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Live review: Peter Gabriel at the Hollywood Bowl
Pop & HissItâs all too easy in the age of âAmerican Idolâ to forget just how profoundly powerful music can be in the hands of an absolute master like Peter Gabriel. The veteran British artist â one of the select few in...... -
BMI 2010 Awards: John Fogerty, Taylor Swift, RedOne honored at annual songwriters ceremony
Pop & HissAfter accepting the imposingly named BMI Icon Award on Tuesday night, rocker John Fogerty strapped on a guitar and blazed like a bullet train through a brief sampling of the even more imposing songbook that earned him the career honor...... -
Paul McCartney to be feted with Gershwin Prize at White House
Pop & HissStevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Jack White, Jerry Seinfeld, the Jonas Brothers and others will pay tribute to Paul McCartney at the White House on June 2 when the ex-Beatle is feted as the latest recipient of the Library...... -
Gold Derby nuggets: Sandra Bullock returning to red carpet? | Can Cannes boost Oscar hopes? | Tonycast details
Gold Derby⢠Sandra Bullock may actually be on hand to collect a golden popcorn bucket or two at the MTV Movie Awards on June 6. Ted Casablanca and John Boone deliver the scoop: "While nothing is confirmed, a fashionable source spills that Sandra's stylist has... -
Yoko Ono announces Plastic Ono Band shows at the Orpheum
Pop & HissYoko Ono's long-running Plastic Ono Band, which she and Sean Ono Lennon revived last year after a long hiatus, has announced two nights of concerts at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown L.A. The shows will be a reprise of the...... -
Album review: Peter Gabriel's 'Scratch My Back'
Pop & HissThere seems to be two motivations behind Peter Gabriel's new album, one playful and the other more serious. The first gives the project its title: Gabriel covered compositions by 12 working artists, including David Bowie, Neil Young, Arcade Fire and...... -
'Winning Time' revives the epic trash-talking war between Reggie Miller and Spike Lee
The Big PictureNow that he's a successful documentary filmmaker, whose latest film, "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks," makes its TV debut this Sunday on ESPN, Dan Klores can admit the horrible truth. For years, he was one of...... -
Live review: Brad Mehldau at Largo at the Coronet
Pop & HissâHereâs another one from my KROQ listening on the way from the airport,â Brad Mehldau said with a smirk from the stage Tuesday night at Largo at the Coronet. âGood tune, though,â he added before launching into an almost obscenely...... -
The man behind Obama's message
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. Barack Obama strode into a hotel ballroom filled with expectation one recent Tuesday and declared that his quest for the Oval Office, which "began as a whisper in Springfield, has swelled to a chorus of millions calling for change." That's the...Tags: Regional Authority, Clinton (Middlesex, Connecticut), Washington Monument, Harold Washington, Barack Obama
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Pop music and jazz figures
Pop music and jazz figures Bob Popescu, 77; co-owner of Catalina Bar & Grill, turned the Los Angeles club into one of the top jazz venues in the country (Jan. 5) Ken Nelson, 84; longtime Capitol Records talent scout had an ear for country music (Jan. 6)...Tags: Nat King Cole, Blues (genre), Arts and Culture, Tommy Dorsey, Dionne Warwick
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For Hall and Oates, a new appreciation
Times Pop Music CriticDaryl Hall and John Oates, the Hugo Boss-clad kingpins of Reagan-era pop, seemed destined for the casino-circuit dotage most pop stars eventually face -- their new music largely ignored, their fan base fading to nothingness. But then, around 2005,...Tags: Phil Collins, Prince (music artist), Death Cab for Cutie (music group), Popular Music (genre), Ivy League
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Jypsi: A family band's breakthrough plans
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE STAR-MAKING machine in Nashville does a lot of things well, but nurturing musicians who work outside the box isn't one of them. In the 1950s, Buddy Holly was rebuffed when he first recorded there, and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings spent most of...Tags: YouTube, Janis Joplin, Dining and Drinking, Dixie Chicks (music group), Alison Krauss
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