Plucky 18 year old Sean Carlson started the independent and aptly-named F Yeah Fest in 2004, alongside his buddy Keith Morris (yes, that Keith Morris, of Black Flag and the Circle Jerks). Since then, the festival has grown out of it's Echo Park home to a new locale in the LA Historic State Park, and the FYF crowd holds even more events all year. And, needless to say, the festivals draw a killer crowd of performers including Ladyhawke, Sarah ... Read More

America's Next Top Model starts its lucky 13th season (or 'cycle' in CWspeak) next month, ushering in a new league of young women vying for that kind of fleeting semi-famehood only Tyra Banks can bestow. This time 'round, Tyra's throwing us a real curveball; none of the contestants pass the 6 foot mark, making these girls the shortest class paraded past the show's fabulous judges (the teeniest is only 5'3''). Unfortunately, Tyra must have ... Read More

Move over, Olsens! Peace out, Paris! Want a real fashion role maiden? Meet Iris Apfel, queen bee of quirky, cool, original fashion. Back in the 1940s, when skirts and sweater sets were the mode, Apfel hit the streets in men's denim jeans. Men's denim jeans, hoop earrings, and, ah yes, a turban. And so, an icon was born. Since her youth, Apfel's combination of glamor and flamboyance have influenced the fashion world in a big way. Now, Rare ... Read More

The Bronner Brothers , stars of African American hair care and styling, are taking over Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center for the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show. More than 60,000 hair pros (stylists, cosmetologists, distributors, and exhibitors), celebrities (Chris Rock, Al Sharpton, and Nia Long are all confirmed to appear), entertainers (JJ and the Young Giants of Comedy are part of the program), and beauty fanatics will ... Read More

Lucinda Williams is my homegirl, my kindred spirit, my sister from another mister. Her sad, sweet, rollicking songs have been on replay in my itunes for as long as I realized I adored country music, naysayers be damned. I am so unbearably excited for her 30th anniversary tour, in which she'll be performing sets from across different periods of her career to celebrate 30 years as a recording ... Read More