Last night when Jack White took the stage at downtown L.A.'s historic Mayan Theater, he was accompanied not by Meg White, Dead Weather partner Alison Mosshart, nor fellow Raconteurs bandmates, but the all-girl band called The Peacocks with a pregnant stand-up bassist before an audience of adoring fans that included the likes of Rod Stewart, Axl Rose and Gary Oldman. By all accounts, the highly anticipated show—a somewhat last minute gig tacked on to the living legend's Blunderbuss world tour—was nothing short of extraordinary. If you weren't there, here's a look at what you missed. More»

We won't debate that when we first started putting together yesterday's Instagram roundup of the Stagecoach Festival, the all-country weekend that came after Coachella at the Empire Polo Club, it was mostly a joke, a way to get some cheap laughs at the expense of a bunch of rednecks. But we've got to admit, the crazy good times that these wacky guys and gals are having is kind of making us think fondly of the whole thing, despite having seen more cowboy hats and Confederate flags than your average left-leaning Jew is entirely comfortable with. Now if someone could just explain to us what a "Brad Paisley" is. More»

[May Day protest; photo by A.C. Thamer via]

Happy May Day, everyone! Well, maybe "happy" is the wrong greeting to attach. After all, for the Occupy crowd (and anyone who cares about worker's rights), May Day is meant to call attention to the exploitation of the labor force by the privileged elite. Not exactly a cake-and-ice-cream kind of day. But regardless of where your political beliefs fall, you'd do well not to ignore it, because with several massive protests, rallies and marches planned for today, mostly centering around Downtown L.A. and LAX, it's going to affect plenty of us. Read on for our full guide on street closures, delays, and more. More»

• BREAKING: After gaining one and a half Olsen twins in baby weight during the longest, most confounding pregnancy in recorded history, Jessica Simpson has FINALLY popped that baby out for real this time, a healthy girl they named Maxwell Drew Johnson weighing 9 pounds and 13 ounces. [TMZ]
• Whether by plane or automobile, expect major travel delays in L.A. today with airport workers holding a May Day strike protesting unfair labor practices at LAX and what are expected to be huge May Day marches in around downtown L.A. that will result in several highly inconvenient road closures. [KTLA] [KTLA] More»

Rock legends and royalty like Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough, and Steve Jones join Linda Ramone for the launch celebration of Johnny Ramone's autobiography; Kelly Wearstler, Owen Wilson, Jeffrey Deitch, Alexander Von Furstenberg and more toast the opening the new heavily-Warhol influenced MOCA exhibition; Amy Smart, Elisabeth Shue and many other animal lovers help raise funds to support the mission to make all of L.A.'s animal shelters no-kill—get the details on the array of star-studded events that went down around town over the weekend in this edition of Last Night's Parties. More»

You didn't think we were going to let the absolute pinnacle of mank bro season go without an in-depth look at the many proudly on display at Coachella, did you? No darling, we're diving head first into the special time of year in a world where men, typically of the bro variety, not only find tank tops in public to be acceptable wardrobe staples, but actually prefer this look for reasons that escape us. And this year we got a double dose of bro mankage all over the Coachella Valley with two weekends of the music fest. So get comfortable, break out the Bud Light Platinum and cue the Asher Roth album as we take you on this exciting journey through the bounty of man pits and shoulders across Brochella 2012, kicking off what is sure to be a fruitful mank bro season. More»

Your iPhone is not a toy. Sure, it often seems like one in those awkward moments when you realize you've been sitting on the toilet for 20 minutes because you got caught up in a game of Angry Birds Space, but in reality, it's a powerful pocket-sized computer with a host of thoughtfully-designed applications that utilize its convenience and connectivity to help you navigate some of L.A.'s biggest headaches. Yes, that's right: your smartphone can even change the way you deal with finding a parking spot. MORE>>

It must really save Goldenvoice a few bucks on the Ferris wheel deposit to string their weekends together like this, because while organizing, running and keeping the peace between hipsters, scenesters and bros at two straight weekends of Coachella would seem to be enough work for just about anyone, GV rallied to deliver a third straight music festival at the Empire Polo Club this weekend. Of course, this time around, at the all-country-music Stagecoach Festival, the place felt subtly, but unmistakably, different. Let's investigate. More»

• Authorities say there are suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of 25-year-old Katie Wilkins, whose body was found dead in the garage of her parents Malibu home on Saturday, cause of death still under investigation. [KTLA]
• Even while wearing a belt, Kanye West literally has issues keeping his leather Balenciaga pants on which fell considerably south of his nether regions exposing his manties and man thighs as he tried hoisting them back up while walking into a Manhattan restaurant for dinner with Kim Kardashian. [HuffPo]

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Jenna Lyons lets us down by not collaborating with Manolo Blahnik; Alexander Wang gets a special shoutout on Die Antwoord's new album Ten$ion; Irvine is voted as the most fashionable city in the country (excuse us while we vom); L.A. gets two new stylish valet companies; Grimes collaborates with Canadian artist Morgan Black for a collection of NSFW jewelry - get up to speed on the exciting, weird, and weirder style-related happenings in the world in today's fashion news roundup. More»