NOEL GALLAGHER WAS IN MY HOOD AND NOBODY SAID A THING?!@#$ ARRGH!! KILL ME!

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds new video for "If I Had A Gun" is available now!!  The video directed by Los Angeles' very own Mike Bruce, is available on Fuse and on VEVO at http://www.vevo.com/artist/noel-gallagher .

The video was filmed at The Paramour in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. The video features Peyton List from Madmen as the bride and Tim Murphy from Criminal Minds as the father of the bride. The video will debut on MTV and VH-1 tomorrow on September 27th.

Fans can click here for a behind the scenes look at the making of the video: VEVO News: Behind The Scenes Of "If I Had A Gun..."

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will embark on their debut North American tour kicking off on November 7th in Toronto, ON at Massey Hall (see below for detailed ticketing information - Note additional shows have been added to both New York & Los Angeles). The following day, Noel's solo debut album NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS will be released on November 8th in the U.S. on Sour Mash/Mercury Records.

SLY STONE IS HOMELESS BY CHOICE!! REALLY, HE INSISTS

If Sly Stone is homeless, it's by choice and not necessity, according to sources close to the funk legend.  

Stone's attorney Robert Alan has supposedly rented a four-bedroom home in Woodland Hills for his client, one unnamed source told Showbiz411 exclusively. "He's too paranoid to come inside," another source told writer Roger Friedman. That person was described as a friend of the singer.

Alan wouldn't comment on the rental house, Friedman said. Documentary director Willem Alkema co-wrote Sunday's "Sly Stone Is Homeless and Living in a Van" article for the New York Post.

That's not to say Stone hadn't admitted struggling with drugs, nor that he isn't in financial trouble of the maybe-a-$50-million-lawsuit-will-fix-it variety -- he sued former manager Jerry Goldstein in early 2010, alleging fraud and the diversion of $20 million to $30 million in royalties. Goldstein, who took the name War from that band in a legal battle in 1997, countersued Stone a few months later, alleging the singer had slandered him onstage at the Coachella festival.

Four of the original War members, who regrouped as the Lowrider Band, are pursuing a $10-million lawsuit against Goldstein over allegedly unpaid royalties.

[For the Record, 9:10 a.m. Sept. 29: This post originally said attorney Alan had confirmed to Friedman that Stone had been paid by Alkema for the interview. No such payment occurred, Alkema told the Ministry on Thursday. The Showbiz411 article has since been revised, with references to payments deleted. A reference to Friedman saying in the original Showbiz411 article that the filmmaker was seeking a re-release of the documentary and would benefit from publicity has been removed from this post as well. Alkema said via email that he is not seeking a re-release of his film in the U.S., where it has not been screened beyond film festivals. "If there is a re-release it needs a happy ending," Alkema wrote. "Sly will make it if he tries."]


This article was taken from:  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/09/sly-stone-homeless-not-homeless-rental-home-willem-alkema.html

CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL LINE-UP AND DETAILS!!

More bands, Deejays and more surprises will be coming our way on behalf of Filter Magazine’s blossoming Culture Collide festival. Today the magazine revealed details of performances, film screenings and other events.

In less than two weeks, FILTER Magazine’s second annual Culture Collide festival will take over Echo Park with performances by artists from 24 countries. The eclectic musical soiree kicks off at 5 pm on Thursday, Oct. 6 closing at midnight on Sunday, Oct. 9.  

Also announced today are times of international happy hours, film screenings and Culture Collide’s pop-up art galley, Composition: Visual Notes on Music, curated by the Lucie Foundation.

The FILTER Culture Collide Festival will take place at Los Angeles’ historic venues including The Echo, Echoplex, Taix, 826LA, The Church, ReForm Academy, Co-op and Origami.  

Culture Collide wristbands granting access to the entire festival, are available for $20 at www.ticketweb.com for a limited time.

THURSDAY, OCT. 6–festival begins at 5 pm

ReForm PRESENTED BY PSP
1130 PM-1 AM Lindstrøm (Norway)
1030 PM Cosmic Kids (USA)
930 PM Midnight Surfer (USA)
8 PM Bixel Boys (dubFrequency), Tropicool (USA), Surf Ambassador Hendo (USA)

ECHO – Club Underground, DJ Supercrass

1130 PM – 1230 AM Liam Finn (NZ)

1030 PM Rainbow Arabia (USA)

930 PM Guineafowl (Australia)

830 PM Handshakes (USA)

THE TWONKY CHATEAU AT TAIX

12 – 1 AM The Morning After Girls (Australia)

11 PM Buck 65 (Canada)
10 PM Disco Doom (Switzerland)

9 PM The Awkwards (Switzerland)

8 PM Kassette (Switzerland)

SWINGHOUSE AT CO-OP

9 – 10 PM Ximena Sariñana (Mexico)

8 PM The Black Box Revelation (Belgium)

7 PM The Tender Box (USA)

6 PM Los Hollywood (USA)

ORIGAMI VINYL

7 – 8 PM Roll the Tanks (USA)

6 PM Electra (Isreal)

5 PM The Yellow Dogs (Iran)

FRIDAY, OCT. 7 – festival begins at 5:00 pm

ECHOPLEX – Popscene, DJ Aaron Axelson

12 – 1 AM YACHT (USA)

11 PM The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (Denmark

10 PM The Morning After Girls (Australia)

9 PM The Gift (Portugal)

8 PM Hands (USA)

ReForm PRESENTED BY PS3 - School Night Chris Douridas

1130 PM – 1230 AM Avi Buffalo (USA)

1030 PM The Postelles (USA)

930 PM He’s My Brother/ She’s My Sister (USA)

830 PM WIM (Australia)

826 LA

11 PM – 12 AM Jason Falkner (USA)

10 PM Suave as Hell (Mexico)

9 PM Spain (USA)

8 PM Electra (Israel)

THE TWONKY CHATEAU AT TAIX

12 – 1 AM You Say France AND I Whistle (Sweden)

11 PM Inu (USA)

10 PM Tennis System (USA)

9 PM Hypernova (Iran)

8 PM The Black Box Revelation (Belgium)

ECHO PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

10 – 11 PM Ximena Sariñana (Mexico)

930 PM Laura Jansen (The Netherlands)

830 PM My bubba & Mi (Denmark)

730 PM GINGA (Austria)

CO-OP

9 – 10 PM American Royalty (USA)

8 PM Writer (USA)

7 PM Stephen Brower & The Silent Majority (USA)

6 PM Dogcatcher (USA)

5 PM For a Minor Reflection (Iceland)

ORIGAMI VINYL

7 – 8 PM Hooray for Earth (USA)

6 PM Guineafowl (Australia)

5 PM Paula i Karol (Poland)

SATURDAY, OCT. 8 – festival begins at 4pm

ECHOPLEX PRESENTED BY DICKIES – Jason Bentley

12 – 1 AM CSS (Brazil)

11 PM Young Liars (Canada)

10 PM The Yellow Dogs (Iran)

9 PM Descartes a Kant (Mexico)

8 PM De Staat (The Netherlands)

ReForm PRESENTED BY PS3 – Dance Right

11 PM – 1 AM Harvey (UK)

930 PM Classixx (USA)

800 PM Them Jeans (USA)

826 LA

11 PM – 12 AM Isobel Campbell (UK)

10 PM You Say France And I Whistle (Sweden)

9 PM The Analog Girl (Singapore)

8 PM Paula i Karol (Poland)

THE TWONKY CHATEAU AT TAIX

12 – 1 AM Sparkadia (Australia)

11 PM Cameras (Australia)

10 PM Death Letters (The Netherlands)

9 PM Please the Trees (Czech Republic)

8 PM The Lanksies (France)

ECHO PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

1030 – 1130 PM The Elected (USA)

930 PM Matthew and the Arrogant Sea (USA)

830 PM Carina Round (UK)

730 PM For a Minor Reflection (Iceland)

SWINGHOUSE AT CO-OP PRESENTED BY ASCAP

9 – 10 PM The Henry Clay People (USA)

8 PM TS And the Past Haunts (USA)

7 PM Little Hurricane (USA)

6 PM Incan Abraham (USA)

5 PM My bubba And Mi (Denmark)

4 PM Please the Trees (Czech Republic)

ORIGAMI VINYL

7 – 8 PM The Go Around (USA)

6 PM The Lanksies (France)

5 PM GINGA (Austria)

SUNDAY, OCT. 9 – TOYOTA ANTICS Block Party begins at 3 pm

Stage 1

8-845 PM CSS (Brazil)

630 PM Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (USA)

530 PM Avi Buffalo (USA)

430 PM MEN (USA)

330 PM V Is for Volume (Colombia)

Stage 2

845-10 PM Gang Gang Dance (USA)

715 PM Datarock (Norway)

6 PM The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (Denmark)

5 PM Rainbow Arabia (USA)

4 PM Chad Van Gaalen

Stage 3

11 PM-12 AM Cameras (Australia)

10 PM Sparkadia (Australia)

9 PM Chico Mann (USA)

8 PM Dapuntobeat (Mexico)

7 PM Hypernova (Iran)

6 PM Indigo Tree (Poland)

5 PM Gary War (USA)

4 PM Holger (Brazil)

3 PM The Analog Girl (Singapore)

2 PM The Tender Box (USA)

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LITTLE MADONNA AND KELLEY OSBOURNE CELEBRATE MATERIAL GIRL

She definitely is her mother’s daughter. Celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the Material Girl collection, Lourdes Leon took centerstage at Macy’s along with Kelly Osbourne. The duo went for diametrically different looks. Lourdes — only 14 but somehow pulled off — red lips, a printed yellow mini dress and high heels. Kelly went hipster chic in matte hot lipstick with glasses and a leather jacket and tight skirt combination. There was a little fashion show as well as a part and Kelly and Lourdes both walked the pink runway. How is this girl so self-composed being so young? We’re so starting an L.L fan club!

BLOODY SUNDAY IN ECHO PARK LAKE

What’s going on behind that construction fence around Echo Park Lake? Perhaps you don’t want to know based on what Thomas DeBoe saw – and smelled – on a morning walk today.  As DeBoe circled the fenced-off park, which  is closed while the lake is being drained,  the Echo Park resident caught glimpses of a mauled duck, dead fish and a gaggle of terrified geese apparently being stalked by a coyote across the muddy lake bottom.  There was also a stench to be contended with. Here’s Deboe’s account of his 10 a.m. walk:

The smell from the Park Avenue side of the lake is almost unbearable.  I could only stay there for a couple of minutes.  When I came back to this point on my return, I had to cover my nose and try to hold my breath until I completed my turn up Echo Park Avenue.  After walking a few steps up Echo Park Avenue I saw a wild looking coyote, with its head down, stalking through the mud toward the island.  On the opposite side of the island were domestic geese frantically marching to nowhere for an escape.  Further down Echo Park Avenue near Bellevue Avenue, in the reminding water and mud, were nearly a hundred dead fish.  This was my Sunday morning scenic walk around the lake.

This story was taken from: http://www.theeastsiderla.com/  

SHOOTING OUTSIDE NEW SILVER LAKE VENUE

One person was shot in the leg early this morning as they were  leaving the newly remodeled Los Globos nightclub in Silver Lake, police said.  What's known at the moment is that “The victim was with a friend and they were just walking out from the club,” said Sgt. Michael Mabie with the Rampart Division.  No other details of the incident or a description of the gunman was available this morning. 

THE WHO'S “TOMMY” IS COMING TO LOS ANGELES !!!

Roger Daltrey the lead singer of THE WHO announces a  six-week North American tour, performing the band’s iconic 1969 rock opera “Tommy,” album in its entirety, from start to finish, for the first time. Employing the use of striking visuals to accompany the music, every show is an unforgettable concert experience for lifelong fans and newcomers alike. Classic’s from the Who’s repertoire will be performed throughout the American tour.

The trek kicked off in Hollywood, FL last week (9/13) and will arrive at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on October 19.  

DALTREY is backed by a stellar band: SIMON TOWNSHEND, younger brother of The Who’s guitarist PETE TOWNSHEND on guitar and vocals, Frank Simes (guitar and also music director/arranger), Scott Deavours (drums), Jon Button (bass) and Loren Gold (keyboards).

Of the new “Tommy” tour, DALTREY told the Boston Globe’s Sarah Rodman, “I can appreciate it much more. I’ve got no battle to win, so I can enjoy it. It always felt like there was a battle to be won when we used to play it in the early days. And that was great because we had the strength and the youth and the testosterone to win it every night. But now I can relax into it, and the music’s better for it in a way. It’s different, but it’s better. 

He goes on to add,“I’ve never felt the narrative of ‘Tommy’ has ever been about one person.  For me, ‘Tommy’ has always been about all of us: you, me, and everyone else in the audience. It’s the spiritual journey that we all go through in life. The characters in it - Uncle Ernie and Cousin Kevin and the Acid Queen - they’re all part of the human condition, things that are thrown at us.

Tickets for all shows are available at: www.aeglive.com. 

PHOTOGRAPHER JENNIE WARREN: BEYOND THE LENS

Originally from Long Beach, California, Jennie warren is an on-demand photographer, with a decade of experience shooting some of the most fascinating people and places Los Angeles has to offer.

She moved to L.A. in 2001, since then she has become an asset to the Angelino arts and culture community. Her versatility with the camera is evident but she excels in capturing ordinary moments and lacquering them with mysterious elegance. Warren can document life while pushing the limits of her imagination, giving creativity a new meaning and bringing it out through the medium of photography.

The following is an intimate look into the person behind the pictures. 

Do you have any pseudo names? Jdub

Best of L.A.? I love that I can drive a few hours north to shoot in the mountains or an hour south and go to the beach. There's so much to explore in and around LA. I love little road trips and the culture and diversity.

Claim to fame? That's silly. I'm just a shy girl at heart and learned how to express myself by taking photos. I try to capture something special and maybe reveal something unknown about a person when photographing them. I've been told I have a gift for making people feel comfortable and am more comfortable shooting real people than models. I actually don’t know what to do with models, its sort of funny.  I love little quirks that people have, hand gestures, ironic situations and using color.

L.A. is a extremely diverse, where do you fit in? I relate with the music and art scene. I grew up in Long Beach and in high school started going to shows, playing in bands, hanging out with musicians and artists. I was very inspired by the people I was around and started taking photos. My first 'real' Band shoot circa 1998 was of my friends in a synth-punk band called Le Shok. They were assholes but fun to hangout with. I shot B&W 3200 film in their practice studio and still like the shots. Everything was so exciting and I think that time definitely formed who I am today. 

Do you have a dream project, and how will you make it a reality? My dream would be to shoot a creative and funny Ad campaign for someone like BBDO. I also would love to get a photojournalistic assignment that would have me traveling and shooting.

What led you to photography? I think I've always had an eye for composition. As a child, I was very particular about the way things looked and liked to place items so they were visually pleasing. In high school I took my first photo class. I started shooting with a Canon AE-1 program and feel in love. I shot some still life but mostly people and my closest friends became my muses. Luckily I had really interesting friends that were into art, music and mayhem. After high school I went to Long Beach Community College and got into the photo department there and spent my evenings in the darkroom.  I couldn't get enough, I was obsessed.  At the same time, I was working at a photo lab and got to process and print customers images as well, so I was engulfed in photography. From there I attended Art Center College of Design and graduated in 2005 with my BFA and have been working freelance ever since.

  

What projects are you currently working on? I'm currently shooting a personal project on a counter-culture group that involves me traveling around the states, following them. My goal is to make a book and possible film about it. I will be making a kickstarter page soon to start the funding so I can finish the project.

Music: The Beatles.

Photographers: Guy Bourdin, Phillip Lorcia DiCorcia, Autumm de Wilde, Aaron Ruell, list goes on...

  

Guilty pleasure? I like watching episodes of Law & Order SVU, Criminal Intent, and eating a whole box of Kraft macaroni & cheese (not simultaneously)

“Music is art, art is music, music is life,” Jennnie Warren.

For more info and services go to:

http://www.jenniewarren.com/

http://jenniewarren.tumblr.com/

http://twitter.com/#!/jenniewarren

SEX, COMEDY, AND COMICBOOK VIOLENCE - LUCHA VAVOOM IS BACK

If you’re itching for a weird mix of cabaret, burlesque, Mexican Luchador wrestling, deejays fused with just the right balance of of sex, comedy & comicbook violence, you are in luck because Lucha Vavoom Is back.

Just in time to kick start he Halloween season, this wonderful spectacle announces shows Wednesday, October 26 and Thursday, October 27 at the Mayan Theatre in Los Angeles.

"This isn't about reality," exclaims founder/producer Rita D’Albert. "It's escapism in its purist form…I feel like I've done my job when the people in the audience see a little mini chicken who last night was a ghost version of himself because it's Halloween.”

Tickets available online or at these fine stores:
Wacko 4633 Hollywood Blvd & BRAT1938 14th St, Santa Monica, CA. http://luchavavoom.com/
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