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Troy Carter-MMS Day One

He was broke before Gaga, his wife pawned her ring, he was struggling, and then… This was after going to Job Corps for a year and getting his GED, working for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince after getting a record deal and failing. He was a concert promoter, he met Puffy, he interned […]

MSG Sphere

Science fiction or reality? After today’s presentation I’m leaning towards the latter. To tell you the truth, I’m so high on carbs, having eaten so many slices of pizza, I’m grinning from ear to ear. For connoisseurs, you know that it’s hard to get a good slice of pizza in L.A., just like it’s hard […]

Avicii

I am the only one fucked up about this? I was at a doctor’s appointment and when I got out my phone was blowing up. Put me in a bad mood, ruined my whole day. Death is final. What about this do young people not understand? I’m not sure what happened here. But I’m thinking […]

FOB & MMS Update

And if that’s not enough acronyms for you… FOB stands for “Festival of Books,” the annual L.A. “Times” conclave of authors and… This year podcasts. I am interviewing Moby for a live podcast this Saturday, April 21st, from noon to one in the Annenberg Auditorium at USC. Details here: LA Times Festival of Books 2018 […]