Photo by Andy Sternberg/LAist A posthumous tribute wall dedicated to singer/songwriter Elliot Smith sat defaced by graffiti for months on end -- LAist said enough, so did the fans and city council.SFist was surprised to learn that chronic presidential candidate Ralph Nader picked former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez as his running mate.Phillyist explored the possibilities of green cleaning.In the latest edition of Reel Toronto, a bi-weekly feature looking at films shot in Toronto......

iTunes have announced 10 days of gigs starting next Thursday as part of their iTunes Live series. All the gigs will be available to download from iTunes after the 10 day festival is over. Last year’s festival was a bit later in the year, but all the shows were a significant success - dare we say it, but this year's line up isn't anywhere near as impressive - yes, we have Billy Bragg, Alphabeat and......

Several big artists put on sale tours and one off shows earlier this week, so be sure to get booking for the following: Amy Winehouse plays Brixton Academy on Thursday and Friday 22nd and 23rd November, before playing Hammersmith Apollo on the Saturday 24th November. Tickets for all three nights are rapidly going fast at £22.50 a person. Reverend and the Makers play the Astoria on Wednesday 24th October. Tickets are £12.50 each. Super Furry......

The nominations for the Oscars (or the 79th annual Academy Awards if you're bing picky) have been announced: Best Picture: The Departed Babel Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland) Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond) Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) Peter O'Toole (Venus) Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) Best Actress: Helen Mirren (The Queen) Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) Penelope Cruz (Volver) Meryl......

Let's take a look back at a week that raised this Zen koan: if Kevin Federline got into a wrestling ring with a wrestler, who would you root for? Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the Austin Film Festival, depicted all the Big 12 football coaches as South Park characters, and interviewed Jose Gonzalez. Chicagoist talked about the passion as they bid adieu to Bell......

With just about every festival announced so far selling out in record time we're not even sure if there are any tickets left for July's Sommerset House Summer Series, but they're on sale from this morning with the line up as folows: 6th: Divine Comedy and Bell X1 7th: Jose Gonzalez 10th: Robert Plant and The Strange Sensation, and Orange Blossom 11th: Damian Marley 12th: Corinne Bailey Rae 13th: Elbow 14th and 15th: Erykah......

As you may already know, Londonist has a long and prestigious history as far as the game of poker is concerned... ...Ok, we won a media tournament once, but we still think that gives us the right to report on the forthcoming London Poker Open as if we know what we're talking about. "A lifestyle poker experience beyond your imagination," the London open costs $10,000 to take part (not that bad when you take......