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An arresting art show at the ArcLight Cinemas
Brand XThere's an interesting-looking art show at the ArcLight Cinemas multiplex opening tonight that caught my eye in David Ng's post over at the Culture Monster blog. L.A. artist Rachel Schmeidler takes celebrity mug shots and renders them in a Warholian... -
Ann Powers: The men, in their own world
Idol TrackerLast week, "American Idol" entered its always risky semifinal phase and plunged right into territory that made it seem like yet another remake of the "Poseidon Adventure". Our favorite television pleasure vessel sure seemed to be taking on water, and... -
Hart-felt statements about violence against women
Opinion L.A.Comedian Kevin Hart was probably upset about not being invited to the UCSD-area Compton Cookout, where white college kids apparently had a ball acting out their ghetto fantasies. So Hart, who has had roles in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and other stuff,... -
Celebrating Fela Kuti's 'The '69 Los Angeles Sessions' reissue [Updated]
Pop & HissThose lucky enough to catch the musical "FELA!" on Broadway know that a transformative scene takes place in Los Angeles in 1969. It's here that the Nigerian bandleader and singer Fela Ransome Kuti, known for the creation of what he...... -
R.I.P.: Jazz drummer Steve Reid dies at 66
Pop & HissDomino Records announced today that percussionist Steve Reid, who performed with artists as varied as Martha Reeves, Miles Davis and Four Tet's Kieran Hebden, died in his sleep Monday after a fight with cancer. Perhaps most heard on Martha &...... -
Mills College, a school without walls
Music CriticFor the last seven decades, Mills College, which will celebrate the renovation of its gorgeous Spanish-style concert hall with a gala concert Feb. 21, has provided a haven for a remarkable number of cutting-edge composers. No matter how academically...Tags: England, Electronics, Colleges and Universities, Darius Milhaud, Employers
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Stagecoach Festival takes the stage
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterONE OF those golden moments you hope for at gargantuan music gatherings like the weekend Stagecoach Festival in Indio came Saturday night, when the Judds, Naomi and daughter Wynonna, resuscitated their monstrously successful '80s act in what was billed as...Tags: Loretta Lynn, Festive Events, Theater, John Jackson, Arts and Culture
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'The James Brown Reader,' edited by Nelson George and Alan Leeds
The James Brown Reader
50 Years of Writing About the Godfather of Soul
Edited by Nelson George and Alan Leeds
Plume: 318 pp., $17 paper
WHAT would the late James Brown make of Barack Obama? Most definitely, Brown would say he was down with the message...Tags: Spike Lee, Social Issues, Diane Arbus, Chris Rock, Death
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In tense times, James Brown stays cool
Special to The TimesOn April 5, 1968, James Brown stood as a voice of reason and restraint in a city on the edge of rampage. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated the day before in Memphis, Tenn., and the sense of outrage and hurt in African American...Tags: Michael Jackson, DVDs and Movies, Death, Martin Luther King Jr., Television
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Get Back: An ace of clubs worth the wait at Beauty Bar
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOn your next trip to Vegas, don't drop a mortgage payment on "proper attire" and on the door charge at one of the casino clubs on the Strip. Who needs to get blinded by the bouncers' flashlights and battered lame by the DJ's sonic sameness? Instead, go...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Dining and Drinking, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Bars and Clubs
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'Young@Heart'
Times Movie CriticThe Rolling Stones, as it turns out, are not the only senior citizens singing rock 'n' roll. Another, rather unexpected group is singing lyrics that are more cutting edge and performing on-screen antics that are considerably more amusing. You won't...Tags: Coldplay (music group), Bee Gees (music group), Documentary (genre), PG Rated Movies, Movies
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'Round the Clock on the Parade Route
Times Staff WriterJan. 2, 2006, 10:20 a.m. One of the scenes that rarely makes it on television is how the parade ends. Remember the cartoon characters Peabody and Sherman, the very bright dog and the all so average human that the animal is trying to teach about life?...Tags: Family, Vehicles, Cartoons, Foods and Beverages, DVDs and Movies
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