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David Bowie, Justin Timberlake are stars of pop music's spring
The winter hibernation is nearing its end. Bleary-eyed musicians are crawling out of their windowless studios after months — and in some cases, years — of isolated dream-capturing. The bottomless espresso cup awaits, and a queue next to the...
Tags: David Bowie, Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Eric Clapton, Kenny Chesney, The xx (music group)
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SXSW 2013: An hour in the life of a (very busy) festival
The first wave of more than 2,000 acts is expected to descend Tuesday on Austin, Texas, for the annual music-business blowout that is the South by Southwest Music Conference: six days (and very late nights) of performances, speeches, parties, panel...
Tags: Danny Boyle, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Entertainment, Green Day (music group), Adele (music artist)
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SXSW 2013: The music stories to watch
On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...
Tags: Festive Events, Bruce Springsteen, Disc Jockeys, Nirvana (music group), Sleigh Bells (music group)
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Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticHow would you book a festival that, regardless of your decisions, was sure to sell out? Would you give the people what they want, or give them what they need? Always the diplomats, those who slotted the 2013 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup,...Tags: Hot Chip (music group), Lifestyle and Leisure, Festive Events, Wu-Tang Clan (music group), Paul Oakenfold
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Tyler, the Creator to release new album, 'Wolf,' on April 2
Tyler, the Creator is back. Wary perhaps of being outdone by his Odd Future pal Frank Ocean -- who performed and picked up a pair of prizes at the Grammy Awards earlier this week -- the attention-loving L.A. rapper announced Thursday that he'll...
Tags: Waylon Jennings, Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, Frank Ocean, Ellie Goulding
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Grammys 2013: Frank Ocean always does things his way
Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill. The singer had won two Grammys, had thanked an audience that was just getting to...
Tags: Music Theater, Wiz Khalifa, Frank Ocean, Theater, Kanye West
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Five questions for the L.A. pop scene and beyond for 2013
No wild predictions. No forecasting baby names. No "artist collaborations we'd like to see." Simply a look at some of the artists you'll be hearing from, and some of the events and places that will be making headlines in 2013 and beyond. Can L.A....
Tags: Festive Events, Broadway Theater, Theater, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Les Miserables (musical)
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Faces to Watch 2013: Haim, Earl Sweatshirt and more
Potential breakouts in the pop music world for 2013? Times pop music staffers throw the spotlight on another member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future that gave us Frank Ocean this year, along with a trio of pop-rock singing siblings from the San...
Tags: Times Square, Entertainment, Josh Groban, Popular Music (genre), Music
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2012 in review: Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean bring fresh sounds to L.A.
Click through the gallery above to view my top 10 albums of 2012. On or near the top of many of 2012's best albums lists -- mine are listed above within a clickable gallery -- are two Angelenos: Kendrick Lamar and Frank Ocean. They earned their praise,...
Tags: Entertainment, Music Industry, PCP, Dr. Dre (music artist), Music
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Grammys 2013: Nominations have younger vibe with Frank Ocean, Fun.
New York indie-rock trio Fun. and L.A.’s breakout R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece predominantly in the most prestigious Grammy categories. Absent a single lightning rod artist such as...
Tags: LL Cool J, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Entertainment, Gotye (music artist)
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Grammys 2013: An early look at the new artist contenders
When the nominations for the 55th Grammys are unveiled Wednesday night from Nashville, expect to see plenty of new faces dotted among the usual stars and heritage acts. With some superstar artists having missed the Sept. 30 eligibility cut-off with...
Tags: Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, American Music Awards, Bon Iver (music group)
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Frank Ocean album 'Channel Orange' due July 17 [Updated]
Pop & HissFrank Ocean has been quiet since his stellar debut at Coachella earlier this year, but late Thursday night the Odd Future crooner dropped a mysterious video online teasing his highly anticipated Def Jam debut, "Channel Orange."...
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