LA Times

Video premiere: Alice Bag tackles inequality on ‘White Justice’

8 years ago Talia Irvine
Footage for “White Justice,” the incendiary new video from Los Angeles punk lifer Alice Bag, was shot nearly 50 years ago, but aside from the Technicolor sheen of the document, it’s just as resonant today. The clip comes as Bag, who was once best known as the co-founder of Los Angeles punk band...

Russell Simmons hit with $10-million lawsuit alleging rape

8 years ago Fiona Watkins
Russell Simmons has been hit with a $10-million rape lawsuit from a woman who says that the hip-hop music mogul forced himself on her in his hotel room following a concert. It is the latest accusation of sexual misconduct that Simmons is facing. Multiple women have accused the Def Jam Recordings...

Billy Corgan was in a ‘low place’ before Smashing Pumpkins reunited

8 years ago Fiona Watkins
Any longtime Smashing Pumpkins fan knows it: When the veteran alt-rock band launches its long-awaited reunion tour in July, the shows will hardly mark the first time that frontman Billy Corgan has utilized his most lucrative brand name since the group split nearly two decades ago. Corgan has steadi..