The hooded gold-lamé riding cape seemed like a good sign Wednesday night at the El Rey Theatre, where the English pop singer Little Boots played a sold-out show in support of her debut album, "Hands."
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Live: Little Boots at El Rey Theatre
Posted: March 12th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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The British pop singer's chilly YouTube allure fails to translate in a show that's long on techno trappings but short on charisma.
The hooded gold-lamé riding cape seemed like a good sign Wednesday night at the El Rey Theatre, where the English pop singer Little Boots played a sold-out show in support of her debut album, "Hands." -
E-40 to perform at Key Club on Saturday
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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Bay Area icon E-40 (real name is Earl Stevens) has been a force in the hip-hop game since he first arrived on the scene in the 1980s. He's made a name for himself with his quirky flow, and, more recently, he's popularized the "hyphy" scene. For this show, he'll get some help from Foci, Prease, the Circuit, Bellz, Da Paranormal and Eyedrop. Key Club, 9039 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 8:30 p.m. Sat. $25. www.keyclub.com .
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You Say Party! We Say Die! to play at Echoplex on Saturday
Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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The Canadian post-punks in You Say Party! We Say Die! Thoroughly live up to the name with serrated dance jams equally likely to inspire you to make out with your neighbor or punch him or her in the sternum. New album "XXXX" elaborates on the early-aughts disco formula with a real sense of arena-ready yearning. Echoplex, 1154 Glendale Blvd., L.A. 8:30 p.m. Sat. $14. www.attheecho.com .
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Christopher Nolan has super ideas
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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Superman will take flight again, with a film that he says will stand on its own.
The topic at the Batcave on Monday night was the future of that other superhero -- you, know, the one from Metropolis. "It's very exciting, we have a fantastic story," Christopher Nolan said while sipping tea in the sleek editing suite that fills the converted garage adjacent to his Hollywood home. "And we feel we can do it right. We know the milieu, if you will, we know the genre and how to get it done right."
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Power Gig puts realism in play
Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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When Power Gig: Rise of the SixString rocks onto the scene, it will put an actual guitar into video gamers' hands.
Ask any musician what's wrong with video games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band and you'll get some variation of this response: If gamers spent half as much time with a real instrument as they did pushing plastic buttons on a toy version, they could become musicians instead of just mimicking them.
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His double duty
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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'Little Britain's' Matt Lucas, with a twin role in Tim Burton's new hit, can envision a U.S. film career.
A week before the London premiere of "Alice in Wonderland," a special screening was held at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood and the lucky fans who attended were giddy to see celebrities in the crowd, such as Crispin Glover, the film's villain, who slouched down in a front-row seat, and "Star Trek" leading man Chris Pine, who was all smiles and handshakes.
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Governors Ball: It's prom night for Hollywood
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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Post-Oscars, attendees got down to the business of partying.
Some cynics say the Academy Awards are just a prom for the world's most spoiled children. They're wrong -- the Governors Ball is actually Hollywood's prom, while the Oscars show is more like a student election. Or is it a pep rally?
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Philip Langridge, versatile British tenor, dies at 70
Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:05am EST
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Langridge studied at the Royal Academy of Music and had roles in numerous operas, including Strauss' 'Capriccio,' 'Peter Grimes' and 'Das Rheingold.'
Philip Langridge, the British tenor who won praise for his vocal versatility and subtle characterization, has died. He was 70.
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Scenes from the red carpet
Posted: March 8th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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Sam Worthington models Payless, George Clooney shows polish, Morgan Freeman steps lively.
A splatter of midafternoon rain fell on the tented red carpet for the 82nd Academy Awards, but it was just an empty threat. In the end, the sun (and Johnny Depp's mad grin, thanks to a giant billboard for "Alice in Wonderland") looked down on the most fame-packed piece of real estate on Earth. Here's the report from this year's rug.
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'Nixon in China' is neglected no longer
Posted: March 7th, 2010, 3:00am EST
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When I was in college, I hated Richard Nixon. Everyone I knew (except perhaps my father) hated Richard Nixon. My perspective was as a politically engaged undergraduate at UC Berkeley during the war in Vietnam -- holding a low draft number.