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    Dec 5, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. 'Cadillac Records'

    Fans of musical dramas may experience some deja vu while watching "Cadillac Records"; the story is remarkably similar to one told in the middle of 2006's "Dreamgirls," in a montage sequence set to "Steppin' to the Bad Side."
    Fans of musical dramas may experience some deja vu while watching "Cadillac Records"; the story is remarkably similar to one told in the middle of 2006's "Dreamgirls," in a montage sequence set to "Steppin' to the Bad Side." There's the plucky upstart...

    Tags: Howlin' Wolf, Movies, Chess Playing, Willie Dixon, Music Industry

    2. Dec 31, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Selling 'Be Kind Rewind' with a slapdash of humor

    In Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Gondry's upcoming comedy "Be Kind Rewind," Jack Black and Mos Def play accidental auteurs -- a couple of knock-around film novices who end up making movie magic with a minimum of resources: tin foil and cardboard, a junkyard back lot and an ancient camcorder chief among them.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    In Oscar-winning writer-director Michel Gondry's upcoming comedy "Be Kind Rewind," Jack Black and Mos Def play accidental auteurs -- a couple of knock-around film novices who end up making movie magic with a minimum of resources: tin foil and cardboard, a...

    Tags: Weather, Michel Gondry, Movies, MySpace, Jack Black

    3. Mar 17, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. What's past is perfect for her brassy alto

    NEW YORK — Slender actresses nibbling on red meat are a tired trope of celebrity profiles, but an artist's gustatory cravings rarely reveal anything about her character. But what Amy Winehouse ordered before a recent sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom here did inadvertently make a point.
    Times Staff Writer
    NEW YORK — Slender actresses nibbling on red meat are a tired trope of celebrity profiles, but an artist's gustatory cravings rarely reveal anything about her character. But what Amy Winehouse ordered before a recent sold-out show at the Bowery...

    Tags: Recording Studios, England, Nas, Death, Music Industry

    4. Aug 11, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Rock the Bells' raucous roar

    You know a music festival is stacked to the gills with talent when Rakim, considered the father of modern hip-hop lyricism, is stuck playing the 2:30 p.m. slot in the scorching San Bernardino summer sun.
    Special to The Times
    You know a music festival is stacked to the gills with talent when Rakim, considered the father of modern hip-hop lyricism, is stuck playing the 2:30 p.m. slot in the scorching San Bernardino summer sun. But Rock the Bells isn't just any festival, having...

    Tags: Ghostface Killah, Redman, Crimes, Nas, Death

    5. Jan 11, 2013 |Story| SFL

  5. Femi!

    Nigerian saxophonist Femi Kuti plays live in his home country at least three times a week, sits in on studio sessions with some artists who request his collaboration, and is finishing a new album with his band, the Positive Force.
    Nigerian saxophonist Femi Kuti plays live in his home country at least three times a week, sits in on studio sessions with some artists who request his collaboration, and is finishing a new album with his band, the Positive Force. He's also a family...

    Tags: Amnesty International, Interior Policy, Google Play, Human Rights, Politics

    6. Oct 5, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  6. Miles Mosley headlines with the Glendale Pops Orchestra at the Alex Theatre

    Glendale Pops subscribers probably don’t know the name or music of 30-year-old Miles Mosley, a bassist and composer who headlines Saturday with the Glendale Pops Orchestra at the Alex Theatre. The pairing is a departure for a series more likely to feature artists with identifiable histories that make for a pleasant date night.
    Glendale Pops subscribers probably don’t know the name or music of 30-year-old Miles Mosley, a bassist and composer who headlines Saturday with the Glendale Pops Orchestra at the Alex Theatre. The pairing is a departure for a series more likely to...

    Tags: Common, Led Zeppelin (music group), Herbie Hancock, Entertainment Events, Jason Mraz

    7. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  7. Cranston breaking back into thesp race: Road to the Emmys 2012: The Actor Nominees - Drama

    Variety
    With an exceptional crop of television's leading men, the battle for lead drama actor is filled with veteran faces and new contenders ready to challenge three-time champ Bryan Cranston. The "Breaking Bad" thesp has reigned supreme -- until the series took...

    Tags: Christina Hendricks, Michael Pitt, Downton Abbey (tv program), Mad Men (tv program), Shea Whigham

    8. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Zap2It

  8. 'Dexter: The Complete Sixth Season'

    Still recovering from the loss of his wife, the police forensics expert and secret serial killer (Michael C. Hall) is on the trail of not one murderer but two (Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos, as a lethal duo with a symbiotic relationship) in this round of the Showtime series.
    Zap2It
    Still recovering from the loss of his wife, the police forensics expert and secret serial killer (Michael C. Hall) is on the trail of not one murderer but two (Colin Hanks and Edward James Olmos, as a lethal duo with a symbiotic relationship) in this...

    Tags: Dexter (tv program), Molly Parker, Colin Hanks, Michael C. Hall, Edward James Olmos

    9. Aug 14, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  9. Living Colour Bassist and Hartford Native Doug Wimbish Brings WimBash Back to Sully's

    <span style="font-size: medium;">To his friends, extended family members and Living Colour band mates, bassist and Bloomfield, Conn. native Doug Wimbish is known as the &ldquo;ambience director.&rdquo;</span>
    To his friends, extended family members and Living Colour band mates, bassist and Bloomfield, Conn. native Doug Wimbish is known as the “ambience director.” It’s easy to see why. Minutes into my visit to his Asylum Avenue studio, I&...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Annie Lennox, Corey Glover, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut)

    10. Feb 15, 2012 |Column| RedEye

  10. 'Re:Generation' review: Musical genre-jumping doc almost makes you imagine DJ Jazzy Jim Morrison

    <strong>**1/2 (out of four)</strong>
    **1/2 (out of four) Last Sunday, the Grammys’ collabo-lust spawned the awkward unity of Maroon 5/Beach Boys and Foo Fighters/Deadmau5. So of course the Grammys helped support “Re:Generation,” a documentary that dares five of the world&...

    Tags: The Beach Boys, Documentary (genre), Nas, The Crystal Method (music group), Arts and Culture

    11. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
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    12. Feb 17, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  12. A tried-and-true Method

    Glendale isn't normally considered the center of modern electronic music, but for one of the genre's legendary acts, the Crystal Method, the area has been home for nearly two decades. When Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, two Vegas-based DJs, moved to...

    Tags: Marvin Gaye, Documentary (genre), Rentals, Folklore and Mythology, Electronica (genre)

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