The closest thing to surfing has always been the song, Wipe Out, by The Surfaris, which was formed in Glendale, CA. Millions of surfers and others around the world immediately recognize the song for both [...]
With the weather a bit less sunny than usual for the weekend, I thought the perfect song for today’s Sing-a-Long Saturday is It Never Rains (in Southern California). After doing a bit of research, though, [...]
A bit of a complicated musician, due to his background, performance based stagecraft, and studio mixing, nonetheless, when Beck, first hit the music scene, it was mainly due to word-of-mouth created from his unique live [...]
Apparently out of nowhere, in 1996, the band Sublime came out with a massive and ferocious hit song “What I Got.” Although the band was formed years earlier, their impact could not have been more [...]
How do you feel when you hear about a topic but don’t know anything about it? More importantly what do you do about it? Well, when I read the announcement for the upcoming Iannis Xenakis’ [...]
Written and recorded in two days, Free Fallin’ is ranked #177 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers longest charting track, Free Fallin’ [...]
Hollywood is world renowned as the “place where dreams are made,” but for many others, it’s simply called “home.” Like many other places, Hollywood, aka “Tinseltown” started its very humble beginnings as a farm community [...]
The legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, which was formed in 1968, consisted of singer Robert Plant, the band’s iconic singer and harmonica player; lead guitar legend and player, Jimmy Page; bass guitar, keyboards, and mandolin [...]
Beverly Hills is a legendary city known the world over. In 2005, Weezer put its own spin on the famous city with their hit song simply titled, Beverly Hills. Filmed on location at the Playboy [...]
In this morning’s Free Friday, I briefly touched upon Pasadena’s ARTWeekend, but with so many activities taking place there, I wanted to shine a larger light for this important stand alone article. The Pasadena ARTWeekend [...]
Los Angeles is old–to-a-point–and there’s no debate about that. But there does seem to be a bit of controversy as to which is the oldest bar in Los Angeles. Doling out that honor carries with [...]
On Saturday, October 2, between Eagle Rock Boulevard and Arcus Street, music will be the focus of the day, all day. The 12th Annual Eagle Rock Annual Music Festival sponsored by the Eagle Rock Center [...]
Today is Sing-a-Long Saturday, a brand new series on Travelin’ Local. Every Saturday, a new song either about California or a specific CA city, will be featured with a little background about the history of [...]
Yesterday, while talking to a friend of mine she blurted out “Is it September 23rd already?” (suddenly realizing that another summer has come and gone so quickly). Yes, and that’s how sometimes things move so [...]
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