Archive for June 27th, 2009

Sky Saxon, Lead Singer for the Seeds, Dies at 71

Sky Saxon, the mop-haired bass player and front man for the psychedelic protopunk band the Seeds, whose 1965 song “Pushin’ Too Hard” put a Los Angeles garage-band spin on the bad-boy rocker image personified by the Rolling Stones, died Thursday in Austin, Tex. He was thought to be 71. His death was announced by his […]

Lil’ Jon wins wine award

The Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition has awarded Little Jonathan’s Winery a silver medal for his 2006 Central Coast Chardonnay. Jon promised fans that his wine would be a good one, despite him not being an “expert” and it seems the the competition’s judges agree that it’s deserving of awards. “My full name […]