Avenues no more? A massive raid could end a notorious gang

U.S.: Avenues no more? A massive raid could end a notorious gang

There are parents today that don’t have to run to the bus stop to make sure that their kids don’t get jumped because they have an iPod or because they are carrying books or because they have lunch money. This is the daily terror that gangs like Avenues impose.
Los Angeles-area councilman Ed Reyes • Describing the campaign of terror the notorious Avenues gang brought to his community. Yesterday, the gang got raided like nobody’s business. 1,100 police officers and 300 federal agents descended on the gang, arresting 46 alleged members. Avenues has been operating in northeast Los Angeles since the late ’50s • source

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U.S.: The world’s oldest person is no longer the world’s oldest person

115 years young – Gertrude Baines’ age when she died source

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U.S.: The Station Fire in California is turning into an impossible beast

100,000+ acres the area the wildfire has eaten up so far – 150 freaking square miles source

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U.S.: Renowned author E. Lynn Harris dies in Beverly Hills at the age of 54

Harris, who saw 10 of his 11 novels appear on The New York Times best-seller list, died yesterday. He is best known for his work covering the black LGBT community. source

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Culture: This is the last time we ever post about Michael Jackson’s death

30.9 million people watched the soul-sucking event on television

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Music: ShortFormBand: Meet MA46. They’re post-punky and proggy.

Whoa, what is this?
In our continuing effort to try new things, here’s our latest: Band coverage! For our first edition, Daniel Hengeveld of MA46 has gladly agreed to be our guinea pig. Want to see your band here? E-mail us or bug us on Twitter!

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Q1: In 15 words or less, describe your band’s sound: Pop-post-punk plus prog predilections. Smart lyrics and bombast!

Q2: Name three influences that inspire you, with three words each on why they’re awesome:
Science fiction novels: vivid cultural examination
90s Japanese glam: Pop melodies + hairspray
Drum n Bass: WOMP WOMP WOMP

Q3: What’s a recent song you’ve been digging? Write ten words explaining why:
Phantom West – “The Life of Perfect Creatures”: Biggest wall of sound, sweet melody, about Laika. (Tim’s band)

Q4: In 140 characters or less, how do you use social networking to get the word out: Twittering, Facebooking and MySpacing of course. We did a giveaway with a fashion blog recently & sent bloggers review copies & show invites.

Q5: In 15 words or less, what’s next for you guys? Sporadic local live schedule while we record our full-length. Then, hopefully, West Coast tour! source

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U.S.: If you’re in SoCal, you didn’t imagine that earthquake

5.0 the Richter scale rating of the just-happened quake source

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Offbeat, U.S.: This airplane feeds on things smaller than it, like baggage carts

With our luck, our suitcase was probably lodged inside the baggage cart that this airplane apparently ate at LAX. It’s hungry.source

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Biz: Customized newspapers in L.A.: Print it yourself!

Um, aren’t there RSS feeds that do this? The MediaNews-owned Los Angeles Daily News, that other newspaper in L.A., wants to give you your own specialized news. This would, admittedly, be cool – if it was delivered to your door. But ohhhh no! They want you to print your own news with your own ink, thereby taking away its reason for being. Did someone say CueCat? source

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Culture: Who’s got the crack? Coolio does. (That’s why he’s in trouble.)

Note: Never go through an airport with that stuff. Apparently the “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper, real name Artis Levon Ivey Jr., was going through the airport security checkpoint at LAX on Friday when he was caught with some crack. Uh, dude. It’s an airport security checkpoint. You can’t wear a hat walking though one. source

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Whoa, what is this?
In our continuing effort to try new things, here’s our latest: Band coverage! For our first edition, Daniel Hengeveld of MA46 has gladly agreed to be our guinea pig. Want to see your band here? E-mail us or bug us on Twitter!

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U.S.: Avenues no more? A massive raid could end a notorious gang

U.S.: The world’s oldest person is no longer the world’s oldest person

U.S.: The Station Fire in California is turning into an impossible beast

U.S.: Renowned author E. Lynn Harris dies in Beverly Hills at the age of 54

Culture: This is the last time we ever post about Michael Jackson’s death

Music: ShortFormBand: Meet MA46. They’re post-punky and proggy.

Whoa, what is this? In our continuing effort to try new things, here’s our latest: Band coverage! For our first edition, Daniel Hengeveld of MA46 has gladly agreed to be our guinea pig. Want to see your band here? E-mail us or bug us on Twitter!

Listen to them

U.S.: If you’re in SoCal, you didn’t imagine that earthquake

Offbeat, U.S.: This airplane feeds on things smaller than it, like baggage carts

Biz: Customized newspapers in L.A.: Print it yourself!

Culture: Who’s got the crack? Coolio does. (That’s why he’s in trouble.)

Whoa, what is this?
In our continuing effort to try new things, here’s our latest: Band coverage! For our first edition, Daniel Hengeveld of MA46 has gladly agreed to be our guinea pig. Want to see your band here? E-mail us or bug us on Twitter!