From The GofG L.A. Office, Happy Lana Del Rey Day!

OMG you guyzzz it’s finally here. Lana Del Rey’s full-length album Born To Die dropped today and we’ve been listening to “Video Games” on a loop in the office and weeping all day. Check out our totally awesome fan art featuring us and Rachelle AND a dinosaur, because her music is so beautiful, it even makes dinosaurs sad.

In Photos: Best & Worst Fashions Of The 2011 American Music Awards

Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift via If I didn’t know better, I’d assume last night’s American Music Awards was a pageant in looking absolutely ridiculous. Leave it to the music industry to supply us with a week’s-worth of material to ponder in breathtaking anti-fashions. Never would we have imagined Nicki Minaj to be the chicest person in the room at anything, but it happened last night.

GofG L.A. Interviews Buraka Som Sistema, Portugal’s Rising Hip-Hop Stars

Between seeing some of my favorites like Chromeo , Empire of The Sun , and Death Cab for Cutie in a span of two days, I had quite the weekend in San Francisco at the all-star Treasure Island Music Festival . Plus I got to sit down with João Barbosa, Rui Pité, Kalaf Ângelo, and Andro Carvalho, the talented the four-man crew from Portugal known as Buraka Som Sistema

Google Alerts Take You To Freak Forums In Pursuit Of Coachella 2012 Lineup Predictions

More often than not, the Google Alert I have set to notify me whenever something about “Coachella lineup” gets posted on the interwebs directs me to hostile, worthless boardie nonsense in forums. But against my better judgment,  I opened one I received this morning about the festival’s 2012 lineup and followed the original thread where I thought I might be amused by some impassioned music nerd fights about the bill for next year.

Eavesdropping In: Charges Against Strauss-Kahn May Be Dropped; Over 500 L.A. DUIs This Weekend; Watch Video Of Cops Tasering Andrew Keegan; Shriver…

After being arrested and jailed last month on numerous sexual assault charges, the case against ex-IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn may be dropped due to the alleged victim’s questionable credibility.

Eavesdropping In: Whitey Bulger To Face Murder Charges, Is He Linked To Famous Unsolved Art Heist?; Conservatives Livid Over "Cars 2";…

James “Whitey” Bulger, Boston mobster and 15-year fugitive found living in Santa Monica, may be shipped off to Mass. today to face the music on charges of murder and other crimes.

New Yorkers Reveal What They’re Listening To

via guestofaguest.com : We all secretly think that our taste in music is some magic map of our hidden depths, but when we actually have the opportunity to show someone what’s on our iPod, it’s Bon Jovi or a podcast on how to get gum out of your beard.

Rage Against The Machine To Reunite This Summer, Headline L.A. Rising

For Those About To Rock Rage… We Suggest You Mark Your Calendars For July 30th. Not like we thought we’d never see them perform together for their hometown again or anything, but Mr.

Black Banditz Grand Opening Bash For VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Go HERE for more photos by Nik Williamson and tag yourself and your friends! We love a good opportunity (excuse) to have a few drinks on what would be an average Tuesday night so we were more than happy to partake in our Black Banditz friends’ fiesta. The Banditz teamed up with the Vh1 Save The Music Foundation to celebrate the grand opening (it’s official now) of their tattoo shop/hair salon. Not only did this particular occasion serve a greater cause, but was also a very crucial PRE-Coachella bash (THANK GOD) in case you forgot that was this weekend…

Black Banditz Grand Opening Bash For VH1 Save The Music Foundation

Go HERE for more photos by Nik Williamson and tag yourself and your friends! We love a good opportunity (excuse) to have a few drinks on what would be an average Tuesday night so we were more than happy to partake in our Black Banditz friends’ fiesta. The Banditz teamed up with the Vh1 Save The Music Foundation to celebrate the grand opening (it’s official now) of their tattoo shop/hair salon. Not only did this particular occasion serve a greater cause, but was also a very crucial PRE-Coachella bash (THANK GOD) in case you forgot that was this weekend…