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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: Kanye West, Electronics, Invention and Innovation, Christina Aguilera, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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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: Ana Gabriel, Live Nation, Arts and Culture, Fiction, Amusement and Theme Parks
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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...
Tags: Axl Rose, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Dining and Drinking, Paul McCartney, Quincy Jones
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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: Hot Chip (music group), Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Phoenix (music group), Entertainment Events, Franz Ferdinand (music group)
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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...
Tags: Kanye West, Grandmaster Flash, Radio, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Cornell
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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: Beyonce, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Randy Newman, Alicia Keys, Gary Clark Jr.
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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: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Electronics, Neil Young, Dance Music (genre), Dining and Drinking
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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: Faith Evans, Arts and Culture, Kanye West, Television Industry, Michael Jackson
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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: Popular Music (genre), Bad Girls (tv program) , Electric Daisy Carnival, House Music (genre), Casablanca (Morocco)
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Fashion News: Donna Summer's disco style lives on
All The RageDonna Summer, who did as much as anyone else -- probably more -- to popularize disco died Thursday at age 63. Not just her music but her costumes inspired a generation. Adele's British Vogue cover turned out to be one of the magazine's worst-selling.... -
Billboard Music Awards: A few observations
Pop & HissThe 2012 Billboard Music Awards, aired from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, earned the right to be called the most awkwardly awesome three hours (yes, three?!) of music to hit TV this year. A few observations.... -
Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees: More than disco kings [video]
Pop & HissRobin Gibb, who lost his battle with colorectal cancer Sunday at the age of 62, was a founding member of the Bee Gees with his brothers Barry and twin Maurice. In 1994, the brothers Gibb were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at the Grammy Museum...
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