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Two of The Sunset Strip’s sexiest and most ferocious female rockers—Jodie Schell (photo 2), frontwoman for The Shakers, and Candice Levinson (photo 3), guitarist for Warner Drive — have been playing (and singing) circles around many of their male musician contemporaries as their respective bands take the regional rock circuit by storm, selling out shows wherever their spike-heeled stilettos step foot.
Gearing up for two very hyped, headlining shows at the world famous Viper Room, these stage sirens recently took a break from grueling rehearsal schedules to do a little window shopping at The Sunset Strip’s home furnishings flagship, Diva Rocker Glam, and interview each other, swapping stories and comparing notes on what it means to “play like a girl.”

Last week some of The Sunset Strip’s most innovative up-and-coming talents explored the newly opened Pink Taco to sample their delectable Mexican fare and thirst quenching blended libations.  The bands: I Will Never Be The Same (photo 2), Battle Tapes (photo 3), and ROMS (photo 4), are all part of a newly rebirthed electro/industrial/dark wave scene that seems to be thriving amidst the recent mainstream success of bands like M83, and the always evolving and ever relevant Trent Reznor (NIN).

The always busy Sunset Strip was filled with even more excitement on Friday as chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning rockers Linkin Park returned to their L.A. roots and took over the House of Blues for an exclusive fan club performance. 

The show sold out as soon as it was announced, attracting a packed house of fans who were treated to an amazing set — and encore — by the band. The lucky attendees also helped support a good cause, as a portion of ticket sales and proceeds from a silent auction benefitted Power The World, a nonprofit that aims to provide 1 million families in Uganda with access to sustainable energy.

Best known for his role as “Kevin Myers” in American Pie and the just released American Reunion, the band that bears Thomas Ian Nicholas’ name, is not just another one of those actor vanity projects.  With a following built off the sweat and toil of hundreds of live shows, and three full length records, the Thomas Nicholas Band (TNB) is “the real deal!”  

Before heading to tonight’s show at The Viper Room, catch up with this true blue actor/rock n’ roller as he candidly discusses his new flick, getting tossed out of bars, and why his band doesn’t suck.

So you got a lot going on right now with the band, the movie (American Reunion) and everything else; you’re just all over the place?

This month marked the 18th anniversary of the passing of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. A sudden and unexpected tragedy that has come to signify the end of the “alternative rock” movement’s golden era. 

The event carried additional weight for guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole, solo artist), Cobain’s close friend, confidant, musical collaborator, and sometimes trusted “watch-over.” Erlandson is finally confronting and coming to terms with the event that changed his life and the music world forever with a collection of 52 prose poems titled Letters to Kurt. TheSunsetStrip.com recently spoke with Erlandson to discuss his poetic collection, Buddhism, book tours, Hole and his favorite Sunset Strip memories.   
 

Tonight, UK buzz band fiN (spelled with a capital “N”) takes the stage at the Viper Room for night one of a two-night West Coast showcase on The Sunset Strip. Backed by multi-platinum powerhouse Muse, the indie-pop quartet are poised to take the States, and the rest of the stagnant rock world, by storm, releasing one 7” single at a time. 

Midway through their stateside journey to The Sunset Strip, fiN frontman Luke Joyce sent word from SXSW of the band’s musical conquests, reminisced about “drunken jams” and explained why “life is wasted on the living.”
 

This Sunday, March 18, the City of West Hollywood will welcome runners competing in the Los Angeles Marathon "Stadium to the Sea" course, which begins at Dodgers Stadium and concludes in Santa Monica. An estimated 30,000 runners will be taking it to the streets on the 26.2-mile course that provides a tour of the area’s top iconic landmarks, including The Sunset Strip as runners will pass legendary venues the House of Blues, Viper Room and Whisky A Go-Go.
Runners will enter The Sunset Strip on Sunset Boulevard and Havenhurst Drive, on the city’s east side, and will then head west on Sunset Boulevard before turning left onto San Vicente Boulevard and right onto Santa Monica Boulevard, past the Troubadour, before exiting West Hollywood at Doheny Drive, where they will enter Beverly Hills.

How are you spending your "bonus" day?