The actual bridge from Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under The Bridge" is located in Downtown L.A.'s MacArthur Park; Rolling Stone asks what the best graduation song of all time is; why Beck's son's dancing on stage makes me excited to have children; a new Israeli spider is named after Lou Reed; a vintage Lana Del Rey Keds commercial surfaces—so many fun things have happened in the music world today, let's discuss. More»

There are probably some of you out there who feel like it's important to spend Memorial Day weekend in silent reflection over the sacrifices made in the name of American freedom. And we very much respect that, and send our profound thanks to those who serve our country. We also think that the best way to celebrate freedom, once you've given your thanks, is to go out and have a completely awesome time. Luckily for you, there's a bounty of pool parties, music festivals, BBQ's, yacht parties, rooftop ragers, and more this long weekend, right here in L.A.– check it all out in our 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Party Guide! More»

So Tuesday's not even over yet, and you've already got your eyes on the weekend, don't you? I mean, who could blame you? 3-day weekends are worth their weight in gold, and even by our standards, this one is packed full of enough kick-ass live music for you to really make a mini-vacation of it. But trust us when we tell you that before we even hit Memorial Day, there's a whole load of amazing bands, shows and events rolling through our fair city this week. So what are you waiting for? Today's the day to Go See A Show! More»

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If Dov Charney and American Apparel wanted to class up their image, they'd probably owe Roxbury a big "thank you" in the form of some gratis marketing, or at the very least, a lovely fruit basket since the nightclub's employee uniforms and patron ensembles appear to be the reason the retailer is still considered even a little financially viable to someone. As you can see, Friday night DJ Spider lit up Roxbury with the help of bottle sparklers, Go-Go dancers in really tiny spandex numbers, and of course lightsabers. More»

Here it is! Time to figure out where the parties are this Memorial Day Weekend! Great MDW parties are the best way to welcome the summer Hamptons season, so we have made a list of the hottest events that will kickoff your Summer 2011. Make sure to check out our Calendar Page and follow us on Twitter as well. Staying in the city? Check out our MDW Party Guide for New York!

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Holiday weekends are great, but there's a flipside: they also ramp up the pressure on you to do something awesome and have the kind of great time that prompts your co-workers reevaluate their lives as they sob gently into their Tuesday morning coffee. As you know, we got you on the events calendar; but this being Memorial Day Weekend and all, we figure you should set some goals that are more dignified than "puke in the pool at Drai's" or "go for a nighttime joyride with Estella Warren." What kind of goals, you ask? More»