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    Feb 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. New York Fashion Week fall 2013: Band of Outsiders women's collection review

    NEW YORK -- Band of Outsiders creative director Scott Sternberg showed the label's fall 2013 women’s collection Saturday during New York Fashion Week.
    NEW YORK -- Band of Outsiders creative director Scott Sternberg showed the label's fall 2013 women’s collection Saturday during New York Fashion Week. Inspiration: "I was listening to early '40s Billie Holiday and sort of researching that era,"...

    Tags: Fashion Shows, Entertainment Events, Prabal Gurung, Alexander Wang, Entertainment

    2. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: SFJAZZ Center makes a splash on opening night

    SAN FRANCISCO -- Los Angeles, did you hear that?
    SAN FRANCISCO -- Los Angeles, did you hear that? Given the laws of physics and the roughly 400-odd miles of distance, it's unlikely this week's opening of the $63-million SFJAZZ Center could be heard on the opposite end of the state (apart from its live...

    Tags: NPR, Miles Davis, Entertainment, Music, Lifestyle and Leisure

    3. Dec 26, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Best of 2012 Pop Music: Reissues

    As much new music as was released in 2012, a large volume also came from the vaults, dredged up to be remarketed and reexamined. Below are 10 historical recordings -- a combination of reissues and/or archival releases -- that brought to the surface old music as fresh as the new stuff. They're listed in no particular order.
    As much new music as was released in 2012, a large volume also came from the vaults, dredged up to be remarketed and reexamined. Below are 10 historical recordings -- a combination of reissues and/or archival releases -- that brought to the surface old...

    Tags: Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Green Velvet (music group), Heroin, Entertainment

    4. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. From the archives: Dave Brubeck at 90: 'I'm very fortunate'

    <em>Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010.</em>
    Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010. WILTON, Conn --...

    Tags: Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Duke Ellington

    5. Jul 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Review: A fascinating education in 'The Jazz Standards'

    <strong>The Jazz Standards</strong>
    -------------------- The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia Oxford University Press: 528 pp., $39.95 -------------------- I like jazz but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington,...

    Tags: Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Entertainment, Duke Ellington

    6. Jun 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Susan Tyrrell dies at 67; actress an Oscar nominee for 'Fat City'

    Susan Tyrrell, an eccentric, husky-voiced character actress best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting role as a blowsy barfly in director John Huston's 1972 movie "Fat City," has died. She was 67.
    Susan Tyrrell, an eccentric, husky-voiced character actress best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting role as a blowsy barfly in director John Huston's 1972 movie "Fat City," has died. She was 67. Tyrrell died Saturday at her home in Austin, Texas,...

    Tags: William Morris, Marilyn Monroe, Abusive Behavior, New Canaan, Stacy Keach

    7. Jun 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress

    Pop & Hiss
    Classic-film fans know all about Frank Capra’s 1941 political treatise “Meet John Doe.” Soon, music lovers will have the chance to “Meet Joe Smith,” and in the process get a little closer to dozens of the most important...
    8. Jun 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Album review: Fiona Apple's 'The Idler Wheel ...'

    Pop & Hiss
    You learn a lot about Fiona Apple by what she chooses to reveal in the lyrics to her new album, “The idler wheel is wiser than the driver of the screw and whipping cords will serve you more than ropes......
    9. May 31, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. ‘A Cat in Paris’ animated film draws on French roots

    24 Frames
    The hand-animated foreign feature is a noirish tale inspired by one of the filmmakers’ curiosity about the nighttime exploits of his feline friend....
    10. Apr 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Walter L. Gordon Jr. dies; groundbreaking lawyer in era of segregation

    The legal establishment in Los Angeles was segregated in 1937 when African American attorney Walter L. Gordon Jr. pulled on a childhood connection to set up his new practice. The former newspaper carrier was given office space "three steps" from the pressroom of the California Eagle, a black weekly founded in 1879 by an escaped slave.
    The legal establishment in Los Angeles was segregated in 1937 when African American attorney Walter L. Gordon Jr. pulled on a childhood connection to set up his new practice. The former newspaper carrier was given office space "three steps" from the...

    Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Health, Justice and Rights, Trials

    11. Dec 5, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Personal Playlist: Henry Rollins

    Pop & Hiss
    The musician/DJ favors Miles Davis, Vum, Le Butcherettes and Boris....
    12. Dec 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Jazz review: Jason Moran at the Hammer Museum

    Culture Monster
    In a diverse and furiously inventive performance, the pianist showed what makes him one of the most significant talents in jazz today....
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