food is endangered because of "changing tastes wrought by globalization." And most lamentably "culinary shortcuts (that) have ended up changing Thai flavors, and placing some dishes in danger of extinction altogether."  The story goes on to say that "Convenience and cost are two reasons why Thai food is changing, spurring many locals to bemoan what they think of as the death of their renowned local cuisine."&n

  December 10, 2008

• L.A. Weekly's Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

  Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry and synthetic to wet and gushy), rhythm tracks can be tempo-tweaked with an upward toggle to change a Timbaland beat into a Chromeo one. Add some T-Pain-esque pitch-correction vocals to your between

  December 18, 2008

• [CD Review] Various Artists, 'Free Yr Radio' (insound.com)

  February 5, 2009

• Shake 'n' Bake

  September 18, 2008

• California Dreaming

  Golden Animals

  September 18, 2008

• [Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15

  August 7, 2008

• Ahead of the (Back)Pack

  July 10, 2008

• Despite the Labels and Levity, the Big-Screen 'Sex and the City' Is a Poor-Man's Knockoff

  May 29, 2008

• [Web Exclusive!] Summer Grows Up: The Season of Big-Budget Bangs Uses Its Brain

  May 15, 2008

• Guilty of Being Goth Behemoths

  Type O Negative test positive for skeletons

  January 18, 2007

• New Reviews

  We recommend: Showbusiness: The Road to Broadway

  June 7, 2007

• Grub Guide

  February 8, 2007

• Babar-ians at the Gate

  August 17, 2006

• Uncross Your Arms

  June 1, 2006

• Grub Guide

  May 4, 2006

• The Anti-Immigrant All-Stars

  May 4, 2006

• 1994 All Over Again

  March 30, 2006

• Limp Who?

  November 3, 2005

• Miller Time

  June 2, 2005

• Super Corokke

  May 26, 2005

• This Week in Super Pies

  February 3, 2005

• This week in north North County

  November 18, 2004

• Papa Can You Hear Me?

  September 16, 2004

• Episode 23

  April 1, 2004

• Split your head down the middle

  February 26, 2004

• Brooklyn Pizza Works

  February 12, 2004

• What Side Are You On?

  December 18, 2003

• Love Your CountryEat American

  August 28, 2003

• Caramelize

  August 14, 2003

• Testeskick Airlines

  October 17, 2002

• Fatboy Slim

  August 29, 2002

• Too Loud to Ignore

  April 25, 2002

• Going Ballistic

  March 15, 2001

• How Baseball Ruined My Life

  April 1, 1999

• Collected Stories

  May 21, 2009

• Chairlift

  June 18, 2009

• Gettin' Made: Renegade Craft Fair!

  Renegade Craft Fair is finally coming to southern California! This is one of the big awesome craft shows (think Felt Club flavor!) that goes on yearly in the U.S., but up until this point it's been held in far-away fabled lands  with exotic names like Brooklyn and Chicago. So definitely get there if you can! Admission is free, and with Pabst Blue Ribbon as a sponsor there's most likely some free beers on the horizon! What should you check out at Renegade? Along with all of the demos

  July 8, 2009

• Gettin' Made: Renegade Craft Fair

  Hey Folks! The Gettin' Made Feature is moving to the Heard Mentality section of the OC Weekly site, make a note of it! Heard Mentality is transforming like your fave yellow Camero into an all-emcompassing culture section.   Renegade Craft Fair is finally coming to southern California - this is one of the big awesome craft shows (think Felt Club flavor) that goes on yearly in the U.S., but up until this point it's been held in far-away fabled lands  with exotic names like Brooklyn

  July 8, 2009

• [CD Review] Various Artists, 'Wu-Tang Chamber Music' (E1 Music)

  July 9, 2009

• Willy Wonka-Style Contest At SusieCakes This Saturday, July 18

  As part of the bakery's third birthday celebrations, golden tickets will be baked into ten cupcakes at all three locations, including Newport Beach. The lucky winners won't be handed the keys to the company, sadly, but they will get prizes such as specialty cakes, five dozen mini cupcakes, a dozen cupcakes and free attendance to a baking class.All ten winners will be entered to win the grand prize: free annual membership to the cake-of-the-month plan, normally worth $600.In addition, each branch

  July 16, 2009

• Before It Gets Old: Das Racist, 'Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell'

  Thanks to Tim Heidecker (of the sublime Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! on Adult Swim), who posted the link to this video on his Twitter account. Hope you're ready for a new favorite song. We've all enjoyed the combination Taco Bell/Pizza Huts in the past (not so much their bastard cousin, the combination KFC/A&W), but how many of us have ever thought to immortalize the place in a song? Brooklyn rap duo Das Racist, that's who. Enjoy this tender tribute to the hallowed high-caloric hybri

  August 12, 2009