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Remembering Rodger 'Uncle Jamm' Clayton, early L.A. rap promoter
Pop & HissThe name Rodger Clayton might ring unfamiliar to the 35-and-under set, but his death from a heart attack Sunday marks the untimely loss of one of the pioneers of Los Angeles hip-hop. A founder of the legendary mobile disco crew...... -
This week's on-sales: Glee Live! In Concert, Tim McGraw, Mumford & Sons and more
Pop & HissA list of upcoming concerts across the Southland, with on-sale dates in parentheses. Honda Center Glee Live! In Concert, May 27; Lil Wayne, April 23 (Sat.) Staples Center Glee Live! In Concert, May 28 (Sat.) San Manuel Amphitheater Tim McGraw,...... -
Snoop Dogg performs with Dam-Funk, drops Puff Puff Pass mixtape
Pop & HissThe gods must be funky. How else to explain the serendipitous circumstance of kindred spirits, Snoop Dogg and Dam-Funk, linking up for an impromptu performance on Wednesday night at the HVW8 Art Gallery. The Adidas-sponsored celebration centered on an... -
J.J. Grey sings of a new South at Hotel Cafe on Friday night
Pop & HissOn “Lullaby,” the last song on J.J. Grey’s new album, “Georgia Warhorse,” he’s taking a girl to bed. “Oh pretty girl, when I look down at you, I see all I need to see to be a man,” he swears...... -
This weekend's music picks: The Ex, Devo, Fujiya and Miyagi
Brand XFriday: The Ex, Death Sentence: Panda! @ the Satellite Smash the system with this double bill of unconventional post-punk bands that spans generations as well as styles. Opening is Death Sentence: Panda!, a trio from San Francisco that combines flute,... -
SXSW 2011: Snoop Dogg, Dogg Pound, Warren G, Dam-Funk and Mayer Hawthorne pay tribute to Nate Dogg, reconfigure modern funk
Pop & HissThough the officially advertised Nate Dogg tribute may have occurred later on Saturday night, it was clear from Snoop Dogg's Funk n' Soul Extravaganza at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, that the Death Row diaspora will spend...... -
Album review: Bootsy Collins' 'Tha Funk Capital of the World'
Pop & HissBootsy Collins has called his new studio album a “musical biography,” and insomuch as it outlines the influences that helped shape the flamboyant singer-bassist's creative worldview, “Tha Funk Capital of the World” lives up to... -
Tuesday's Talk Shows
Show TrackerTV listings for the week of Jan. 23 - 29 in PDF format (alternate link) Weekly TV Listings can also be found at: www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv This week's TV Movies The Early Show (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Candace Cameron; Ricky Martin....... -
A look at DJ Muggs' best beats in honor of his Wednesday night Low End Theory appearance
Pop & HissThe roots of Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer and the rest of the Low End Theory crew are often glossed over in the rush to annoint them as vanguards of an avant-garde beat generation. Admittedly, the artists that frequent the weekly...... -
Janelle Monae in Wondaland
— Janelle Monáe's feet moved in S curves as her band laid down a backbeat in the converted garage that acts as a music room inside Wondaland, the brick house that serves as her Atlanta headquarters. The singer watched herself in a wall of mirrors as...Tags: Jill Scott, Dance, Sean John Combs, Recording Studios, Genres
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Garry Shider dies at 56; longtime member of musical collective Parliament-Funkadelic
Garry Shider, the longtime musical director of Parliament-Funkadelic whose funky guitar work, songwriting skills and musical arrangements for band leader George Clinton earned him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Wednesday at his home in...Tags: Soul (genre), Upper Marlboro, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Gospel (genre), Politics
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