As if the first D.C.-based reggae group wasn't anomaly enough, there's more where Bad Brains came from. SOJA (Soldiers of Jah Army) follows in its predecessor's footsteps, marching to the same skank, with its roots in roots and its fingers in a little bit of everything. That is, these guys aren't limited to reggae, but it's from reggae that all their other stuff stems.

SOJA plays Pipeline at 9 tonight, and is joined by local dubsters Pacific Sounds Outernational and Ooklah the Moc. And this we know is true: Wherever Ooklah goes, a crowd is sure to follow. For 18 and older; tickets are $26 at the door.

— Kawehi Haug

STARS' SECRETS TO STAYING SLIM REVEALED

Want your diet tips served with a side of Us Weekly-style insider snark? Check out "The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets" by Kym Douglas and Cindy Pearlman (Plume), a follow-up to the 2006 best-seller "The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets," which goes "inside the fridges and out to the gyms" of stars like Catherine Zeta-Jones, Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Alba and L.L. Cool J. It's fun to read — especially the gossipy tidbits about celebs like the actress who told the press she went to rehab, but actually holed up at a fat camp to lose 20 pounds. Overall, though, it's a mix of somewhat questionable advice mixed with a lot of stuff you've heard before. (Eat breakfast! Keep a food diary! Exercise!) Sample secret: Before going out to dinner, eat a salad dressed with vinegar to kill hunger pangs (Heidi Klum, Cindy Crawford).

— McClatchy-Tribune News Service

FINAL WORD

"Exercise helps me beat stress: I go for a run and deplete myself physically, so that I'm too tired to be tense."

Brooke Shields | in Fitness