Laurel’s L.A. Weekend Playlist

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L.A. Weekend Playlist by Laurel Johnston When I was in Pershing Square last week, I was struck by a quote I read by Carey McWilliams about Los Angeles, where “the American people were erupting, like lava from a volcano”.  After being here a solid week and looking back at all of the things I have

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A Special New Band: Pavement

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So, okay, they aren’t exactly new, but it is hard to argue that Pavement isn’t special. Sure, as a 22- year-old I can’t claim I’d been there or participated when they first came around. I’d never heard of Pavement until my sophomore year of high school in 2005, six years and several solo projects after

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