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Robert Moog, EDM pioneer, inducted into Inventors Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticIf you’ve listened to any music in the last 48 years, chances are you’re familiar with the Moog Ladder Filter, whether you know it or not. Idiot savants might know the invention by its government identifier: Patent No. 3475623. But to the...Tags: Christina Aguilera, Entertainment, Music, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Science and Technology
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Amphitheatre to close, make room for Harry Potter attraction
First they put a lid on it, and now they're pulling the plug. Universal City's Gibson Amphitheatre, a fixture on the Southern California live music scene for more than 40 years, will close in September and be demolished to make room for the new...
Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Arts and Culture, Amusement and Theme Parks, Entertainment, Trent Reznor
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013 induction a real Rush
It was an emotional roller-coaster at the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night in Los Angeles, even more so than usual for the annual event. Consider disco queen Donna Summer, whose husband and three daughters accepted the...
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Coachella 2013: Phoenix and R. Kelly get on the good foot
It was Coachella's best-kept secret. At the end of a day filled with speculation that Phoenix would share its headlining set on the main stage with Daft Punk, the French band instead brought out R. Kelly, the one-of-a-kind R&B star, for a supremely...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Hot Chip (music group), Franz Ferdinand (music group), Phoenix (music group), Entertainment
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Longer songs are a new track for pop artists
Five minutes into Justin Timberlake's new jam "Spaceship Coupe," something strange and surprising happens. The song keeps going. Though the singer has already run through the requisite verses, choruses and instrumental breaks, Timberlake and his...
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First 2013 Rock Hall performers, presenters announced
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony is beginning to take shape. Officials announced Wednesday that Don Henley would welcome Randy Newman into the Hall in April, while John Mayer will induct blues legend Albert King. In addition, Christina...
Tags: Randy Newman, Foo Fighters (music group), Beyonce, Alicia Keys, American Express Company
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Giorgio Moroder offers proto-disco gems on Soundcloud for free
Fans of classic disco and early electronic dance music have reason to rejoice: The respected and innovative Italian producer Giorgio Moroder has started offering classic rarities via his new Soundcloud page. Moroder, 72, is best known for his work with...
Tags: Music Industry, Entertainment, Electronica (genre), Bars and Clubs, Dance Music (genre)
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TV One's 'R&B Divas' finds inspiration in Whitney Houston
As Whitney Houston’s final film performance in “Sparkle” plays out in movie theaters, a set of R&B powerhouses have banded together in the wake of her death for a new TV One reality show. “Ironically, we were all at the pre-Grammy...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Entertainment, Television, Whitney Houston
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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: Arts and Culture, Music Industry, House Music (genre), Popular Music (genre), Rihanna
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Donna Summer dead at 63; Rush Limbaugh reacts
Pop & HissDonna Summer dead: Rush Limbaugh counted himself among the "Queen of Disco's" legion of fans and praised the singer, who died Thursday at the age of 63, as "one of us" on his conservative talk radio show.... -
Founders of A Club Called Rhonda remember Donna Summer
Pop & HissDonna Summer's music blended the sexual and the spiritual with sonic invention that forever changed the way we party. That contribution is perhaps nowhere more evident than at A Club Called Rhonda.... -
Donna Summer ruled majestically, if uneasily
Pop & HissDonna Summer's controversial international hit "Love to Love You Baby" was, according to her, recorded as something of a joke. It wasn't supposed to be the singer's calling card on the world stage. It wasn't meant to be one of......
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