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...

Legendary L.A. Eatery and Its Shrine To Rock God Urine

from the LA Times Pop & Hiss music blog Barney’s Beanery: Jim Morrison peed here (on the bar) 02:05 PM PT, Nov 27 2008 You have to be really, really famous — no, legendary — to make a restaurant want to put up a memorial plaque marking the exact...