Scene: Los Angeles – The Smell, 2000s

By Marissa G. Muller, eMusic Contributor

In 2000, Jim Smith moved his community of artists, musicians and weirdo youths into the decrepit skeleton of a former Mexican grocery store in downtown Los Angeles. His post-punk sanctuary, the Smell, had been operating out of a NH storefront but the frontier-like vibe of downtown L.A. better accommodated the authenticity that Smith's scene strived to attain. Pushing against the preconceptions of La La Land perpetuated by shows like The Hills and Entourage -- which… more »