Murder Lives In Los Feliz

from the LA Times On a Los Feliz hill, murder — then mystery Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times The hilltop Los Feliz mansion where Dr. Harold Perelson killed his wife and then himself in 1959. It has sat vacant ever since.   Inside a mansion, it’s as if...

Jonesy’s Jukebox Gone

from the LA Times POP MUSIC ‘Jonesy’s Jukebox’ runs out of nickels The demise of Indie 103.1 leaves Sex Pistol Steve Jones, host of the unorthodox but beloved show, without a day job. By Geoff Boucher, February 4, 2009 It’s come to this —...

The Informers

from The New York Times Injecting a Taste of the Flush and Flashy ’80s Into Sundance Van Redin/Senator Entertainment Mickey Rourke in “The Informers,” a film showing at Sundance that was adapted from a book of Bret Easton Ellis stories. By MICHAEL CIEPLY LOS ANGELES —...

Father Of The Brat Pack Gone

from the LA Times Ned Tanen, Movie Executive With a Taste for Youth Films, Dies at 77 By WILLIAM GRIMES Ned Tanen, a studio executive who seemed to have a Midas touch in bringing youth-oriented films like “American Graffiti” and “Animal House” to the screen, died at...

Robert Graham Gone

from the LA Times Robert Graham, L.A.’s masterful sculptor Graham, who died last Saturday, was the city’s premier public artist and a sculptor whose works reflected the subtle spirit of Los Angeles itself. Tim Rutten January 3, 2009   Though every...