I remember saving up for weeks just so I could by the latest Van Hagar album and then seeing 5 other albums I wanted that I’d need to sign up for. Now I can relive those days of spending my last dollar on 80’s metal albums by just visiting one page! Amazon’s 80’s Metal Band [...]
Entries from July 2008
80’s Metal on Amazon!
July 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Good Deals · Music
“Cops and Robbers” benefit event at the Playboy Mansion Aug 23
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
Puder Productions announced today that it will host the “Cops and
Robbers” event at the world famous Playboy Mansion partially
benefiting the Cops Care Cancer Foundation (a non-profit 501(c)3). The
event will be co-hosted by Playboy’s Amanda “Dream” Evans, myspace
phenom Bobby Billard, and DJ Lady Tribe. The event will be held on
August 23, 2008, [...]
Tags: Los Angeles Area Events
LA gets No Love- Princeton Review ranks the Top 20 party schools…UCSB gets 9th!
July 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments
The Princeton Review announced today a list of the top party schools in the nation, according to a survey of 120,000 students at 368 top colleges. Looks like our UCLA and USC students are slacking in the party dept…too busy studying i guess, although if you look at the amount of bars these two places [...]
Tags: Headlines
Robert Novak, still alive!
July 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
By: Greg Oguss
The news on the Robert Novak front has come hot and heavy over the past few weeks, which is just the way an ultra-right wing syndicated columnist like Novak prefers his news stories, the kind that can be told in bold strokes that play on emotion and where the facts are easily open [...]
Shia LaBeouf stays the course of the young Hollywood life
July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Hey, Shia.. can’t help but notice you’re heading down the typical young Hollywood road. Listen, I understand there’s a lot of pressure from early 30 somethings pointing their fingers because you reached back into history and shat all over their childhood fantasies (Transformers/Indiana Jones) but there’s gotta be a better way man!
Tags: Celebrity News · Clothes and Accessories
How to move to Los Angeles
July 28th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Whether you’re new in town or you’ve been here a while and are just getting bored, The Newcomer’s Handbook For Moving To and Living In Los Angelesis your new Bible. The book runs you through the basics like setting up your utilities and learning about the different neighborhoods, but then goes on to tell you [...]
Venice Beach Hostel - Gross rip off?
July 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Just found the following posts on Craigslist’s Rants & Raves:
Tags: Local Business · Travel · Venice
What’s going on at the Stoner Community Center Playground?
July 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Seems there’s always something interesting going on at the Stoner Playground in West LA. I’ve seen tai chi, kung fu, handball, soccer, baseball, basketball, water sports… I could go on. What’s going on today though? Seems there’s some sort of junior American Gladiators training going on.
Tags: West LA
California Bans Trans Fats
July 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Starting in 2010, it will officially be illegal for California restaurants to serve foods containing trans fats, thanks to a bill signed into law by the Governator today. See? Having a weight lifting Governor does have it’s benefits. Your local baker will still be able to sell baked goods containing trans fats until [...]
Tags: Food & Drink · Politics
Things might get funky today
July 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Today we’re finally going to do it. We’re going to update LA Snark’s Wordpress so we can add a bunch of new features to the site. We’ve been putting it off for a while, but it’s go time. Thanks to our new friend Blaine Moore for guiding us through the process and for sharing this [...]
Tags: MetaSnark