Couple of weeks ago I went to see Jenny Lewis at the Cathedral Sanctuary at Immanuel Presbyterian in Korea Town to watch her preform the record “Rabbit Fur Coat” with the Watson Twins. During her first set, I was reminded of the powerful images of Los Angeles that have echoed through her and much of popular music. As … [Read more…]
Professor Smith’s favorite LA stories… “Ask the Dust,” Fante 1930s “Day of the Locust,” Nathaniel West 30s/40s Mildred Pierce James M. Cain 40s “A Single Man,” Christopher Isherwood. 1960s “Play it as it Lays,” Joan Didion “Bike Riding in Los Angeles,” Marc Norman 1970s “Less than Zero,” Brett Easton Ellis 1980s “Amnesiascope,” Steve Erickson 1997 … [Read more…]