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Jazz impressions with Chris Botti
There are many words that might describe jazz trumpeter Chris Botti's home high in the western Hollywood Hills. Minimalist. Contemporary. Cool. "Lived-in" would not be on the list. That's because Botti, single and 49, spends some 300 days a year on...
Tags: Concerts, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Classical Music (genre), Jazz (genre), PBS (tv network)
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'American Idol': 10 ideas for a reboot and a ratings revival
Pop & HissAmerican Idol's ratings are the lowest in its history, prompting some to wonder whether it's time for a series reboot. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers 10 ideas.... -
Influential guitar picker Doc Watson recovering after fall, surgery
Pop & HissLegendary flatpicking guitarist Doc Watson remains in critical but stable condition after a fall at his North Carolina home landed him in the hospital, where other issues were discovered.... -
Phillip Phillips steps onto 'American Idol' treadmill
Pop & HissWith Phillip Phillips winning 'American Idol,' he becomes the fifth "white guy with guitar" in a row to win. Whether his success is fleeting or sustained is to be determined. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts addresses the "Idol" machine, and its... -
Google's Bob Moog tribute a synthesized hit
Pop & HissGoogle users woke up to a fully-functioning model of a classic Moog synth in their browser window.... -
'American Idol' finals: Jessica Sanchez versus Phillip Phillips
Pop & HissThe "American Idol" final performances are tonight; singers Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez will square off to see who can win the crown. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers a few tips.... -
Robin Gibb: A Bee Gees voice filled with more than just disco
Pop & HissRobin Gibb, who died on Sunday, was a member of the Bee Gees, whose music blending funk and pop helped disco cross over into the mainstream. The soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" is a classic of the era.... -
Donna Summer dies at 63; diva of disco
In 1975, Donna Summer released a pop single unlike any before it. The singer, then an unknown in the U.S., was living in Germany and working with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and lyricist Pete Bellotte. Together they came up with a breathy,...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Obituaries, Donna Summer, Rihanna, Science and Technology
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Donna Summer: The sonic seduction lives on in today's beats
Pop & HissDonna Summer died Thursday at age 63. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts remembers the singer for her influence -- including her work on “I Feel Love,” which created a blueprint that remains central to dance music today.... -
Goldenvoice ready to roar in Orange County
INDIO, Calif. — In one corner stands a music promoter that made its mark in L.A.'s punk scene, throwing gritty events at warehouses and velodromes, giving voice to songs like "Beat Me Senseless" and "I Kill Children" before birthing an annual desert...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Social Distortion (music group), Computing and Information Technology Industry, Tupac Shakur, Entertainment Events
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Appreciation: Donna Summer: The sonic seduction lives on in today's beats
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIf you drop a needle on the original version of "Love to Love You Baby" just as you're beginning this appreciation of Donna Summer, the so-called Queen of Disco who died Thursday at age 63, you would probably be finished reading long before the song...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Jimmy Jam, Donna Summer, Science and Technology, Britney Spears
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Doug Dillard dies at 75; banjo player, member of the Dillards band
Bluegrass banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs answered a knock at the door of his Nashville home in 1953 to find an eager-looking banjo enthusiast on the porch asking Scruggs to put a set of his special tuner keys on the young man's instrument.
"He was so...Tags: Concerts, Radio Industry, Obituaries, Andy Griffith, The Andy Griffith Show (tv program)
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