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L.A. Heroes Unitenew

DJ music from L.A. may still be unknown to much of the world, but Droog is plugged into a global groove.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Dennis Romero  |  02-29-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Down in the Groovenew

"Turn Off the Radio" series offers mashed-up, unpretentious underground Latin dance parties
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Kamren Curiel  |  02-29-2008  |  Concerts

Gone Undergroundnew

A survey of L.A. rock clubs suggests the pros are turning weirder.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Ron Garmon  |  02-29-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Windy City to Washington to Beijingnew

Politics can be found in Chicago 10, real life, and Summer Palace.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  02-29-2008  |  Reviews

Hillary's Idea of Funnew

Or, how the once favored candidate resembles the most loathed girl on campus.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andrew Gumpel  |  02-29-2008  |  Commentary

Border Crossingsnew

Dengue Fever combines the indie and the Cambodian to create sounds enigmatic and modern.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Matt Diehl  |  02-29-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Social 'Distortion'new

The Magnetic Fields finds melody and romance amid the searing shoegaze noise.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Chris Morris  |  02-22-2008  |  Reviews

Election '08: Word Playnew

If Obama borrows a few good lines from his friend, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, it may become fodder for the increasingly desperate Clinton campaign, but it doesn't explain the doubling of Democratic voter turnout or his 10 straight victories.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Editorial  |  02-22-2008  |  Commentary

Questioning the Masquerade of Barack Obamanew

Like all successful products, he has a "pitch" related directly to his biographical novelty.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  David Ehrenstein  |  02-22-2008  |  Commentary

'The Counterfeiters': A Counterfeit Realitynew

In the Austrian Oscar nominee, a forger is caught in an unreal dilemma.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  02-22-2008  |  Reviews

Is Ricky Really a Sex Offender?new

California's registry for life may soon include promiscuous kids.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Hanna Ingber Win  |  02-22-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Definitely Notnew

The Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy is too bland to compete with this week's foreign fare.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  02-15-2008  |  Reviews

Renaissance Manicnew

DJ Tom Middleton gathers ambient and kinetic house sounds on new three-disc collection.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Dennis Romero  |  02-15-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Marjane Satrapi Contemplates Iran, the Oscars, and the 'Axis of Evil'new

The creator of Persepolis has seen revolution up close, and her life was never the same.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Steve Appelford  |  02-15-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Derailing L.A.new

Damien Goodmon wants to halt the L.A.'s light rail project in its current form and place the line underground. Along the way, he's aligned himself with remnants of some of the same ugly forces that have impeded mass transit since racism and fear stopped the Red Line subway in the 1980s.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Greg Katz and Alan Mittelstaedt  |  02-15-2008  |  Transportation

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