Fire charred two L.A. music utopias. Will they ever recover?

Inside: L.‍A.‍ museums launch emergency fund; Drake sues Universal Music over "Not Like Us;" what to remember from "Severance" S1.‍  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   ADVERTISEMENT January 16, 2025 | View in browser Entertainment Fire charred two L.A. music utopias. Will they ever recover? In a cruel coincidence, the Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.'s music industry. Read More ADVERTISEMENT How Altadena became the L.A. dream for Gen X and millennial artists, writers, musicians For a particular creative community, Altadena represented one of the last great affordable places in L.A. to raise a family. The Eaton fire left those homes in ashes, and destroyed one vision of the L.A. dream. Read More L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires The Getty, LACMA, MOCA and Hammer museums have partnered with George Lucas' and Steven Spielberg's foundations and other groups to create the L.A. Arts Fire Relief Fund. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Hollywood production rose at the end of a brutal 2024. But wildfires add new uncertainty From October to December, Hollywood production was up 6.2% compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the nonprofit FilmLA. Read More 'Severance' Season 1 ended in a cliffhanger. What will happen in Season 2? Here's what you should remember from the first season of "Severance" and how certain moments and symbols could foreshadow what happens in Season 2. Read More Keep up with California Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most. Subscribe to the Los Angeles Times. Subscribe Now Review: Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner are stuck in a howler of a 'Wolf Man' Filmmaker Leigh Whannell directed 2020's intriguing "The Invisible Man," but his latest classic monster redux is a shaggy mess that should have been curbed. Read More Drake lawsuit accuses Universal Music Group of defamation for 'Not Like Us' The superstar rapper claims in a lawsuit that the record company he and Kendrick Lamar are both signed with have put his life and reputation at risk. Read More Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations: 'I don't accept there was any abuse' Neil Gaiman, the bestselling fantasy author, denied sexual abuse allegations made by eight women in an explosive New York magazine article. Read More ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading Entertainment Digest from the Los Angeles Times Sign up for more L.A. Times newsletters. Sign Up You received this email because you opted to receive email communications from L.A. Times. Unsubscribe | Manage marketing email preferences | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | CA Notice of Collection   Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. Place an ad or classified.   Copyright © 2025, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES latimes.com