News Politics Arnold Schwarzenegger says leaders who deny climate change are “stupid” and “liars” by Matthew Leong According to Arnold Schwarzenegger, global leaders who say fighting climate change damages the economy are “stupid” and “liars”. The Terminator star once said, “I’ll be back” and here he is,…
News Firenado threatens to destroy weed farms in city called ‘Weed’ by Alex Stefanovic A firenado tearing through Northern California threatens to blaze up a small town called ‘Weed’, much to the fear of cannabis farmers. A lightning strike on June 24, has now…
Music PREMIERE: Gringo offer up a romantic slice of southern rock on their video for ‘Wildflower’ by Cassia Briscoe Wildflower is a two-step slow dance with your high school sweetheart and Gringo are the band: cool, collected, and far too talented to be playing at the local hall. Aptly…
News Weird World Another monolith appeared in California but some angry Christians already destroyed it by Happy Just over a week since the discovery of the original monolith, a third unexplained structure popped up in California. It was then promptly demolished. In the latest update to the…
Nature News Weird World Watch the horrifying moment two unsuspecting kayakers almost got swallowed by a Humpback whale by Phoebe Repeti Onlookers have captured the moment in which Californian kayakers had a surprise encounter with a humpback whale – one to rival Jaws. A couple of Californian kayakers recently had a…
Nature News World “We are living in a mega-fire era”: California wildfires displace nearly 200,000 people by Jayden Collins California in the midst of a “mega-fire era” as historic wildfires displace more than 200,000 people and leave seven dead. Firefighters in California have begun to turn the tide against…
News Who is Jake Paul? A quick rundown on the professional shit-stirrer by Ben Hansen You may have seen the name Jake Paul back in the news lately. His California mansion was just raided by the FBI, he’s been throwing parties in the middle of…
News Space NASA releases images of the Californian superbloom from space by Claudia Schmidt NASA have released some incredible images of the Californian superbloom. The orange poppy superbloom occurs each year in the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, and this year the bloom was…
News Amoeba Music’s iconic Sunset Boulevard store has closed for good by Mia Montesin All three of Amoeba Music’s stores are temporarily closed, but this week the Sunset Boulevard location closes up for good. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the stores hosted live shows, signings,…
Drugs News Cannabis sales in California have increased by 204 percent by Mia Montesin While we’re out here panic-buying toilet paper, Californians are getting their hands on all the cannabis they can. Probably not the best solution for anyone experiencing anxiety surrounding the virus outbreak,…
Music LISTEN: Best Coast – ‘Different Light’ by Claudia Schmidt Ahead of the release of their fourth album later this month, Best Coast have shared Different Light, and it’s Californian garage rock at its finest. Check it out below. …
Features Interviews Allah-Las chat their new album, private parties and the smell of old guitars by Luke Saunders Having just dropped their fourth album, Allah-Las have come to define the modern Californian rock sound more than a particularly sun-kissed photo from the 1960s. While their style might be…
Features A guide to Asylum Records in 5 essential albums by Luke Saunders In the psychedelic ’60s the Sunset Strip was soaked with LSD, counter culture rhetoric, and free loving ways. Iconoclasts of the movement will say it’s all a bunch of hogwash,…