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Tar

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Writings on Los Angeles and beyond. Subscribe for free. 🔗 https://tar.land

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15 Aug

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We're pumping out backstage interviews with musicians from Riot Fest

youtube.comBackstageUnfiltered artist interviews. And that includes questions about dinosaurs.

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We tried to track down the century-old hobo graffiti near the LA River. We failed, because it's no longer there.

tar.landHobo Graffiti GoneThe century-old markings have been buffed

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Dating back to 1914, the graffiti was discovered by anthropologist Susan A. Phillips in the year 2000. Now it's gone forever.

tar.landHobo Graffiti GoneThe century-old markings have been buffed

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"I’ve always believed it’s important to fight against fascism, racism, sexism, misogyny and homophobia," says Shawn Stern of @punkrockbowling.bsky.social

tar.landFight To Unite: “Punk Rock Is Protest Music”Few people have influenced punk rock in more ways than Shawn Stern

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We're giving away a couple tickets to the Fight To Unite festival this weekend at the Belasco. Hop on over to our Instagram for a chance to win. www.instagram.com/p/DeNgWw7H_wT/

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Bayside has no plans of slowing down

tar.landBayside’s Anthony Raneri Wants You to Listen to the Old StuffThe New York punk band has been one of the most consistent acts of the last quarter-century

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Superbad was the last great teen comedy before smartphones changed everything

youtube.comSuperbad Flip PhonesYouTube video by Tar Studios

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“Tell your boyfriend, if he says he’s got beef…”

tar.land3OH!3: Sex and Botox Keep the Relationship GoingNathaniel Motte and Sean Foreman have been playing their electropop bangers for two decades now

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It’s been too hot for my long walks down Los Angeles streets, so I hung out at the mall instead

tar.land11 Hours at the MallNo third spaces anymore?

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Juggalo Riot

tiktok.comGetting down with the clown at Riot Fest Photos by Craig Cummins for Tar.Land #juggalo #juggalofamily #insaneclownposseicp TikTok video by Tar

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Social Distortion's Mike Ness is a punk rock silver fox

youtube.comPunk Rock Silver FoxYouTube video by Tar Studios

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Let there be mud.

tar.landRiot Fest 2026: Saturday and Sunday in PhotosOn the second and third day, Riot Fest did not rest

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Los Angeles deserves a Riot Fest

tar.landLA Needs a Massive Punk FestivalWhere's the big LA punk festival?

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22 Sept

Before the mud, there was rock

tar.landRiot Fest 2026 in PhotosThe first day brought Iggy Pop, Bratmobile, Teen Mortgage, Bayside, Slick Rick, Gwar and Rise Against to Douglass Park

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21 Sept

Pity the car floor mats

tiktok.comRain at Riot Fest is just part of the funTikTok video by Tar

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19 Sept

Will AI destroy humanity before GWAR gets the chance?

youtube.comGWAR Hates AIYouTube video by Tar Studios

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15 Sept

Some people see the LA River and think of Grease or Terminator 2. Others are reminded of Jackass.

tar.landThe Jackass Guide to LANothing shows the streets of Los Angeles as they really are quite like Jackass

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8 Sept

Do you have memories of Taix in Echo Park? An art show at Gallery Luisotti features work from six contemporary artists, all focused on the end of the restaurant’s 99-year history.

tar.landBig TaixSometimes grief will surprise you

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3 Sept

This week is your last chance to check out the Laura Aguilar show at the Huntington

tar.landLaura Aguilar Is Out ThereThere is a landscape. It is the desert. Not the sandy desert. Rocks. I see cracks and shapes. I see boulders. One of them is not a boulder. It is a human. A nude human. A nude human with a crack.…

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Josh Lappen

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1 Sept

Relatedly: Your regular reminder that Waymo - unlike human drivers! - does not pay a fine in CA when it commits a moving violation!

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social

This is due to Waymo's business choices, not technical challenges. Waymo could tell its cars not to park illegally (or block bike lanes), but that might annoy riders. Want Waymo to follow the law? Either use automatic cameras w/steep fines or make future permits contingent on better behavior.