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Album review: Chef Raekwon's 'Shaolin Vs. Wu-Tang'
Pop & HissThree years ago, the Wu-Tang Clan revolted. Disenchanted by the RZA’s operatic direction, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and Method Man opted for a Puritan approach, returning to the essence on 2007’s “8 Diagrams”: kung fu clips,... -
72 Hours: Os Mutantes, Aloe Blacc and the Wu-Tang Clan top this weekend's shows
Pop & HissBecause not everyone can afford to see Roger Waters. Thursday Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Os Mutantes @ the Music Box. The off-kilter pop of Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti can, admittedly, be an acquired taste. While there's a gentleness through much...... -
Album review: Ghostface Killah's 'Apollo Kids'
Pop & HissWhether accidental or intentional comedy, the iTunes tags that accompany Ghostface Killahâs ninth album classify âApollo Kidsâ as country music. Of course, Dennis Coles isnât pulling a Nelly and enlisting Tim McGraw to croon the hook on â... -
L.A. Unheard: 11 bands to watch in 2011
Brand XIn a time when new music moves so fast that it feels like we should already be talking about 2012âs hot young bands, here are 11 of our picks to watch in 2011 â a few new names and some more recognizable locals primed to take their sounds to new... -
'The Good Wife' recap: An uncivil action
Show TrackerHonesty -- or the lack thereof -- is a favorite recurring theme on "The Good Wife." Tuesday nightâs episode examined a slightly different, though related, premise: authenticity. At the behest of his new pollster Matt (Jeremy Strong), Peter decides to...... -
TV This Week: '30 Rock' returns for a new season
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Oct. 11 - 17 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Prime Choices: Oct. 11 - 17 SUNDAY 'JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America' uses home movies, news footage, and...... -
Def Jam again sets its sights on Los Angeles: Compton's Y.G. signs to the major
Pop & HissSince Warren G???s ???Regulate???G Funk Era??? gave Def Jam/Rush Associated Labels a much needed hit in 1994, arriving just as reports of the label's insolvency surfaced, the New York-based powerhouse has largely steered clear of West Coast rap, hewing... -
John Irving, poolside in 1998
Jacket CopyWhen "The World According to Garp" was published more than 30 years ago, John Irving found himself on bestseller lists for the first time. Since then he's won a shelf of awards, including an Oscar for the adaptation of his...... -
10 in 2010: reasons to be cautiously optimistic about rap in the new year
Pop & HissSince Nas called the coroner on 2006âs âHip Hop is Dead,â critics and consumers alike have launched alternately spirited and sputtering defenses of his thesis. Of course, the 30-year-old genre has myriad issues to grapple with: a lack of adequate...... -
Bun B Talks longevity, working with the next generation of rappers, and the meaning of being a 'Trill O.G.'
Pop & HissEarlier this week, âTrill O.G.,â Bun Bâs third solo album, received a perfect five-mic rating from long-running hip-hop publication The Source. Though the magazineâs influence is far removed from the era when Eminem proclaimed it âthe only... -
The Game rolls out 'LAX' at Santa Monica listening party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor all its booze-soaked bonhomie and head-nodding musical surprises, a "listening party" for "LAX," the new album from the multi-platinum-selling Compton gangsta rapper the Game, on Monday night proved to be the rarest kind of orchestrated media event....Tags: Ice Cube, Los Angeles International Airport, Documentary (genre), Punishment, Travis Barker
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Rock the Bells' raucous roar
Special to The TimesYou know a music festival is stacked to the gills with talent when Rakim, considered the father of modern hip-hop lyricism, is stuck playing the 2:30 p.m. slot in the scorching San Bernardino summer sun. But Rock the Bells isn't just any festival, having...Tags: Fergie (singer), Nas, Kobe Bryant, Crime, Law and Justice, Death
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