ILLUSTRATION by JOE MCGARRY
This Jan. 15 will make it 30 years since Kelvin Anderson founded VIP Records (1014 E. Pacific Coast Hwy., Long Beach 90806. 562.591.2349; godspokerecords.com) at the intersection of MLK and PCH, and the little corner shopping center became the launching pad for the Long Beach sound of the 1990s. Music fans worldwide [...]

Snoop Dogg talks to Councilman Dee Andrews about giving back to Long Beach
He wasn’t there to bemoan the possible loss of our concretinous Main Library if it closes due to budget cuts, but rapper-actor-football coach Snoop Dogg spent more than two hours Friday in the library’s Admiral Room, considering ways to give back to Long [...]

Cal State Long Beach poet Gerald Locklin prepares to retire
There are certain people whom you can’t imagine Long Beach without. Kelvin Anderson of VIP Records is one; how would I have gotten through high school without my Eric B. & Rakim fix? Cal Worthington, the car dealer, is another; many of us grew up on [...]