Talk:The Smell

Survived deletion but...
This is one of those articles that is notable enough to be kept but will almost certainly never be rewritten to meet the encyclopedia's standards. It's a shame that they get caught in the middle. --Impaciente 03:42, 10 September 2006 (UTC)

Articles for Deletion debate
This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. -Doc ask?  11:16, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

History
It would be great if someone who has any historical info (esp. someone who knows Jim/volunteers there) could add to this - think that would also help shift the tone. hotdiggitydogs 23:46, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Picture
This article needs a better picture, rather than have one of a band hanging out outside the venue, why not have one of the venue itself, or better yet, the stage. RiseRobotRise 20:28, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Local Bands
I removed the list of local bands who regularly play the Smell as it was becoming too much of a laundry list of bands who have some relation to LA and have played there. To improve the article quality I selected I few that I thought were pretty strong "Smell" bands but this may totally need some changing around. I think overall this will improve the article's quality - see the Che Cafe for a similar scenario which was occurring regarding notable bands who have played there. Like with the Che article, it may not be a bad idea to include a few more well-known bands who have played there. I also took out some venues in the 'See Also' list that did not have a very similar structure as the Smell and were also not located in Los Angeles. hotdiggitydogs 05:36, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

The Smell in popular culture
Would it be worthwhile to add a "in popular culture" category? I noticed that the recent animated film Monster House, the baby sitter was listening to had a ficticious punk band's "Live at the Smell" tape. 71.84.3.140 04:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

No, I don't think there's really enough to justify it. It could however go under a more general "trivia" section if there ever was one. The director of that film knows Jim Smith, the owner, which is probably where that reference comes from. hotdiggitydogs 01:25, 23 October 2007 (UTC)