Modern Cowboys Maintain Traditional Western Culture Through Rodeo Sports

Meet the modern cowboy: a showman, businessman and family man.

RT Booklovers Convention Takes Over L.A.'s Westin Bonaventure

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

Literary conference attracts lovers of all fiction genres.

Liam Neeson And January Jones Disappoint In "Unknown"

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

This plot is already "Known."

The Thermals Sway The Crowd At The El Rey Theatre

Comments (1) | concert, Hutch Harris, Indie rock, Kathy Foster, live music, Music, punk rock, The Thermals, Weezer, Westin Glass

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

SLIDESHOW: The Thermals deliver what Weezer used to: alt-rock with an intimate feel.

Westin Glass Of The Thermals Talks Fall Tour Before El Rey Show

Comments (0) | concert, El Rey Theatre, indie music, live music, Music, punk rock, The Thermals, Westin Glass

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

Q&A: NT interviews drummer and newest member of the band.

Voters Reflect On Their Ballots Outside The Jefferson Firehouse Polling Place

Comments (0) | 2010 midterm elections, California, election day, jerry brown, Meg Whiman, politics, prop 19, prop 23, prop 26, USC, vote, voting

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy interviews voters fresh out of the polling place on propositions and predictions.

Echo Curio Founders Discuss The Gallery's Unknown Future

Comments (0) | Art and Design, art gallery, bobb bruno, cafe entertainment, Echo Curio, Echo Park, Grant Capes, Justin McInteer, lapd, liquor license, live entertainment police permit, Music

Holly Butcher
Senior Arts Editor

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Grant Capes and Justin McInteer talk police permits.

Fame Catches Up With The Black Keys At The Palladium

Comments (1) | Akron, blue collar, Blues, Brothers, Concert reviews, Dan Auerbach, Danger Mouse, Delta Blues, Palladium Hollywood, Patrick Carney, sell out, The Black Keys, Thickfreakness, Tighten Up, Weezer

Holly Butcher, Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Arts Editor and Executive Editor

There used to be a lot more flannel shirts and fewer disco balls at their live shows.

Screaming Females: From Grandma's Basement To FYF Fest

Comments (0) | Echo Curio, FYF Fest, indie band, Jarrett Dougherty, King Mike, Marissa Paternoster, Music, New Jersey, Screaming Females

Holly Butcher, Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Arts Editor and Executive Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy interviews the threesome from New Jersey about touring in Los Angeles.

The Rapture's Gabriel Andruzzi Puts FYF In Perspective

Comments (0) | dance punk, FYF Fest, Gabriel Andruzzi, Get Myself Into It, indie music, Music, NYC, redwood stage, The Rapture

Holly Butcher, Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Arts Editor and Executive Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy hit up the keyboardist backstage.

Sleep Wakes From Long Hiatus For Epic Metal Set At FYF

Comments (0) | doom metail, Fuck Yeah Festival, FYF, FYF Fest, High on Fire, metal, Music, Om, photos, Sleep, stoner metal, Video

Kevin Douglas Grant, Holly Butcher
Executive Editor and Senior Arts Editor

VIDEO: Doom metal band from the 90s rocks Chinatown.

Hanging With Local Natives At The FYF Fest

Comments (1) | FYF Fest, indie band, Local Natives, Los Angeles State Historic Park, Music, Ryan Hahn, Silver Lake

Holly Butcher, Kevin Douglas Grant
Senior Arts Editor, Executive Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy spoke with guitarist Ryan Hahn about playing the FYF Fest and coming home to Silver Lake after a long tour.

HBO And Showtime Are Bringing Them Back: Our Favorite (Anti-)Heroes

Comments (4) | Boardwalk Empire, Bored To Death, Dexter, Film and TV, HBO, Jonathan Ames, Martin Scorsese, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael C. Hall, Showtime, Steve Buscemi, Weeds

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

A sneak peak at four exciting shows premiering on cable in the upcoming weeks and months.

Red carpet at "The Dry Land" premiere

Comments (0) | America Ferrera, Film, Film and TV, Jason Ritter, red carpet, Ryan O'Nan, Ryan Piers Williams, Wilmer Valderrama

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Entertainment Editor, Senior Music Editor

America Ferrera steps out of Ugly Betty and into her fiance's new film, and NT got the red carpet scoop.

Spotlight On British Publishing Company Dare Comics

Comments (0) | Adam Hamdy, comic books, Comic-Con, Dare Comics, Pop Culture, Shane Abbess, Starmaker: Leviathan, The Hunter

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy interviews Adam Hamdy and Shane Abbess about making superhero comic books in the digital age.

The Best Of Comic-Con: The Costumes

Comments (0) | comic books, Comic-Con, costumes, Pop Culture, superheroes

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

SLIDESHOW / VIDEO: Neon Tommy explores the many faces and outfits of Comic-Con 2010.

Inside The Trenches Of Comic-Con

Comments (0) | Batman, Comic-Con, Darth Vader, Jack Sparrow, Joker, lines, Pop Culture, Super Mario, Superman, True Blood

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

A beginner's three-step guide to surviving the madness and confusion that is Comic-Con.

Two Minneapolis Artists Share Their Comic-Con Experience

Comments (0) | Art, Comic-Con, comics, Dan Olson, Kevin Cannon, Pop Culture, True Blood

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy talks to Kevin Cannon and Dan Olson about what it's like being at Comic-Con through the horrible, the successes and the costumes.

Spotlight On Comic-Con Artist Kevin Cannon

Comments (0) | artist, Comic-Con, Eisner Award, Far Arden, Kevin Cannon, Pop Culture, Top Shelf Productions

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy interviews a Minneapolis artist about his latest book "Far Arden."

Your Honeymoon? At Comic-Con

Comments (0) | Caroline Sultana, Comic Con, Glee, Harrison Ford, lines, Pop Culture, Smallville, Sons Of Anarchy

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy chats with a woman on her honeymoon at Comic-Con while waiting for the Glee, Sons of Anarchy and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia panels.

Geek Rock Band Kirby Krackle Loves Its Comics

Comments (0) | Comic-Con, Fantastic Four, Geek Rock, Jim Demonakos, Kirby Krackle, Music, Pop Culture

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: One fanboy turns his love of Fantastic Four into music.

Bob The Angry Flower Is One Of The Horror Stories At Comic-Con

Comments (0) | Art, Bob The Angry Flower, Comic Con, Pop Culture, Steve Notley

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Neon Tommy interviews the face behind the flower.

Comic-Con Artist Talks Art And Money

Comments (1) | Art, Comic-Con, D Castr, Pop Culture, Slum Circus, Taco Comics

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: A comic discusses his time working the booths in the main exhibition hall.

Red Carpet At The "Despicable Me" Premiere

Comments (0) | 3D, animation, Dana Gaier, Despicable Me, Film and TV, Julie Andrews, LA Film Fest, Modern Family, red carpet, Rico Rodriguez, Steve Carell

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Entertainment Editor and Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: NT speaks to Steve Carell, Julie Andrews and Dana Gaier about their roles.

Red Carpet At "The Last Exorcism" Premiere

Comments (0) | Ashley Bell, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Stamm, Eli Roth, Film and TV, LA Film Fest, Louis Herthum, red carpet, The Last Exorcism, Tony Bentley

Holly Butcher, Piya Sinha-Roy
Senior Music Editor and Entertainment Editor

The Cast of "The Last Exorcism" at the red carpet premiere (Photo by Holly Butcher)

VIDEO: NT interviews Eli Roth, Daniel Stamm and the cast of the latest demonic possession film that comes to theaters Aug. 27.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Welcome To The Rileys'

Comments (0) | Film and TV, Jake Scott, James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, LA Film Festival, Melissa Leo, Twilight

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Entertainment Editor and Senior Music Editor

Doug Riley (James Gandolfini) and Mallory (Kristen Stewart) connect in 'Welcome To The Rileys'

Calling all Twi-hards - see K-Stew as you've never seen her before in 'Welcome to The Rileys'.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'The Last Exorcism'

Comments (0) | Eli Roth, Film and TV, horror movies, LA Film Festival

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Entertainment Editor and Senior Music Editor

Ashley Bell as Nell Sweetzer in 'The Last Exorcism'.

Get ready folks - Exorcisms are back in style, and they're here to scare the demons and daylights out of you.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Animal Kingdom'

Comments (0) | Film and TV, LA Film Fest

Holly Butcher, Piya Sinha-Roy
Senior Editors

"Animal Kingdom" is a go-see Australian crime drama with a 17-year-old protagonist thrust into a family of hardened criminals.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Bitter Feast'

Comments (0) | @feature, @filmandtv, Film and TV, LA Film Fest

Holly Butcher, Piya Sinha-Roy
Senior Music Editor and Entertainment Editor

'Bitter Feast' is a funny-yet-gripping revenge thriller about the intertwining lives of a food blogger and a chef.

The Films of the LA Film Fest: 'Of Love and Other Demons'

Comments (1) | @feature, @filmandtv, Film and TV, LA Film Fest

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher
Arts Editors

A review of the latest adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Life With Murder'

Comments (0) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, LA Film Fest

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

A Neon Tommy critic says 'Life With Murder' breaks new ground.

The Films Of The LA Film Fest: 'Circo'

Comments (0) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, LA Film Fest

Holly Butcher, Piya Sinha-Roy
Senior Music Editor and Entertainment Editor

Two Neon Tommy critics say 'Circo' is a go-see.

Vampires, Shapeshifters And Werewolves! Oh My!

Comments (0) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Television Review

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Here's what we should expect this time around in Alan Ball's vampire saga 'True Blood.'

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What To Watch This Summer

Comments (5) | @filmandtv, Film and TV, Television Review

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Top 10 guide to what's new on TV this season and what's coming back.

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Sleigh Bells Are Ringing

Comments (0) | @musicreviews, Music, Music Reviews

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

This Brooklyn-based noise pop band will give you something to listen about.

The Black Keys Continue Their Reign As Best Retro Rockers

Comments (0) | @musicreviews, Music, Music Reviews

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Their latest record, "Brothers," promises their garage-y blues music blend mixed with even more layers and a surprising new sound.

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Girl-On-Girl Traction Wheels Into Long Beach

Comments (15) | @living, Lifestyle, Living

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

SLIDESHOW: Long Beach Roller Derby members hit the tracks in preparation for a second bout this derby season after their April 9 game sold out the Spruce Goose Dome.

Take A Deep Breath And Try Not To Think About It

Comments (0) | @health, @losangelesandregion, Health, Health

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

VIDEO: Los Angeles residents discuss how breathing dirty air affects their day-to-day lives and exercise routines.

Live Donor Transplant Saves Baby Girl

Comments (0) | @losangelesandregion, Los Angeles, Los Angeles and Region

Holly Butcher
Senior Music Editor

Due to a shortage of organs, doctors have begun to rely on live donors in liver transplants. It's a procedure that helped saved Jayleeonnah Valentine Bou-Silverio's life.

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Scene and Heard: Oscar Recap

Comments (0) | @filmandtv, Living, Oscars 2010

Piya Sinha-Roy, Holly Butcher, Jessika Walsten
Staff reporter, Senior Music Editor, Associate News Editor

PODCAST: After the red carpet has been rolled away, we take a look at the fashion, winners and upsets from the night.

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