Squid Ink

For the better part of the past decade, Dierks Bentley has helped usher in a new era of country music. His catalog has spawned seven No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Country Songs charts and cemented his status as one of mainstream country's superst… Continue Reading

Movies at Hollywood Forever are great — if you're into crowd scenes. Those who like a bit less hubbub with their outdoor cinema would be wise to check out Long Beach's funky little Sunnyside Cemetery, which looks like a film set but is actu… Continue Reading

Virginia punk-thrashers Municipal Waste are the modern-day spiritual kin to such '80s crossover greats as D.R.I. and Suicidal Tendencies. Albums such as 2012's The Fatal Feast showcase a ferocious beast whose primary lyrical obsessions include be… Continue Reading

When I first sat down to type out this post, it was with the full intention of tearing the piss out of Babymetal. This trio of precocious teenage girls — average age is 15 — has become one of the hottest forces in metal thanks to… Continue Reading

L.A. is in the midst of a housing crisis, including impossible real estate prices and some of the highest rents in America. And, according to the online rental marketplace Lovely, it's not getting much better: Rent increased six percent … Continue Reading