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After the turn of the century, many new inventions for bicycle brakes were patented. American bicycles used coaster brakes, while British and French bicycles were
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Two weekends before his death, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead was celebrating an unlikely milestone on the Sunset Strip: his coming 70th birthday. He looked frail
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To someone passing by the site of the former Malibu Grand Prix Arcade (MGP), in Beaverton, Oregon, one would not think that the miniature racing
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Though it was only open from 1989 to 1997, the LA venue Jabberjaw has had one of the most enduring legacies in independent music. It
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Loosely based on the hit song of the same name and intended to fit in with the C.B. radio craze and vehicular redneck movies of
The Death of the Hippies
In 1967, just after the Summer of Love, The Atlantic published “The Flowering of the Hippies,” a profile of San Francisco’s new youth culture. “Almost
Are waterbeds about to float back into fashion?
Surrounded by mahogany and mirrored wood paneling, an eight track humming out the sultry sounds of Donna Summer, the undulating mattress of a waterbed always
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This week, Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Restaurant closed to make way for a parking lot. The land and building have been purchased by Gateway Community
Citizen Dick Gets Debut Release Over Two Decades Later
After well over two decades, Citizen Dick, the fictional band portrayed in the movie ‘Singles’ is finally releasing their tongue in cheek single “Touch Me
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Five years ago last month, Jimmie Lee Lindsey, best known as Jay Reatard, succumbed to an accidental drug overdose in his sleep. Expectedly, things have
The Pup ‘N’ Taco Story
My father, along with other family, friends and relatives, owned, operated, and managed Pup ‘N’ Taco restaurants in Southern California, Albuquerque, and Denver. My brothers
Sounds of Two Eyes Opening
Sounds of Two Eyes Opening is a collection of photographs taken between 1962-82 by Spot, a musician, producer, and sound engineer who documented southern California
