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03/05/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/handsome-coffee-roasters-spruces-dtla-arts-district

As a coffee fanatic, I’ve been following Los Angeles coffee culture for a couple of years now and a few favorite places have been the usual suspects including Intelligentsia, LAMill, Urth Café, Café d

02/05/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-kiss-damned

Everything you love in a good vampire film – s*x, love, deception and tons of blood. ‘Kiss of the Damned’ is no baby ‘Twilight’ series, but it is a hell of a good vampire movie. Josephine de La Baum

28/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/queens-stone-age-coming-out-new-album

You know all is right in the world when one of the mightiest rock acts in the world lets you know when their new album is coming out after six years from their last release. Queens of the Stone Age i

25/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/new-little-joy

For years, Eastsiders continually relied on two dive bars in Echo Park to wet their beaks – Little Joy and Short Stop. Of the two, Little Joy definitely was the more run down with a dusty barely visi

20/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/jake-buggs-american-sound-across-pond

The British presence was strong this year at Coachella with Blur, Johnny Marr and the Stone Roses, but one of the new acts from across the pond that had people talking was Jake Bugg, a 19 year old sin

15/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/reclaiming-croft-house

Finding unique furniture for the home is oftentimes incredibly difficult, but Croft House has it. The maker and seller of handmade, reclaimed furniture has some of the most interesting pieces I’ve se

06/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-evil-dead-2013-remake

I'm not much of a horror flick guy, but when I heard the 1981 cult classic 'Evil Dead' was being remade, I have to admit, I was intrigued. Unlike most remakes, the 2013 version is very well done, and

03/04/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/vincenti-ristorante-brentwood-staple-los-angeles-italian-dining

There are many wonderful Italian restaurants in Los Angeles, and we are especially fortunate with being right on the ocean giving us access to an abundance of seafood, an important element of fine Ita

31/03/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/two-things-ucla-and-usc-have-common-%E2%80%93-steve-alford-and-lane-kiffin

Yesterday, UCLA announced that they were hiring New Mexico Lobos coach Steve Alford as its new head basketball coach. Alford will be paid a seven year contract worth $18.2 million - roughly $2.6 mill

29/03/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-weekend-place-beyond-pines-and-spring-breakers

Two films in theaters this weekend that I have been waiting for awhile: The Place Beyond the Pines and Spring Breakers. The Place Beyond the Pines is director Derek Cianfrance’s (Blue Valentine)

26/03/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/strokes-release-their-new-album-comedown-machine

For a greater part of the first decade of this century I thought The Strokes were one of the most interesting musical acts around. Partly responsible for the early 2000s garage rock revitalization, t

27/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/rumba-has-some-serious-style

I searched for a new neighborhood pocket this weekend and found Ocean Park in Santa Monica and came across a couple of really neat little storefronts, but the one I liked most was Rumba, an eclectic v

21/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/night-marchers-release-allez-and-allez-and-are-playing-satellite

John Reis is one of the more prolific indie rockers around heading up such acts as Rocket From the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Sultans, Drive Like Jehu, Pitchfork and collaborating on many others, as well as r

19/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/lakers-owner-jerry-buss-has-passed-away

Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dr. Jerry Buss, died this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 5:55 am officially from kidney failure, but had been battling cancer since 2012. Buss received his

13/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/cafe-de-leche-need-i-say-more

One thing that Los Angeles lacks is great coffee cafés, but it’s coming around with places like Intelligentsia, LAMill and even Northwestern gourmet house Stumptown Roasters is looking to set up shop

05/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/best-commercial-super-bowl-2013

The best of the 2013 Super Bowl ads didn’t display s*xy super models, dogs on skateboards or odd couples kissing each other, but rather simple photos of American farmers with famed radio storyteller P

02/02/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-sound-city

Foo Fighters front man, and former Nirvana drummer, Dave Grohl has taken up a new art form and it’s not an instrument, but rather as a director in the new music documentary ‘Sound City’ featuring the

31/01/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/hermosillo-dips-its-toes-highland-park-hipster-waters

The transformation of Highland Park takes place at a breakneck pace - including my own rent increase - and I begrudgingly check in from time to time to what's going on. Pets With Fez, a brilliantly w

30/01/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/new-band-alert-bots

I had not heard of this band until they opened for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Glass House in Pomona, but the brother duo of Mikaiah and Anaiah Lei comprising the The Bots are one to watch. Similar to

18/01/2013

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/authentic-salvadoran-glorias-cafe-culver-city

There’s plenty of Mexican food in Los Angeles, but not Salvadoran and Gloria’s Café in Culver City has both. The eclectic sign out front screams of awesomeness and authenticity and that is exactly wh

16/12/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/evening-blt-steak

BLT Steak is a nouveau steakhouse in West Hollwood on the western part of the Sunset Strip. I was initially skeptical of attending another “hip” Los Angeles steakhouse with respect to the quality of

11/11/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-weekend-nobody-walks-starring-olivia-thirlby-and-john-krasinski

A lot of film critics were somewhat harsh on ‘Nobody Walks’, but I am not one of them. The film stars the beautiful and up and coming (or already here) Olivia Thirlby and John Krasinksi of ‘The Offic

14/10/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/arclight-documentary-film-festival-candidate-hands-midst

‘Hands in the Midst’ is the beautifully shot documentary film from director Erik Anderson that displays the shocking poverty of the forgotten people from the Cerro Verde hillside housing s

13/10/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/pie-hole-downtown-la-arts-district

How often do I go to the downtown Los Angeles Arts District....rarely, but it's such a neat little nook now starting to unfortunately be over-developed with newer condominiums against the wonderful ru

07/09/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-detropia

To say that the city of Detroit is going through a hard time would be an understatement. With the collapse of the auto industry, the city has done the same. Detroit’s population has decreased 25% in

01/09/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/legitimate-music-festival-these-days-fyf-fest-saturday-sunday-la-state-historic-park

Sean Carlson founded the F**k Yeah Fest in 2004 when he organized a small gathering of 30 bands who played for free in Echo Park. The event is in its ninth year and has blossomed into an amazing two

30/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/soft-pack-release-new-album-strapped-mexican-summer

San Diego indie rock outfit The Soft Pack, formerly The Muslims (no need to explain the name change), will release a new album on September 25th entitled ‘Strapped’ on Mexican Summer Records – you mig

26/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-weekend-little-white-lies

Ok, this week I am going to have to go deep on this one, I’m picking French “life film” ‘Little White Lies’ with the ever beautiful Marion Cotillard. The film was a huge success in France and is fina

23/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/mohawk-bend-nice-addition-growing-east-side-food-scene

I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical when I heard about a movie theater being converted into a restaurant, but that’s exactly what Mohawk Bend did in Echo Park and it turned out great. The large an

19/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-weekend-compliance

A riveting film about a prank caller acting as a police officer who calls in to a fast food restaurant and convinces the middle-aged, over-worked manager to interrogate the naïve counter girl for alle

15/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/something-wonderful-music-mariachi-el-bronx

God do I love creativity and something cool and interesting when you least expect it. I recently attended a record store opening and one of the bands playing for the event was an act called Mariachi

14/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/scrumptious-food-le-oyster-bar-silver-lake

What happens when hipsters move east to Echo Park and Highland Park, you get an oyster bar in Silver Lake. When I think of oysters, or any seafood for that matter, I don’t really think of Silver Lake

11/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/film-weekend-campaign

Sorry, call me childish, but I just about love every Will Ferrell movie ever made and all their stupid humor. The latest from one of the funniest guys around is 'The Campaign' where Ferrell is joined

07/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/new-hipster-haven-%E2%80%93-highland-park

It’s not exactly a big secret, but hipsters are broke, unless of course their indie band with the keyboard player front and center wearing a pair Wayfarers hits it big time on Matador Records or their

02/08/2012

http://curvewire.com/posts/blog/all-fixed-childrens-book-app-red-piggy-press-kickstarter

Red Piggy Press is doing a Kickstarter campaign for its children's book app 'All Fixed Up'. The app lets parents who travel a lot stay in contact with their kids by enabling kids to create a personal

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