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Album review: Metric's 'Synthetica'
Pop & HissEmily Haines calmly declares at the end of “Synthetica” that she once “wanted to be part of something,” but it isn’t a regret so much as a revelation. Now on album No. 5, “Synthetica” closer “Nothing but... -
Poetry Magazine gets a little rock 'n' roll with Lou Reed
Jacket CopyRocker Lou Reed exposes his literary side in a piece in Poetry Magazine addressed to his onetime teacher, the ill-fated writer Delmore Schwartz.... -
Scott Turow flashes back with the Beatles on KCRW
Jacket CopyScott Turow shares some musical favorites with KCRW; he'll be playing with the Rock Bottom Remainders later this month.... -
Tomorrow magazine, the next Good thing
Jacket CopyThe staff of Good Magazine, fired on June 1, crowdsourced funding for a new project in just 5 hours.... -
The Reading Life: Ellen Willis, rocking the rock music boat
![I've long considered Ellen Willis something of a hero. I hope I live longer than she did (Willis died in 2006, at 64), but otherwise, it's an exemplary life. She was the first pop music critic of the New Yorker, writing 56 pieces for the magazine from 1968 to 1975 that trace her relationship with "music that boldly and aggressively laid out what the singer wanted, loved, hated ... [and] challenged me to do the same."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-07/63579526-28135836.jpg "I've long considered Ellen Willis something of a hero. I hope I live longer than she did (Willis died in 2006, at 64), but otherwise, it's an exemplary life. She was the first pop music critic of the New Yorker, writing 56 pieces for the magazine from 1968 to 1975 that trace her relationship with \"music that boldly and aggressively laid out what the singer wanted, loved, hated ... [and] challenged me to do the same.\"")
Los Angeles Times Book CriticI've long considered Ellen Willis something of a hero. I hope I live longer than she did (Willis died in 2006, at 64), but otherwise, it's an exemplary life. She was the first pop music critic of the New Yorker, writing 56 pieces for the magazine from...Tags: Arts and Culture, Janis Joplin, Woodstock Festival (1969), Media Industry, Culture
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'Sweet Joe' Russell dies at 72; singer with the Persuasions
"Sweet Joe" Russell, who spent half a century harmonizing with the Persuasions, an influential vocal group widely regarded as the "kings of a cappella," has died. He was 72.
Russell died May 5 in a Brooklyn hospice after a long struggle with diabetes,...Tags: Concerts, Van Morrison, Frank Zappa, Entertainment, Diabetes
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L.A. Unheard: Sneakpeek looks back in anger [Song premiere]
Pop & HissL.A. Unheard: New band Sneakpeek will release its raucous debut album this year. Pop & Hiss presents an exclusive premier of the track "Another Girl to You."... -
The most memorable music moments of 2011
Pop & HissPop critic Randall Roberts gives his highly opinionated rundown of a few of 2011's most memorable and/or unfortunate musical moments.... -
America's 50 top philanthropists include 12 arts donors
Culture MonsterAmerica's top 50 philanthropists include 12 who made major gifts to the arts in 2011. Among the top givers: Eli Broad, Sheldon and Miriam Adelson and Paul Allen.... -
Mud Baron, an evangelical force in school gardens
L.A. at HomeMaster gardener Mud Baron supplies school gardens with evangelical zeal.... -
Official version of Beach Boys' 'Smile' is released
"The Velvet Underground's first album only sold 10,000 copies," Brian Eno's famous quote posits, "but everyone who bought it formed a band."
The Beach Boys were never remotely in the same universe of rock hipsterdom that the Velvets have long occupied,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Classical Music (genre), Music Industry, Brian Eno, Popular Music (genre)
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Lou Reed and Metallica tease 'Lulu' with snippet of new song
Pop & HissLou Reed and Metallica tease 'Lulu' with a snippet of a new song....
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