In 2014, a teenage idiot was caught taking a leak in an urban reservoir in Portland, Oregon. The diluted pee was no health threat; the reservoir is open air, and birds shit and piss in it daily. But the city made a decision, seemingly fit for a Portlandia sketch, to …
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Big Thief has released new music in support of L.A. fire relief efforts. The band posted the five-track Passional Relations EP to their official website today, also revealing that the majority of the proceeds will be donated to the Plus1LA Fires Fund, which was created to aid the victims of …
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What has rainbow grilled cheese platters, giant dancing bear cutouts, and Woody Harrelson wearing a tie dye tie? The MusiCares’ annual Persons of the Year Charity Gala, where the Grateful Dead are the 2025 honorees (with some “Friend of the Devil” food cake to celebrate.) “It’s an incredible honor and …
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“You can’t have a concert in So-Cal without this next band,” John Mayer told the Kia Forum crowd at FireAid in Los Angeles on Thursday night. “No Doubt!” The Orange County natives then opened with a playful rendition of their 1995 hit “Just a Girl,” followed it with an emotional …
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Lady Gaga closed out one of the FireAid benefit shows from Intuit Dome, performing an emotional rendition of her song “Shallow” followed by a rousing performance of “Always Remember Us This Way.” The singer concluded the set with a new song written specifically for the concert. “I love you so …
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Green Day kicked off FireAid, a pair of all-star benefit concerts taking place at the Kia Forum and Intuit Dome in Los Angeles to fund fire relief efforts across the city. The band started things with the American Idiot deep cut “Last Night on Earth” and welcomed special guest Billie …
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Critical Role will host a live one-shot Dungeons & Dragons adventure fundraiser to help those affected by the Los Angeles fires. The livestream, titled “Freaky Thursday,” will be held on Jan. 30 and will feature Bells Hells, and other key characters. The “chaotic and interactive” livestream will feature the characters …
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Donald Trump has a history of conditioning his response to natural disasters to the politics of an affected state. He’s been accused of slow walking relief, giving preferential treatment to Republican controlled areas, and delaying disaster relief funds until being convinced the people in an affected area were actually his …
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A brush fire near Los Angeles County’s Castaic community has spread to over 5,000 acres. A mandatory evacuation order in the surrounding areas is now in place. The latest blaze to hit the county has been named the Hughes Fire and it is spreading rapidly in the region located northwest …
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After slyly hinting at a new project over the weekend, Travis Scott debuted “4×4” at the College Football Playoff National Championship. Scott rapped on the roof of Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium Sunday, alongside a uniformed marching band. Scott stomped to the brass and synth fused trap song, as the band …
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