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She & Him's M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel pick their musical love letters to California
Pop & HissShe & Him's "Volume Two" was only released four months ago, but for being a relatively new album, it's one that feels steeped in nostalgia. The light orchestrations bring a genial upbeat touch to even the most heartbreaking of lyrics,...... -
Live review: Joanna Newsom at Orpheum Theatre
Pop & HissThe harpist, pianist and singer, who has crafted a body of work that sounds like none other, stirs fansâ ardor and fills the hall with precisely rendered melodies.On Saturday at L.A.'s ornate Orpheum Theatre, the downtown venue originally built for........ -
L.A. Story
Rock stars, Jazzers, Pachucos...they may have grown up somewhere else quaint, like Sandusky, Ohio, or Canada, but they made their mark herelived, created and died here. Music is as much a part of the L.A. legacy as film and television. From the bebop...Tags: Otis Redding, Academy Awards, Charles Mingus, Gospel (genre), Linda Ronstadt
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Music to My Eyes
It wasnt seeing Jimi Hendrix set his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival that made him do it (though that was a factor). It was moments later, as producer Lou Adler strutted around with one of the hottest women ever. That was the moment Jeff...Tags: Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, David Fincher, Colleges and Universities, Paul Simon
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Canyon Jam
Witching hour is upon us, and were winding our way up Laurel Canyon Boulevard, surrounded by a sea of dark slopes and twinkling homes. Parking at the foot of one small hill, we make our way up a steep, candlelit walkway that leads to a wooden cottage...Tags: James Taylor, Carole King, Linkin Park (music group), Contemporary Music (genre), Elvis Costello
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Joni on Point
Though her 1968 debut album, Song to a Seagull, was no small feat of folk glory, it was by Joni Mitchells third and fourth releasesLadies of the Canyon and Bluethat her status as one of the most significant songwriters of her generation was cemented....Tags: George W. Bush, Journalism, Dance, Bob Dylan, Neil Young
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Letter from the Editor
Its not that I wanted a month off. I love writing to all of you. But this stellar issue was created and curated by our very own music editor, Nic Harcourt, so I thought it fitting that he tell you who he is, where he came from and what makes music the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Entertainment, Wars and Interventions, Radio, Retirement
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Playlists
Voyeurism never gets dull. Tabloids have us reveling in celebrity mishaps, but an emptiness always follows. We want to know what really moves the people we admire. Take our über-compilation of song lists to elevate the dialogue at your next salon. I mean,...Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Bruce Springsteen, Bat for Lashes (music group), Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra
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Elton John finally gets his own ('homoerotic') ballet
Culture MonsterHeâs toured with Billy Joel and performed on the Grammy Awards with Lady Gaga and Eminem. But Elton Johnâs latest collaboration is with a Canadian ballet company, which is mounting âLove Lies Bleeding,â a new ballet about the pop starâs...... -
Dance review: 'Joni Mitchell's The Fiddle and the Drum' by Alberta Ballet
Culture MonsterSay it ainât so! At a certain point in the Southern California premiere of âJoni Mitchellâs The Fiddle and the Drum,â Jean Grand-Maîtreâs 2007 choreography for his Alberta Ballet troupe began to resemble the stultifying sameness of ice... -
'Idol': Must be the season of the hippie hopeful
Idol TrackerSomething we noticed as Season 9's auditions were getting under way? The proliferation of Birkenstock-wearing, dreadlocked, folksy contenders who wouldn't look out of place at a Phish show. Crystal Bowersox is the most obvious example, what with her whole... -
Jay Blakesberg exhibit at Mr. Musichead Gallery
Brand XAmong photographers, he's a rock star. Among rock stars, he's a photographer. Over the course of his decades-long career, San Francisco-based lensman Jay Blakesberg has shot portraits of Jerry Garcia, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits (above), Nirvana,...
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