The Nikhil Korula Band Rocks The Stage At The House Of Blues In Los Angeles

Nikhil Korula performing at The House of Blues. October 22, 2012 Rock, Reggae and Blues A standing room only crowd turned out last night for The Nikhil Korula Band at The House of Blues on the Sunset Strip. In another stellar performance, Korula and his band knocked it out of the park with a...

October 24th, 2012 | Entertainment, News2 | Read More

Ronnie Watson- Sketching His Way To Success

Cover and Inside Photo- Ronnie Watson. His specialty? Sketching the Female Form. Impressions of the female form and figure art have been mainstays of the art community, arguably, since the first drawings were created. Many artists, for example, Alberto Vargas, who illustrated nude portraits for Playboy...

October 22nd, 2012 | Style | Read More

Javelyn Jav Performs at the Unurban Cafe

Javelyn Jav, a sensational singer, songwriter and actress, will grace the stage at the Unurban Cafe in Santa Monica, 3301 Pico Blvd. on October 20th at 8PM. Guest starring on bass is The Scoop LA's Publisher Buddy Sampson along with rapper Tony B. Conscious. Cover- A mere $3! Buddy Sampson.

October 17th, 2012 | Entertainment | Read More

Smooth Summer Jazz Featuring Men of Soul

Cover Photo- Jeffrey Osborne. Inside Photo- Mindy Abair. By Paul A. Batson There are quite possibly one million ways to spend a beautiful, late summer Sunday evening in Los Angeles. If you chose to spend it with the Men of Soul, featured at the Smooth Summer Jazz Concert at Hollywood Bowl last Sunday,...

September 2nd, 2012 | Entertainment | Read More

Christie And Romney: Good For The Wealthy, Bad For The Middle Class? A Fact Check.

Cover photo- Mitt Romney. Inside Photo- Chris Christie. CHRISTIE’S TAX PLAN WOULD DO NOTHING FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS BUT GIVE HUGE TAX BREAKS TO THE WEALTHY New York Times’ Paul Krugman: “The Christie Tax-Cut Proposal Would Do Very Little For The Middle Class But Give Large Breaks To The Wealthy.”...

August 29th, 2012 | News | Read More

Commentary-August 28, 2012-The Scoop LA Endorses Barack Obama

Barack Obama is deserving of your support! We endorse Barack Obama for President! It has been said, many times that “if you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” The Scoop LA, I’m proud to say, has been added to President Barack Obama’s press...

August 29th, 2012 | Commentary | Read More

Diana Krall At The Hollywood Bowl

Diana Krall displayed her incredible piano chops at the Hollywood Bowl. A Display of Musical Virtuosity By Buddy Sampson Diana Krall, widely known as a sensational singer and songwriter, demonstrated her true calling at the Hollywood Bowl-outstanding musician. Although she sang beautifully,...

August 27th, 2012 | Entertainment | Read More

The Sunset Strip Music Festival- Musical and Visual Nirvana

Cover photo- Marilyn Manson by Silvia Paveri. Inside Photo-Marilyn Manson and Ray Manzarek of The Doors. Both photos by Silvia Paveri. Visit her website at www.silviapaveri.com. By Buddy Sampson The Saturday offering of The Sunset Strip Music Festival was a smorgasbord of visual, sensual and musical...

August 20th, 2012 | Entertainment | Read More

Reflections of The 25th Long Beach Jazz Festival

Cover Photo- Long Beach Festival Attendee Earl Hall. Inside photo-Keith Sweat. Both photos by Kim Webster. By Kim Webster “It makes me feel so wonderful, how it has grown over 25 years,” said Odom Williams who has attended the Long Beach Jazz Festival for 25 years with his wife Betty. Long Beach...

August 17th, 2012 | Columnists, Kim's Kronicles | Read More

Yohan Blake, brother of Los Angeles Publicist Charmaine Blake Earns Olympic Silver

Cover photo-Jamaicans sprinters Yohan Blake(L) and Usain Bolt celebrate their win in the Men's 100 Meter Final. Inside Photo- Yohan Blake, 2nd from right and Usain Bolt, 2nd from left head to the finish line. American sprinter Justin Gatlin finished in third place to take the bronze medal. Photos...

August 6th, 2012 | Sports | Read More