Archive for March, 2010

5 Eateries After a Late Night on the Town

Anthony Valadez, KCRW DJ

As a club DJ, my hours differ from most Angelinos.  My day starts at 9 pm and ends when the suns rises.  So a late night meal is a must unless I’m paranoid about ruining my amazing physique.  There are two elements of importance to a great late night snack. One is environment —  I love to people watch when eating or waiting for my food.  The sound and ambiance is also essential.  I love noise, music, and a very busy aesthetic.   The second is obviously the quality of the food.  Taste and texture are major factors for me.

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5 great live recordings you’ll never tire of

It’s a case of Sophie’s Choice for me selecting these five amazing live performances, but I want to share these live recordings for their power, their virtuosity, and all the human emotions from both artist and the lucky people who were there at these historic recordings. They all are treasures that allow us to partake, even though we weren’t there. And these are gems that I will never tire of. There are many, many others I can’t include in this short list, but these five are all outstanding.

5 Ways to Feel Normal When You Start Work at Midnight

By NPR Morning Edition host, Renee Montagne

Renee Montagne lives and works in Los Angeles even though most of her Morning Edition colleagues work in Washington DC. The show starts early anyway, but when it’s on East Coast time, it’s so early in the morning that it’s late night. Here’s how she tries to live a normal life even though she starts work at midnight.

I live in a 1920’s courtyard here in Santa Monica, with five cottages encircling a communal garden. Over the years, our cottages have been home to actors, directors, screenwriters, and cinematographers, who know well what it means to work long hours, overnight.
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5 Deja Vu Movie Sites

Marc Porter Zasada, KCRW Host.

John Marshall High School, 3939 Tracy Street, Los Angeles
The façade of this classic school showed up in the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Mask, Wonder Years, Rebel Without a Cause, Grease, The Fisher King, Naked Gun, Reservoir Dogs, Space Jam…well, you’re certain to get that funny feeling.

1300 Block of Carroll Avenue
This little street of lovingly-restored Victorian homes in Angelino Heights appears constantly onscreen. A short list: The Thorn Birds, Earthquake, Salem’s Lot, Nickelodeon, Of Mice and Men, Deuce Bigelow, and Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.”

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