Man reported missing in ocean off Manhattan Beach [Update]

A 25-year-old man who had been tossing a football with two friends in the ocean at 18th Street in Manhattan Beach Tuesday evening has been reported missing. Witness Karim D. (who asked that his last name not be used), said he believes the man was swept out to sea by the riptide.

Endless Session, Day 263: Shades of Green

Just as the tide is sure to rise and fall, the colors in the sea are always changing, rendering at least a slightly different hue on any given day. The grey of yesterday became the green of today, and while stoked new shredder Ario got a lesson from the surf guru and assistant Redondo Surf […]

Endless Session, Day 262: The Stoke is All the Same

Rainy days can be gloomy.  But in surfing, getting wet is inevitable, so as long as you don’t mind a bit of dirty water and the occasional drops in your eyes, the stoke is all the same. As I stepped across the muddy looking sand and reached the ocean around 7:45 a.m., not a soul […]

MUSIC PREVIEW: Working it with South Bay Country

by Ed Solt South Bay Country founder Michael Grady embodies country music’s blue collar persona. He’s worked six days a week for over 30 years managing Independent Repair & Tire Pros in Redondo Beach. More recently, he’s taken his work ethic and applied it to music. He’s made South Bay Country arguably the area’s hottest […]

L.A.-Based Producer to Host Clinic on Recording Invention: PEDALpUNK!

by Whitney Youngs Funneling water from a fire hose into a garden hose to put out a blaze doesn’t make much sense, and the same is true for running rich, low-fidelity sounds through a high-tech professional audio recording system. Producer and entrepreneur Scott Eric Olivier, who has worked with a wide range of artists, from Michael […]