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    Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too

    Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described the archetypal image of a conductor as "this inaccessible person with an accent and an ascot."
    Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...

    Tags: John Denver, Erroll Garner, Cat Stevens, Sting, Aerosmith (music group)

  2. Jan 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Portland Cello Project records complete 'Song Reader' by Beck

    As Times pop music critic Randall Roberts wrote <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-beck-song-reader-review-20130101,0,7812358.story" target="_blank">earlier this week</a>, much of the fun of Beck's new "Song Reader" project -- 20 songs released not as recordings, but as old-fashioned sheet music -- is beholding the variety of interpretations it's inspired.
    As Times pop music critic Randall Roberts wrote earlier this week, much of the fun of Beck's new "Song Reader" project -- 20 songs released not as recordings, but as old-fashioned sheet music -- is beholding the variety of interpretations it's inspired....

    Tags: Music, Kenny Chesney, Bruce Springsteen, NPR, Entertainment

  4. Dec 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Pop musicians' (final?) tweets for the apocalypse

    Here's how end-of-the-world projections, based on the Mayan calendar, are being greeted in some quarters of the pop music world on Twitter. Pop &amp; Hiss has decided to include two end-of-the-world tweets from Weird Al Yankovic because 1) he had the foresight to name his latest album "Alpocalypse" and 2) who can blame him for trying to squeeze in as many tweets as possible before the end times?
    Here's how end-of-the-world projections, based on the Mayan calendar, are being greeted in some quarters of the pop music world on Twitter. Pop & Hiss has decided to include two end-of-the-world tweets from Weird Al Yankovic because 1) he had the...

    Tags: Eric Idle, NASA, Dixie Chicks (music group), Brad Paisley, Weird Al Yankovic

  6. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Faces to Watch 2013: Haim, Earl Sweatshirt and more

    Potential breakouts in the pop music world for 2013? Times pop music staffers throw the spotlight on another member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future that gave us Frank Ocean this year, along with a trio of pop-rock singing siblings from the San Fernando Valley and a bubbling-under country singer whose profile got a strong boost in 2012 from pal Miranda Lambert.
    Potential breakouts in the pop music world for 2013? Times pop music staffers throw the spotlight on another member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future that gave us Frank Ocean this year, along with a trio of pop-rock singing siblings from the San...

    Tags: Music, Times Square, OFWGKTA (music group), Josh Groban, Entertainment

  8. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Rare artist interviews now streaming at Library of Congress site

    Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues?
    Want to hear Mick Jagger talk about the Beatles? Tony Bennett laud the genius of Louis Armstrong? B.B. King express his blues over the future of the blues? Audio interviews with those and dozens more of the biggest names in rock, pop, jazz, blues,...

    Tags: Politics, Libraries, Music, Library of Congress, Music Industry

  10. Nov 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Review: No Doubt's confident return at the Gibson Amphitheatre

    <span>In the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin&rsquo;, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s <a>British</a> groups the Specials, Madness, the English Beat and the Selecter when they stormed British charts after the first wave of punk.</span>
    Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic
    In the mid-1990s, a curious sound infiltrated mainstream pop music: ska, the swingin’, pre-reggae dance style born in 1960s Jamaica. It was an odd turn at the tail end of the grunge era, and mirrored the rise of the late '70s British groups the...

    Tags: Gwen Stefani, Ska (genre), Music, England, Justin Bieber

  12. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Madonna, Springsteen, Roger Waters were tops on tour in 2012

    Madonna was queen of the world in 2012, at least as far as touring pop music performers, delivering the highest-grossing concert tour of the year and raking in nearly $300 million at the box office worldwide, according to Pollstar, the concert-industry tracking magazine.
    Madonna was queen of the world in 2012, at least as far as touring pop music performers, delivering the highest-grossing concert tour of the year and raking in nearly $300 million at the box office worldwide, according to Pollstar, the concert-industry...

    Tags: The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Barbra Streisand, Tourism and Leisure, Music, Tim McGraw

  14. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Taylor Swift tops 2012 'Celebs Gone Good' list

    Taylor Swift tops a year-end ranking of celebrity philanthropists tallied by DoSomething.org, an organization that rallies teens to get involved in social change.
    Taylor Swift tops a year-end ranking of celebrity philanthropists tallied by DoSomething.org, an organization that rallies teens to get involved in social change. The 23-year-old pop-country singer and songwriter was cited on DoSomething’s “...

    Tags: Carrie Underwood, Music, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez

  16. Dec 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. Los Angeles bands swing into an old-school music revival

    A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would have sounded utterly at home within the hallowed confines of Preservation Hall in New Orleans' French Quarter.
    A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would...

    Tags: Adele (music artist), Music, Electronics, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Allen

  18. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Riffing on the highs and lows of the sonic landscape

    The quirky violist known as Ljova, an ingratiating fixture on the New York new music scene, has just released a recording called "Melting River." You can purchase and download it for as little as $2 on the artist-friendly website Bandcamp as either an inferior MP3 file or an HD-resolution FLAC file. Ljova says that there will be no physical release.
    The quirky violist known as Ljova, an ingratiating fixture on the New York new music scene, has just released a recording called "Melting River." You can purchase and download it for as little as $2 on the artist-friendly website Bandcamp as either an...

    Tags: Artists, Radio, Bob Dylan, Sound Recordings, Enrico Caruso

  20. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. 'Gangnam Style' by Psy gets opera style treatment

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    With more than 1 billion YouTube hits, "Gangnam Style" by the Korean singer Psy is the most popular music video of the year. It has been imitated, parodied and re-purposed by fans around the world. It has been remixed in many different musical styles,...

    Tags: Ai Weiwei, Music, James Conlon, Human Interest, Opera (genre)

  22. Dec 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  23. Balancing family and rock 'n' roll attitudes in Redd Kross

    The holidays are for spending time with family. That doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean they have to be your own.
    The holidays are for spending time with family. That doesn’t necessarily mean they have to be your own. After all, brothers Steven and Jeff McDonald of L.A. rock institutions Redd Kross, who will headline a New Year’s Eve concert tonight...

    Tags: Punk (genre), Jonas Brothers (music group), Music, Entertainment, Poetry

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