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JANUARY 14 - 20, 2022
VOL. 44 / NO. 10
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                                       The
                               stalwart fair
                        returns with issues
                           engagement and
                           safety protocols
                             By Shana Nys
                                 Dambrot
The stalwart fair returns with issues engagement and safety protocols By Shana Nys Dambrot - LA Weekly
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The stalwart fair returns with issues engagement and safety protocols By Shana Nys Dambrot - LA Weekly
show will be postponed after the record-
ing academy expressed concerns over the
                                                announced soon.”
                                                  Omicron has become the dominant
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spread of COVID-19.                             variant in the U.S., leading to an increase

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  The Grammy award show was sched-              of COVID-19 positive cases and hospi-
uled for January 31 at the Crypto.com           talizations. On Tuesday, L.A. County
Arena in Los Angeles and while a new            recorded 21,790 new single-day positive
date has not been announced, the acad-          cases of COVID-19, with 1,994 people
emy said it would soon release its plans.       currently hospitalized with the disease.
  “After careful consideration and analy-         This would be the first time the Gram-

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sis with city and state officials, health and   my Awards schedule would be affected
safety experts, the artist community and        by the pandemic, as the 2020 awards
our many partners, the Recording Acad-          took place before the U.S. placed CO-
emy and CBS have postponed the 64th             VID-19 restrictions on events. In 2021,
Annual Grammy Awards Show,” the                 the awards show continued with a live
Recording Academy and CBS said in a             audience and its own COVID-19 proto-
joint statement. “The health and safety         cols in place.
of those in our music community, the              Comedian Trevor Noah was expected
live audience, and the hundreds of peo-         to reprise his role as host, as he did in
ple who work tirelessly to produce our          2021, with the show being aired on CBS
show remains our top priority. Given the        and streamed on the Paramount Plus
uncertainty surrounding the Omicron             streaming service.
variant, holding the show on January              Leading the way in nominations was
31 simply contains too many risks. We           singer and composer Jon Batiste, grab-
look forward to celebrating Music’s Big-        bing 11 nods, followed by Justin Bieber,
gest Night on a future date, which will be      Doja Cat and H.E.R., with eight each.

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                                             L.A. ART SHOW’S BEASTS, BYTES AND ‘BERGS
                                             The stalwart fair returns with issues engagement and safety protocols
                                             BY SHANA NYS DAMBROT

                                             T
                                                         he L.A. Art Show has been in con-    years later, the little big show that could will   the rogue summer 2021 edition was the      the pizzazz of luminosity and movement
                                                         tinuous operation for decades.       return to its January roots — with a thought-      excitement around digital and crypto art   at a larger scale evocative of contempo-
                                                         Their January 2020 edition was       ful covid-safety plan including proof of vac-      — NFTS and otherwise — as galleries        rary painting. Clearly, there will be plenty
                                                         one of the last big events of the    cination and mask-wearing, and a futures-          and independent projects devised mes-      of that again this time, as multiple exhibi-
                                                         Before Times, had we but known       focused curatorial vision engaging with the        merizing and photogenic screen- and        tors explore the commonalities and con-
                                             it then. They pushed the 2021 edition to July,   threat of climate change and the promise of        sculpture-based vessels for presenting     trasts between the new media frontier
                                             weathering the Delta variant with a smaller      the metaverse.                                     disembodied work. Visitors dug these       and the traditional art space.
                                             footprint and elaborate safety protocols. Two      One of the unexpected highlights of              projects with their aura of newness and      Vellum LA — who led the previous edi-
The stalwart fair returns with issues engagement and safety protocols By Shana Nys Dambrot - LA Weekly
LITTLE BEASTS NFT
  Project by Johnny
                                                                                                                                                                                                   5
  KMNDZ Rodriguez

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                                                                                                         Vellum LA Presents
                                                                                                         Elsewhere is a
                                                                                                         Negative Mirror

  Piyali Ghosh                                                                                            Presented by Museum of Nature
  Performance Birth of                                                                                   of Cantabria, Spain based on
  a Wave                                                                                                 environmental issues by Andrea
                                                                                                         Juan and Gabriel Penedo Diego

                                                                                                          by Saks Afridi, Kirk Finkel      who in partnership with LGND, will
                                                                                                          (untitled, xyz), Vince Fra-      be the gallery’s first foray into the NFT
                                                                                                          ser, Mari K, Petecia LeFawn-     space.
                                                                                                          hawk, Nate Mohler, Sabrina         KMNDZ’s Little Beasts engages the en-
                                                                                                          Ratté, Nicolas Sassoon, and      ergy of hybridity in a series introducing
                                                                                                          Thato Tatai, Elsewhere is a      a cohort of robots and animal characters.
                                                                                                          Negative Mirror underscores      Manifested first as hand-drawn mixed
                                                                                                          the physical mutability of the   media works, before being raptured into
                                                                                                          future world by happening        the NFT energy field of the blockchain,
                                                                                                          simultaneously as an in-per-     the recombinant creatures themselves
                                                                                                          son exhibition fair and also     speak to the quality of the transcendent
                                                                                                          at Vellum LA across town, as     that propels the metaverse forward. Hon-
                                                                                                          well as in an online auction     oring the artist’s Latino roots in aspects
                                                                                                          with SuperRare.                  of their colorful magical auras while also
                                                                                                            KP Projects’ Merry Kar-        updating his favorite folkloric traditions
                                                                                                          nowsky has been a desti-         in a post-Disney, post-digital mythos, it’s
                                                                                                          nation for the vanguard of       only fitting the works themselves would
                                                                                                          contemporary figurative          bridge the gap between history and the
                                                                                                          painting, embracing new cur-     future in art historical terms as well as
                                                                                                          rents in visual culture from     materials.
tion’s charge into the brave new world —       os Jesse Damiani and Sinziana Velicescu,      street, illustration, lowbrow, visionary        In another part of the show, the perva-
is back, this time keying off their recently   and features 10 artists exploring architec-   and outsider voices for decades. Her pro-     sive themes of the environmental crisis
inaugurated brick-and-mortar space in          tural motifs — and what if any rules exist    gram is known for featuring titans of nar-    also find a tech-forward expression in
West Hollywood. Elsewhere is a Negative        for constructing place — in the new digi-     rative symbolism like painter and digital     Arts Help’s presentation of Conscious
Mirror is curated by cryptoart impresari-      tal universes being built. Showing works      artist Johnny Rodriguez, aka KMNDZ,           Crypto Creator: ICEBERGS. The Con-
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Year in
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Seven Tasty Ways To Kick
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Off A Healthy New Year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rebecca Black Invites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ®   You to Read Her Mind
                                                                                                                                                                                       JANUARY 14 - 20, 2022
| Januar y 14 - 20, 2022 | L A W E E K L Y
                                                                                                                                                                                       VOL. 44 / NO. 10
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                                                                                           ElMac, SangreNueva                                                                                                                   stalwart fair
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         returns with issues
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            engagement and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            safety protocols

                                                                                           programming, as curator Marisa Caichio-                                                                                            By Shana Nys
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dambrot
                                                                                           lo considers art’s power to affect change.
                                                                                           Across eight participating interdisciplin-                                                  LA Weekly cover art, Bully, by Johnny Rodriguez
                                                                                           ary projects, courtesy of venues both inter-                                                stained glass for over 100 years. Their in-
                                                                                           national (Czech Republic, Mexico (Gua-                                                      stallation of major works by contemporary
                                                                                           dalajara), Argentina, Spain, and within                                                     artists El Mac, James Jean, Shay Bredimus,
                                             Carla Kranendonk, Johanna, 2014               mere miles of the show (Skid Row, Tor-                                                      Marco Zamora, Narcissus Quagliata, Al-
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                                                                                           rance), discourses on climate change un-                                                    ice Wang, Anne Elizabeth Sobieski, In-
                                             scious Crypto Creator, aka CCC, is a plat-    fold at a global and hyperlocal scale, show-                                                dre Bilires, Reed Bradley, Sean Chao and
                                             form dedicated to educating those who         ing how climate and economic justice are                                                    Quentin Blackman show that it is indeed
                                             want to move into the crypto space, offer-    inextricably linked, the effects of drought                                                 possible to innovate without ever losing
                                             ing free resources to the NFT-curious that    in Jalisco and unhealthy heat in Skid Row,                                                  sight of tradition.
                                             also focus on the environmental impact        dynamics of waste and reclamation, literal                                                    Los Angeles Convention Center, South
                                             of the sector. Their digitally driven site-   melting ice, vectors of accelerated biologi-                                                Hall, 1201 S. Figueroa, downtown;
                                             responsive piece ICEBERGS highlights          cal evolution, and the scaffolding of soci-                                                 Opening night: Wednesday, January 1 9,
                                             the problematic energy-intensiveness of       ety’s failed cultural and even architectural                                                7-11pm, $250 (includes weekend pass &
                                             the blockchain through an interactive,        propaganda of mitigation.                      Marco Zamora, Amor Fati                      early access hours); Fair hours: Thursday-
                                             multimedia installation.                        One highlight of the fair that has noth-     family owned and operated Los Angeles        Saturday, January 20-22, noon-8pm;
                                               Environmental accountability is also a      ing to do with either disaster or digitalia    institution that is Judson Studios, makers   Sunday, January 23, noon-6pm, $30/day;
                                             major theme of this year’s DIVERSEartLA       will be the first appearance by the beloved    of the world’s most gorgeous and groovy      laartshow.com.
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                                                                                                                                                  Ingredients:
                                                                                                                                                  Sesame Oat Crumble
                                                                                                                                                  1 Tablespoon unsalted butter
                                                                                                                                                  3 Tablespoons white and black
                                                                                                                                                  sesame seeds
                                                                                                                                                  1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
                                                                                                                                                  1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
                                                                                                                                                  2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
                                                                                                                                                  1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
                                                                                                                                                  Pinch kosher salt

                                                                                                                                                  Preperation:
                                                                                                                                                  Tahini Date Smoothie Bowl
                                                                                                                                                  4 pitted Medjool dates
                                                                                                                                                  1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
                                                                                                                                                  1/3 cup POM Wonderful 100%
                                                                                                                                                  Pomegranate Juice
                                                                                                                                                  2 frozen bananas
                                                                                                                                                  1⁄4 cup tahini, well-stirred
                                                                                                                                                  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
                                                                                                                                                  1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
                                                                                                                                                  8 unsweetened almond milk frozen
                                                                                                                                                  ice cubes
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8                                   ENTERTAINMENT                                                                                ity of January 6 (which occurred exactly         most enjoyable bio-docs we saw this
                                                                                                                                                                                           year, mostly because Pete Buttigeig is

                                             THE YEAR IN
                                                                                                                                          one year ago today) just show them
| Januar y 14 - 20, 2022 | L A W E E K L Y                                                                                                this well-crafted chronicle of the day’s         an enjoyable guy. Everything that made
                                                                                                                                          events. The New York Times got a lot of          the young, relatively inexperienced but
                                                                                                                                          attention for its Britney Spears doc (see        beloved mayor of South Bend, Indiana
                                                                                                                                                                                           a real contender for president in 2020

                                             DOCUMENTARIES
                                                                                                                                          below), but this is the one we should all
                                                                                                                                          be talking about. The reason it is so ef-        is showcased in this feel-good film. Of
                                                                                                                                          fective and should be for naysayers that         course after making a splash in the Iowa
                                                                                                                                          claim it wasn’t Trump supporters or              caucus, his viability waned, but his im-
                                                                                                                                          “wasn’t that bad?” The simple fact that          pact, especially in terms of LGBTQ+
                                             Exploring Best and Worst in Contemporary Culture                                             most of the footage was culled from the          representation, will never be forgot-
                                                                                                                                          rioters themselves. It was tough to watch        ten, and this doc serves as an important
                                             BY LINA LECARO                                                                               as it happened, but seeing it all put to-        chronicle. Candid conversations with
                                                                                                                                          gether chronologically is as stunning            the subject about his life, his sexuality
                                                                                                                                                                                                              and relationship (hus-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              band Chasten is fea-
                                                Summer of Soul (…Or, When the                                                                                                                                 tured almost as much
                                                Revolution Could Not Be Televised)                                                                                                                            as Pete, as he should
                                                                                                                                                                                                              be) and his vision for
                                                                                                                                                                                                              democracy, make for
                                                                                                                                                                                                              an inspiring and au-
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                                                                                                                                                                                                              thentic glimpse into
                                                                                                                                                                                                              an atypical political
                                                                                                                                                                                                              life. Watch on Prime.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Q: Into the Storm –
                                                                                                                                                                                                              This look at the con-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              spiracy group and its
                                                                                                                                                                                                              origins and key play-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ers was nearly as con-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              voluted and WTF-in-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ducing as Tiger King.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              As we wrote back in
                                                                                                                                                                                                              March when the se-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ries debuted, the code
                                                                                                                                                                                                              words, the wild theo-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ries, the in-fighting
                                                                                                                                                                                                              and, of course, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                              salaciousness involv-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ing movie stars and
                                                                                                                                                                                                              baby blood drinking
                                                                                                                                                                                                              are fascinating to hear
                                                                                                                                                                                                              explained by people
                                                                                                                                                                                                              who actually believe
                                                                                                                                                                                                              it. You might even
                                                                                                                                                                                                              have to re-watch this
                                                                                                                                                                                                              one a couple times
                                                                                                                                                                                                              to fully understand
                                                                                                                                                                                                              the computer nerd/
                                                                                                                                                                     COURTESY OF MASS DISTRACTION MEDIA 1     web-centric compo-

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              nents and how ev-
                                                                                                                                                                                                              eryone fits together.
                                                        ast year started off with a lot of   ics we cared about and topics we didn’t      as it is disgusting. Digital blueprints of Director/narrator/interviewer Cullen
                                                        reflection and also a lot of hope–   know we cared about, reflecting the tri-     the capital and its entryways provide a Hobeck was mostly focused on one
                                                        for our country, for our health,     umphs –and tragedies– of our world,          clear explanation on how the building question: who is Q? The doc suggests
                                                        and for our humanity. Maybe it       providing varied points of view on top-      was breached by organized groups that 4chan/8chan’s Ron Watkins was the
                                                        wasn’t transformative enough         ics and public figures, and the evidence     clearly planned to do it all along. Some mastermind all along. The inside look
                                             for most of us, but it was a start. And as      to back them up. Post-COVID and              Trump supporters got swept up in the at the Q mass pyschosis could’ve been
                                             we slowly got back something close to           post-Trump, nonfiction chronicles con-       mob mentality, duped by “the big lie,” more critical of the damage Trump and
                                             normalcy, we held on tighter than ever to       tinue to serve as a vital form of enter-     but the Times research also shows that his followers wreaked on democracy, so
                                             our loved ones (once we were able to) and       tainment and a way to educate ourselves      just as many went to D.C. that day with it’s a bit frustrating to watch as simple
                                             we learned to appreciate the little things      about the past and the present. Here are     sinister intentions, prepared to cause entertainment, but it’s fascinating none-
                                             (eating at a restaurant, toilet paper on the    our favorites. Oscars voters are going to    physical harm even to the police officers theless. Watch on HBO Max.
                                             shelves, self care). If entertainment was a     have a difficult time choosing the best      they claim to support. As right-wingers            Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker
                                             lifeline in 2020, it was nearly as essential    of this bunch for the documentary cat-       continue to downplay the violence and – A production by World of Wonder
                                             to help us get through 2021.                    egory this year, that’s for sure.            hate on display that day, this short-form (known for RuPaul’s Drag Race), this
                                                Ultimately, as we looked back at the                                                      film — currently being considered for film covers the life of queer New York
                                             year, it was documentaries and docu-            POLITICS                                     an Oscar nomination– is a must see for City artist, writer, photographer, activist
                                             series that made the most impact on              Day of Rage – When a Fox News-              all. Watch it on YouTube.                        David Wojnarowicz, who spoke out as
                                             our psyche. They offered insight on top-        watching relative tries to deny the sever-      Mayor Pete – This was one of the the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s over-
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took the city. Creating unforgettable
work that challenged society’s indiffer-
                                             tural Festival, which took place over six
                                             weekends in Mount Morris Park, New
                                                                                           agree, the coolest thing ever. Ben Fong-
                                                                                           Torres definitely had name recognition,
                                                                                                                                                    about the sexual misconduct in the hip-
                                                                                                                                                    hop world) makes a compelling case
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ence to what was occurring in the gay        York, it’s full of epic performances from     even before Cameron Crowe immor-                         mostly because Dylan Farrow, his ad-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 L A W E E K LY
community, it also tackles the discrimi-     Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Mahalia           talized him as his Rolling Stone editor                  opted daughter, comes forward to share
nation that LGBTQ+ people were suf-          Jackson, Gladys Knight & The Pips, The        in Almost Famous. As we learn in the                     her story. She is not only believable but
fering in general, and offers hope that      Staple Singers, The 5th Dimension, Sly        new-ish doc about his life, he was an im-                assured, as is everyone who shares their
art can still make a difference. Watch it    & the Family Stone, and more. Provid-         portant presence and voice for the pub-                  memories and perspectives. Of course,
on YouTube.                                  ing powerful context with news clips          lication in its infancy, starting in 1967.               Allen has said repeatedly that the al-
                                             and personal stories, SOS is the best         Interviewing the likes of The Doors,                     legations are not true and that his ex

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MUSIC                                        kind of cultural commentary, revealing        Marvin Gaye, Elton John, Tina Turner,                    Mia Farrow concocted the whole thing.
   The Beatles: Get Back – Watching Pe-      tough truths while providing incredible       and Ray Charles, in thoughtful and in-                   Whatever you might believe as a viewer,
ter Jackson’s docu-series over Thanks-       entertainment and hope via the univer-        sightful stories, the Chinese-American                   it’s a fascinating reconsideration of an
giving weekend was like food for the         sal language of music. Watch it on Hulu.      writer made an impact in more ways                       iconic filmmaker’s sometimes ques-
soul after another stressful year of po-                                                   than one. Suzanne Kai’s documentary                      tionable artistic choices and character.
litical division and health concerns.        POP CULTURE                                   tells his life story, which is as much                   Watch it on HBO Max.
The three-part TV event provides con-           Britney vs. Spears – From director         about his culture clashing experiences                      Crime Scene: The Vanishing at Cecil
text for The Beatles breakup and their       Erin Lee Carr featuring Rolling Stone‘s       and family life as it is his work. It’s a                Hotel – The Cecil Hotel in Downtown
interpersonal relationships, but mostly      Jenny Eliscu, this look at the situation is   heartfelt and fascinating feature thanks                 L.A. saw its sinister reputation solidi-
it’s just a magical, musical experience.     a far better documentation than Hulu’s        to Torres himself, who shares stories                    fied after Canadian tourist Elisa Lam
John, Paul, George and Ringo are so          Framing Britney Spears, covering the          about his writing process and rock n’                    went missing while staying there back
ubiquitous to culture, we feel like we       singer’s career and her fight for free-       roll experiences. In theaters. More info                 in 2013. Her body was eventually found
know them. But as Get Back illustrates,      dom. It also reveals that the journalist      here.                                                    lifeless and decaying (spoiler alert if you
we didn’t really. They weren’t gods, they    and many others in Spears’ circle had                                                                  don’t know the story) in the hotel’s wa-
were human beings – insanely talented        been concerned about the control her          CRIME                                                    ter tank on the building’s roof. Thanks
but flawed (as we all can be) when it        family had over her for a very long time.       Allen vs. Farrow – In the HBO docu-                    to overzealous web sleuths and true
came to communicating and creating           Mostly, it tells Britney’s story with sen-    series Allen vs. Farrow, Woody Allen’s                   crime fanatics, things got a bit out of
with differing perspectives. Throw in        sitivity and empathy concerning all that      son Ronan Farrow (known for his work                     control before the mystery was solved.
industry and fan expectations, drug use,     she went through– her marriage break-         writing about victims of sexual assault)                 This docu-series, which was particularly
girlfriends (Yoko, Linda), and produc-       up, the custody battle for her kids, her      presents eyewitness accounts and piles                   popular here in Los Angeles for obvi-
tion crews, and the strained dynamics        drug use (ok, this is glossed over a bit),    of research to back up its stance that                   ous reasons, recounts the Lam case in
could’ve easily become total dysfunc-        and her loss of autonomy as an adult,         the famous director is in fact, a preda-                 meticulous detail and explores how the
tion. Instead, the Beatles’ last working     thanks to greedy lawyers, power-hungry        tor. The four-part doc directed by Kirby                 true crime trend and social media ob-
sessions yielded some of the best music      management and overreaching parents.          Dick and Amy Ziering (who tackled                        sessives amplified the L.A. landmark’s
of all time. Seeing their work evolve on     It’s a heartbreaking film, but thankfully,    similar territory in On the Record,                      infamy. Watch it on Netflix.
film is as beautiful as it is bittersweet,   it has a happy ending, as the 14-year
and if you’re a music lover, more than       conservatorship ended back in Novem-
worth the 8+ hour time commitment.           ber of this year. Watch it on Netflix.
Watch it on Disney+.                            Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim
   The Sparks Brothers – Ron and Rus-        Marshall – He’s not as well-known as
sell Mael moved to England back in the       Mick Rock or Annie Leibowitz or even
‘70s and saw some success there, but         Ethan Russell or Bob Gruen, but Jim
it took years for the L.A. band to hit       Marshall took some of the most shared
in the U.S. From their U.K. Top of the       photographs of rock stars out there to-
Pops performances to their role as the       day. The famous Johnny Cash shot flip-
amusement park band in the 70’s cult         ping off the camera at San Quentin?
classic Rollercoaster, Edgar Wright’s        That was his. Backstage antics of The
film highlights the bros’ story like the     Rolling Stones that we’ve all seen hun-
wild ride it was. The director of Scott      dreds of times? Him. The Beatles play-
Pilgrim vs. the World and Baby Driver        ing Candlestick Park? That was Jimbo,
showed us the band’s real life journey       too. This doc attempts to capture the
and artistic perseverance, with talking      brash photog’s work and often tempes-
heads including Weird Al, Beck, Flea,        tuous nature, which ultimately led to
Bjork, Jane Wiedlin (who shared the          drug use and jail time. Marshall died in
hit “Cool Places” with the duo), Mike        2010, but he left behind a badass legacy
Myers, Todd Rundgren and more, all           on film. This bio-doc highlighting his
in stark black and white, contrasted by      amazing work featuring the likes of Ja-
archival footage and very groovy anima-      nis Joplin, Miles Davis, Jim Morrison,
tion. Watch it on Netflix.                   The Who and The Grateful Dead, is a
   Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Rev-        nice way to honor his pioneering fly-on-
olution Could Not Be Televised) – This       the-wall approach, which so many shut-
astounding Disney/Searchlight docu-          terbugs continue to strive for. Watch it
mentary features footage that is almost      on Apple TV+.
hard to believe hadn’t been seen much           Like a Rolling Stone: The Life and
before. The Roots ubiquitous drummer         Times of Ben Fong-Torres – Those of us
Ahmir Questlove Thompson serves as           who actually get to write about music
director, and his choices make an in-        know we’re a lucky bunch. Interview-
spiring look at life and racial issues in    ing your idols about their sonic visions
1969. This is much more than a con-          and actually making a name for yourself
cert film. Set at the 1969 Harlem Cul-       (and getting paid for it), is, we can all           UCLA IRB# This UCLA research study is being conducted by the UCLA Dept of Medicine (PI: Jesse Clark MD).
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10                                        MUSIC                                                                                                    Rebecca Black

                                             BACK IN BLACK
| Januar y 14 - 20, 2022 | L A W E E K L Y

                                             Internet sensation Rebecca Black Invites You to Read
                                             Her Mind
                                             BY BRETT CALLWOOD

                                             P
                                                         op singer Rebecca Black was              easy task with this genre.
                                                         just 13 years old when her single           “Everybody’s inspired by the things that
                                                         “Friday” blew up in 2011. Many           they’re inspired by and, just being a fan of
                                                         critics were quick to jump on the        music and caring about music so much, I
                                                         track, with some even labeling it        have my inspirations as much as anybody
                                             the “worst song ever.” Everyone is certainly         else,” she says. “But I try to make a ver-
                                             entitled to their opinion. It’s definitely not the   sion of that and what I envisage it to be.
                                             best song ever. But what it is, is the sound of      It’s definitely pop, and I love pop. But I also
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                                             a young teen having fun while singing about          am trying to challenge myself in terms of
                                             the joy of the weekend, creating something           what that label might mean for the music
                                             super-infectious, and finding an audience for        I make.”
                                             the catchy pop tune. It really wasn’t intended          That said, Black believes that pop is one
                                             for the adults who were irritated by it.             of the more exciting musical genres to be
                                                Fast forward a decade and Black (not              involved with right now.
                                             to be confused with fellow SoCal artist                 “I think it’s always in flux, and the only
                                             Beck Black) has continued along the pop              people who can really continue to push it
                                             path. She’s 10 years older which, when 13            forward are the people who care to,” she
                                             is your starting point, is a lot of maturing.        says. “I think with pop music, it’s really
                                             And her sound reflects that. Last year she           easy to do what works and I’ve had many
                                             released the excellent Rebecca Black Was             people around me throughout my time
                                             Here EP, and she has just released the won-          growing up that I had to do what worked,
                                             derful “Read My Mind” single alongside               that I can tell you every single one of them
                                             Slayyyter (another pop star who blew up              was so wrong. Pop music is to me one of
                                             online). Haters beware – she’s not going             the most exciting genres of music to be a
                                             anywhere.                                            part of, and just as a listener. That’s only
                                                “I started performing when I was 3 years          been because of the people who have re-
                                             old,” she says during a Zoom interview. “I           ally thrown all caution to the wind and
                                             was a dancer for the majority of my child-           just done really what they felt was push-
                                             hood, and then that naturally progressed             ing it forward or challenging the idea of
                                             into singing around the time I was about             pop music itself. I think pop music could
                                             9 or 10. That was when I really found a              continue to develop and become a really
                                             love for it. I started performing in perfor-         beautiful, intrinsic piece of ourselves and
                                             mance groups in Orange County where                  music, but really you have to look in the
                                             I’m from, and that naturally progressed.             right places, and it’s not always what’s ob-                                                                              PHOTO COURTESY
                                             I was 9 or 10 when I started doing lessons           viously in front of you.”                                                                                                    OF THE ARTIST

                                             and I think that would technically be when              To that end, her new single with
                                             I started doing it professionally. Maybe             Slayyyter, “Read My Mind,” has a definite
                                             unknowingly, because ‘Friday” happened               punk lean. There’s some glass in the ba-
                                             somewhat soon after that and I guess that            nana pudding.
                                             started my ‘professional’ career.                       “It wasn’t really our intention when we
                                                Black was born in Irvine and raised in            created the song actually,” Black says. “If         “I think my relationship with that         time I strayed from really following my
                                             Anaheim and, while the two counties sit              you listen to the first demo of the song, it      might be different than other artists and    instincts, that was always where I took
                                             side by side, she didn’t come to L.A. until          was actually a lot more sweet and hyper-          maybe everybody’s is different,” she says.   missteps.”
                                             she was 11 or 12.                                    pop than what it turned out to be. But I          “But for me, the biggest challenge was         Next year will see Black working on
                                                “Orange County is and has been quite              really enjoyed working with Slayyyter be-         overcoming what people had already           her full-length album, and then she has
                                             different ideologically as well, and coming          cause she had found her way with those            made up their minds to be about what         a date at the Troubadour on Jan. 21 (CO-
                                             to L.A., I felt much more aligned with how           kinds of scenes and references, with her          I was. Working backwards in that sense       VID permitting).
                                             I felt about the world,” she says. “I met a          latest music as well. I really love the grit-     to not only figure out as I grew up from       “That’s the final show of the tour, so I’ll
                                             lot of people that I felt were more aligned          tiness of the song while also being a very        when I first made my debut, I had to fig-    be pulling out every stop and then some,”
                                             with what I believed. So there’s a lot of dif-       polished, clean, beautiful pop song. I find       ure out what I had to say and what that      she says. “Hopefully having a few special
                                             ferences. California from top to bottom is           that exciting.”                                   would mean to other people, and doing        guests come on.”
                                             completely different every couple of hours              So all signs point toward a successful         that while you’re a teenager and also          See you there.
                                             that you drive.”                                     2022 for Black. She certainly has an on-          while people really feel like they have a      Rebecca Black’s “Read My Mind” single
                                                The performer says that her sound is              line community that will have her back.           definition of who you are already - it’s     with Slayyyter is out now. She performs
                                             always developing, as she seeks to create            Aspiring artists might wonder how you             definitely difficult. I always just came     on Jan. 21 with Alice Longyu Gao at the
                                             something that she hasn’t heard before. No           build that.                                       back to trying to be honest and any          Troubadour.
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                                                Chandler, AZ 85226.                 Santa Monica, CA 90405 or                                          On 12/03/2021 - In the
                                                                                                                     dsgn & dvlpmt to execution
                                                                                    email to HR@ccrenew.com                                            matter of Petitioner MARIELA
                                                Editor, International Prod-                                          for application in different
                                                                                    and reference Job ME011.                                           TRUJILLO. It is hereby
                                                ucts Team (Age of Learning,                                          media sources & platforms
                                                                                                                                                       ordered that all persons
                                                Inc.; Glendale, CA): Respon-                                         from print sources to social
                                                                                    Senior Project Engineer                                            interested in the
                                                sible for editing, planning,                                         media platforms & web
                                                                                    (LA, CA) Manage job costs,                                         above-entitled matter of
                                                and coordinating bilingual                                           content. Bach’s deg in public
                                                                                    maintain budgets, assess                                           change of name appear
                                                (English and Chinese) techni-                                        relations, media, or a closely
                                                                                    project profitability for co.                                      before the above-entitled
                                                cal product documentation.                                           related major; 6 months’
                                                                                    specializing in commercial                                         court as follows to show
                                                Must be fluent in Chinese.                                           work exp in planning &
                                                                                    construction. Reqs Bach’s                                          cause why the petition for
                                                Send resume to: Age of                                               coordinating a co’s mktg &
                                                                                    deg in Civil Engg or related                                       change of name should not
                                                Learning, Inc.101 N. Brand                                           public relations campaigns;
                                                                                    w/ PE license, 2 yrs’ exp in                                       be granted. Court Date:
                                                Blvd., Ste 870, Glendale, CA,                                        Proficient in Microsoft Office
                                                                                    the job or as a Structural or                                      01/28/2022, time: 8:30 a.m.,
                                                91203.                                                               (Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
                                                                                    Project Engineer, Project                                          Dept 27. Located at Long
                                                                                                                     College coursework in global
                                                                                    Manager or related to incl                                         Beach Courthouse 275
                                                Software Engineer (Job Site:                                         communication. Please send
                                                                                    a skillset in commercial                                           Magnolia Ave., 1st Floor
                                                L.A., CA), Master & S, Inc. B.S.                                     resume to skye@xline360.

              Where
                                                                                    construction mgmt &                                                Long Beach, CA 90802. And a
                                                req’d. Send resume to 1555                                           com, or Xchange Logistics
                                                                                    operations, estimating, &                                          petition for change of name
                                                Venice Blvd. L.A., CA 90006.                                         Corporation c/o Skye Xu,
                                                                                    Sketchup 3D s/ware. Mail                                           having been duly filed with
                                                                                                                     901 Monterey Pass Rd.,
                                                Research Associate (Cedars-         resumes HR, Hoffman                                                the clerk of this Court, and it
                                                                                                                     Monterey Park, CA 91754.

          ALL GUYS
                                                Sinai Medical Center; Los An-       Management & Construction                                          appearing from said petition
                                                geles, CA): Maintain an active      Corp., 984 McGarry St., #101,    Software Engr (Dynasty)           that said petitioner(s)
                                                lab research program. Send          LA, CA 90021.                    sought by AppFolio, Inc. in       desire(s) to have his name
                                                resumes to: Sonya Gold,                                              Venice, CA. Telecom prmtd         changed from: CAMILA ROSE
                                                                                    Investment Banking Officer

       come together
                                                Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,                                         during office clsrs/othr          CARDENAS TRUJILLO to
                                                                                    sought by MUFG Union Bank,                                         CAMILA ROSE CARDENAS
                                                6500 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Flr.,                                       rstrctd stff prsnc as dtrmnd
                                                                                    N.A. in Los Angeles, CA. Head                                      TRUJILLO. Now therefore, it
                                                Los Angeles, CA, 90048.                                              by emplyr. Apply at jobpos-
                                                                                    the analysis for the origina-                                      is hereby ordered that all
                                                                                                                     tingtoday.com #37261.
                                                BigCommerce, Inc. is seeking        tion of tax-advantaged                                             persons interested in the
                                                                                    transactions, incl partnership   Sr. Segment Producer              said matter of change of
Visit www.squirt.org today to join the action   VP of Platform Engineering
                                                in Woodland Hills, CA to            transactions, leveraged          sought by Mythical                name appear as indicated
                                                manage the entire Platform          leases, leases & other similar   Entertainment, LLC in             herein above then and there
                                                Engineering team, assign &          transactions from origina-       Burbank, CA. Resp for taking      to show cause why the
                                                review work of platform lead        tion to funding. Req. Bach’s     production lead on Good           petition for change of name
12                                                                         CLASSIFIEDS
                                             should not be granted. It is      COCHRAN AVE. LOS ANGELES,
| Januar y 14 - 20, 2022 | L A W E E K L Y
                                             further ordered that a copy       CA 90019. This business is
                                             of this order be published in     conducted by an LLC. The
                                             the LA Weekly, a newspaper        date registrant started to
                                             of general circulation for the
                                             County of Los Angeles, once
                                                                               transact business under the
                                                                               fictitious business name or
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Injured at work?
                                             a week for four (4)
                                             successive weeks prior to
                                                                               names listed above: N/A.
                                                                               NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Workers Comp Law Firm
                                             the date set for hearing of
                                             said petition. Set to publish
                                                                               WITH SUBDIVISION (A) OF
                                                                               SECTION 17920. A FICTITIOUS                                                                                                              READY TO HELP!
                                             12/31/21 + 01/07 + 01/14 +        NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES
                                             01/21/22. Dated: 12/28/21.        FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE                                                                                                              For a FREE consultation, please call
                                                                               I WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE
                                             ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE               OF THE COUNTY CLERK,                                                                                                                310-664-9000 x 101 or text 310-849-5679
                                             FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case
                                             No. 21STCP04023 Superior
                                                                               EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN
                                                                               SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Website : www.workinjuryhelp.com
                                             Court of California County        17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40
                                             of Los Angeles located            DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN                                                                                                                    Warning:
                                             at: Central District Central
                                             Courthouse 111 North Hill
                                                                               THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE
                                                                               STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
                                                                                                                                                                                      Making a false or fraudulent claim is a felony subject up to 5 years in prison or
                                             Street, Department 74, Los        SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN                                           7 days 9am-9pm                            a fine up to $50,000 or double the value of the fraud whichever
                                             Angeles, CA 90012. Filed On       A CHANGE IN RESIDENCE
                                                                                                                                                                                                        is greater, or by both imprisonment or fine.
                                             12/092021 - In the matter
                                             of Petitioner DMITRI LOGI-
                                                                               ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED
                                                                               OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS
                                                                                                                   4214 BEVERLY BLVD. #203
                                             NOWSKI. It is hereby ordered
                                             that all persons interested
                                                                               BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
                                                                                                                   213.915.0382

                                                                                                                                                                                     SECURITY GUARDS NEEDED
                                                                               MUST BE FILED BEFORE
                                             in the above-entitled matter
                                             of change of name appear
                                                                               THE EXPIRATION. EFFECTIVE
                                                                               JANUARY 1, 2014. THE
                                                                                                                   213.436.8804
                                             before the above-entitled         FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
     W W W. L A W E E K L Y. C O M

                                             court as follows to show          STATEMENT MUST BE ACCOM-         And a petition for change         cannot be served upon you
                                             cause why the petition for        PANIED BY THE AFFIDAVIT OF       of name having been duly          because your whereabouts
                                             change of name should
                                             not be granted. Court Date:
                                                                               IDENTITY FORM. THE FILING        filed with the clerk of this      are unknown. You are here-          Rio Gentlemen's Club - 13124 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90061 $18 to
                                                                               OF THIS STATEMENT does not       Court, and it appearing           by ORDERED to appear in
                                             01/24/2022, time: 10:00           of itself authorize the use      from said petition that said      the Juvenile Court of Wilson       $20 an hour. Outside security needed for patdowns, ID checks and monitoring
                                             a.m., Located at Central          in this state of a fictitious    petitioner(s) desire(s) to have   County, Tennessee located
                                             Courthouse 111 North Hill         business name in violation of    his name changed from:            at 115 E. High Street, Suite       parking lot of the club. Please contact Dave Carlson at Rmckinney@jjmfirm.com
                                             Street, Department 74, Los        the rights of another under      ALEKS COUP to ALEKSANDER          102, Lebanon, TN 37087
                                             Angeles, CA 90012. And a          federal, state, or common        MELTSER. Now therefore,           on April 1, 2022 at 9:00 am
                                             petition for change of name       law (see Section 14411 et        it is hereby ordered that all     to personally answer the

                                                                                                                                                                                         Goldendoodles Standard. Red Standard Poodles.
                                             having been duly filed with       seq., Business and Profes-       persons interested in the         Petition for Termination
                                             the clerk of this Court, and      sions Code.) Publish 11/26,      said matter of change of          of Parental Rights. The
                                             it appearing from said peti-      12/03, 12/10, 12/17/21. LA       name appear as indicated          trial shall be held before the

                                                                                                                                                                                      First Vaccines and deworming. Excellent therapeutic
                                             tion that said petitioner(s)      Weekly                           herein above then and there       Honorable C. Barry Tatum,
                                             desire(s) to have his name                                         to show cause why the             Judge for the Wilson County
                                             changed from: DMITRI              ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR          petition for change of name       Juvenile Court. Failing to ap-

                                                                                                                                                                                      family dogs. please text or call Lisa 424-227-2646.
                                             LOGINOWSKI to DIMITRI             CHANGE OF NAME Case No.          should not be granted. It is      pear for the hearing on this
                                             LOGINOWSKI. Now therefore,        21STCP04166 Superior Court       further ordered that a copy       date and time, without good
                                             it is hereby ordered that all     of California County of Los      of this order be published in     cause, pursuant to Rule 39(c)
                                             persons interested in the
                                             said matter of change of
                                             name appear as indicated
                                             herein above then and there
                                                                               Angeles located at: Central
                                                                               District Central Courthouse
                                                                               111 North Hill Street, Depart-
                                                                               ment 26, Los Angeles, CA
                                                                                                                the LA Weekly, a newspaper
                                                                                                                of general circulation for the
                                                                                                                County of Los Angeles, once
                                                                                                                                                  (3) of the Tenn. R. Juv. P. will
                                                                                                                                                  result in the loss of your
                                                                                                                                                  right to contest the petition.
                                                                                                                                                                                                Instragram @redpoodlesndoodles
                                                                                                                a week for four (4) succes-       You may view and obtain a
                                             to show cause why the             90012. Filed On 12/21/2021       sive weeks prior to the date      copy of the Petition and any
                                             petition for change of name       - In the matter of Petitioner    set for hearing of said peti-     other subsequently filed le-

                                                                                                                                                                                      Thank you Saint Jude, Saint of the Impossible, EC
                                             should not be granted. It is      ALEKS COUP. It is hereby or-     tion. Set to publish 01/14,       gal documents at the Wilson
                                             further ordered that a copy       dered that all persons inter-    01/21, 01/28, 02/04/22.           County Juvenile Court Clerk’s
                                             of this order be published in     ested in the above-entitled      Dated: 01/05/22.                  Office located at 115 E. High
                                             the LA Weekly, a newspaper        matter of change of name                                           Street, Suite 102, Lebanon,
                                             of general circulation for        appear before the above-         NOTICE TO: Respondent,            TN 37087. Entered the 6th
                                             the County of Los Angeles,        entitled court as follows to     MARCUS MURILLO, the State         day of December, 2021 David
                                             once a week for four (4)          show cause why the petition      of Tennessee, Department

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                                                                                                                                                  Kennedy, Magistrate Pre-
                                             successive weeks prior to         for change of name should        of Children’s Services, has

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 r Pa
                                                                                                                                                  pared by State of Tennessee
                                             the date set for hearing of       not be granted. Court Date:      filed a PETITION TO TERMI-

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                                                                                                                                                  Department of Children’s
                                             said petition. Set to publish     02/14/2022, time: 9:30           NATE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND          Services Jonathan Cochran,

                                                                                                                                                                                                             $$To
                                             12/24 + 12/31/21 + 01/07 +        a.m., Located at Central         FOR FULL GUARDIANSHIP in          BPR#033153 Assistant
                                             01/14/22. Dated: 12/20/21.        Courthouse 111 North Hill        regards to the minor child,       General Counsel Department
                                                                               Street, Department 26, room      A.M., born on 02/20/2006,         Children’s Services 217
                                             FICTITIOUS BUSINESS STATE-        316, Los Angeles, CA 90012.      that ordinary process of law      E. High Street, Suite 108
                                             MENT 2021047103 The
                                                                                                                                                  Lebanon, TN 37087
                                             following person(s) are doing
                                             business as 1. WRAPPED
                                             WITH MOLOVE 2. MOLOVE 3.
                                             LA APPAREL SERVICES Street                                                                                REAL ESTATE
                                             address: 850 S. BROADWAY
                                             ST SUITE 606 LOS ANGELES                                                                             ROOM FOR RENT 2116
                                             CA 90014. MAILING ADDRESS:                                                                           Portland Street. Bedroom
                                             1802 SOUTH COCHRAN AVE
                                             LOS ANGELES CA 90019. Ar-
                                                                                                                                                  with private bathroom.                                                                 WANTED HOTWHEELS
                                                                                                                                                  Rent is $1,100/month,
                                             ticles of Incorporation or Or-
                                             ganization Number: AI #ON
                                                                                                                                                  Wifi, A/C and all utilities
                                                                                                                                                  included. Close to USC and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1968-1985
                                             201600510094 REGISTERED
                                             OWNER(S): 1. MK APPAREL
                                                                                                                                                  downtown. (213) 215-1350                                                          COLLECTOR WILL PAY TOP DOLLAR
                                             INDUSTRIES LLC 1802 SOUTH
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (562) 708-9069
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