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Jani Lane Tribute to Feature Quiet Riot, Great White and More

Chris M. Junior — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:29 +0000

They were among the bands that ruled the Los Angeles hair-metal scene in the 1980s. And on Aug. 29, they’ll join forces on the legendary Sunset Strip to honor one of their own.

Quiet Riot, Great White, LA Guns, Enuff Z’Nuff and Slammin’ Gladys are the featured acts for the free, all-ages tribute concert in memory of late Warrant singer Jani Lane at the Key Club in West Hollywood.

Peter Frampton Files for Divorce From Wife of 15 Years

Shauna Wright — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:00:02 +0000

Clearly someone doesn’t love his way. ’70s rock icon Peter Frampton and his third wife, Christina Elfers, are divorcing. He’s asked for visitation rights to his 15-year-old daughter, Mia, but otherwise requests that his estranged spouse retain physical custody. In papers filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Frampton cited the standard “irreconcilable differences” as [...]

What Fun-Loving Town Has Been Voted America's Dirtiest City?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:00:26 +0000

It seems as if New Orleans has a long way to go to clean up after Hurricane Katrina.

New Orleans, where Sunday mornings on Bourbon Street look like a giant frat house after a kegger, has been crowned with the dubious honor of America’s dirtiest city in a new survey.

L.A. Traffic Officers Appear in Porn Movie While on Duty [VIDEO]

Amory Gritta — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:30:48 +0000

Two Los Angeles traffic enforcement officers appeared in a porn movie in which they fondled and spanked a naked actress and let her perform a solo sex act in one of their official vehicles.

The kicker: It all happened while they were on duty.

Murderer Inexplicably Tattoos Confession On His Chest

Amory Gritta — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:30:21 +0000

Los Angeles-area gang member Anthony Garcia killed John Juarez in front of liquor store back in 2004.

He commemorated the occasion with an elaborate chest tattoo, which contained the phrase "Garcia Kills," as well as a detailed etching of the crime scene, including the Christmas lights that adorned the liquor store where he committed the murder and the direction Juarez's body fell when he was shot.

123 Fall Ill After Night in Playboy Hot Tub

Amory Gritta — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:30:17 +0000

Last February, Hugh Hefner and his posse held a fundraising event at the notorious Playboy mansion. And though many decadent, debaucherous parties lead to a few exchanged diseases, this one resulted in over 100 people reporting pneumonia and flu-like symptoms after the evening’s shindig came to a close. Two months later, Los Angeles Health officials [...]

Streaker Takes Jog Along L.A. Freeway

Amory Gritta — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:00:10 +0000

You see a lot of nutty things driving down the freeway in any major city, but morning passengers on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles got more than they bargained for when a man decided to take a nude stroll on the side of the road on Tuesday.

A number of motorists saw the suspect running in only a pair of black socks. Some even tweeted about it and posted pictures for others to see. They say he trotted leisurely along the freeway until taking the Santa Monica Boulevard exit. Soon after he allegedly attempted to attack a woman.