The Dandy Warhols- Not if You Were The Last Junkie on Earth
This song was released as the second single from the 1997 album …The Dandy Warhols Come Down. The video was directed by David LaChapelle, most famous for his surreal candy colored celebrity photographs.
There are still tickets for The Dandy Warhols shows at the Teregram Ballroom on 12/3 and 12/4/15.
Public Image Ltd- (This is not a) Love Song
This 1983 single, from Public Image Ltd, reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The band was started in 1978 by singer John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten of The Sex Pistols, guitarist Keith Levene (a former member of The Clash), bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker.
Those who know Los Angeles will recognize the Century City location and the Century Plaza Towers in the video.
Public Image Ltd are playing at the Fonda Theatre on Sunday (11/29/15).
Primal Scream- Loaded
This song, the first single released from Primal Scream’s 1991 album Screamadelica, was actually released in February of 1990, months before that album was released. It was the band’s first top UK top 40 hit. Loaded contains a sample of Peter Fonda’s speech from the 1966 film The Wild Angels seen below.
Primal Scream are playing at the Hollywood Palladium with The Cult on Friday 11/20/15.
Andra Day- Forever Mine
Today (11/13/15) at Amoeba Records, Andra Day will be performing from her album Cheers to the Fall for Club Vinyl. There will be live vinyl pressings and Amoeba will be offering 50% off vinyl from artists performing at 30 Days in LA as part of the event as well.
Squeeze- Up the Junction
This is from Squeeze’s 1979 album Cool For Cats. According to an article in The Guardian, in which the songwriters Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford discuss Up the Junction, the video was filmed in the kitchen of John Lennon’s old house where the Imagine video was made.
Tilbrook and Difford will be at the Wilshire Ebell for Squeeze Acoustic – “The At Odds Couple”- An Evening with Difford & Tilbrook on Saturday 11/14/15.
Cass McCombs- Dreams-Come-True Girl (featuring Karen Black)
Things to do in Los Angeles this weekend (11/12-11/115)-
Thursday
Cass McCombs is the band in Cinefamily’s The Band & A Movie series. The movie he chose is Dusty and Sweets McGee– a “stark quasi-documentary look at the Los Angeles drug scene by featuring real-life junkies playing themselves” with short film Sean preceding it. ($20)
Artist Jennifer Pastor is speaking at the Hammer Museum (free)
LACMA is hosting Selfies, Sousveillance, and Participatory Countersurveillance a conversation with artists Hasan Elahi and Annina Rüst (free with reserved ticket)
The School for the Movement of the Technicolor People curator Robert Crouch and artists Ashley Hunt, taisha paggett and Kim Zumpfe will be in conversation at LACE in Hollywood focusing on the current installation and the artists’ collaborative process.
Downtown Art Walk is back and this time it’s featuring work from the Los Angeles Plein Air Festival
Tamaryn is at The Echo with LA bands Froth and Roses ($10)
Gardens & Villa are playing at The Roxy ($18)
Friday
DIEM: TALKS DESIGN is a “one-day design symposium presented by the West Hollywood Design District with discussions, panels and keynotes from leaders in the fields of design, decorative arts, fashion, architecture and fine arts” and it’s all free with RSVP
Andra Day is performing for Club Vinyl at Amoeba Records and there will be a half off sale on all vinyl releases from artists headlining 30 Days in LA
Yo La Tengo are reuniting with former member Dave Schramm for an acoustic show at the Ace Hotel
William H. Macy, Baron Vaughn, Chicano Batman, Matt Walsh,and Brian Huskey will all be a part of NPR’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn event at the Hollywood Forever Masonic Lodge
Blitzen Trapper are playing at the Teregram Ballroom
The last of One Santa Fe’s free concert series has electro-pop artist Kauf performing
Here We Go Magic are playing at the Bootleg Theater ($14)
Saturday
Squeeze Acoustic – “The At Odds Couple” ~ An Evening with Difford & Tilbrook is at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre
Family Books is having a book signing with photographer Ryan McGinley for his new book Way Far
Depending on your feelings about crowds and Christmas celebrations you may want to check out or avoid The Grove Christmas. Seth McFarlane will be singing holiday songs along with special guests Meghan Trainor and Katharine McPhee with a 70 pieces orchestra and there will be a tree lighting, fireworks and more.
Artist Ned Evans is speaking at Craig Krull Gallery in Bergamot Station (rsvp by 11/12)
Sunday
Barnsdall Art Center Holiday Art Sale + Fundraiser will be selling prints, ceramics, jewelry, handcrafted cards and photography by students & faculty of the center. Free or a $5 ticket that includes a snack and drink, $5 for raffle tickets
The Charlatans UK are at The Fonda Theatre
The Ace Hotel is hosting the Los Angeles premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s new documentary Junun
Paper Pilots are playing at The Echo along with Story of the Running Wolf ($5)
Lauryn Hill- Everything is Everything
This song is from Lauryn Hill’s 1999 debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. It was also the first commercial appearance of John Legend, who played piano on the song and was still in his late teens at the time (info via Wiki).
Hill is playing at The Observatory in Santa Ana on Thursday 11/5/15.
The Ramones- Pet Sematary
This song was written for the film adaptation of the Stephen King book of the same name and appears on the Ramones 1989 album Brain Drain.
Cinefamily on Fairfax is showing Pet Sematary as a double feature with The Oracle on Friday 10/23/15.
Also, if you are at Hollywood Forever for their Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday make sure to check out Johnny Ramone’s grave located near the mausoleum.
