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Hearing loss partially reversed in noise-damaged ears of mice
Anyone who’s gone to too many rock concerts or worked with loud machinery for too long (or listened to too many kazillion-decibel advertisements at a movie theater) may eventually pay the price: hearing loss caused by damage to tiny, sound-...
Tags: Science and Technology, Hearing Impairment, Harvard Medical School, Eric Clapton
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Reg Presley, Troggs lead singer, dead at 71
Reg Presley, lead singer of the Troggs, who made our hearts sing with the primal-scream, proto-garage-rock anthem "Wild Thing," as well as more tender tunes including "With a Girl Like You" and "Love Is All Around," has died at age 71. The BBC reports...
Tags: Fall Out Boy (music group), Music, Entertainment, Jimi Hendrix, BBC
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Review: The Who performs 'Quadrophenia' and more at Staples Center
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticFew songwriters in British rock have had loftier goals, and more success, than Pete Townshend of the Who, and few works from the classic rock era are as accomplished and emotionally rich as "Quadrophenia," the Who’s 1973 double-album rock opera...Tags: Poetry, Lady Gaga
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Pete Townshend receives 2013 Les Paul Award
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Four of the key bands from the 1960s British Invasion were represented Friday in Anaheim when the Who’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, Pete Townshend, was given the Les Paul Award at the...
Tags: Eric Burdon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Lifehouse (music group), The Rolling Stones (music group), Staples Center
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A hunt for tickets and celebrities, set to music
Celebrity, as it turns out, is in the eye of the beholder, and one of the fascinating aspects of the annual convention that brings together makers and sellers of all manner of musical gear for four days in Anaheim is that there are nearly as many...
Tags: Disc Jockeys, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, Theater, Celebrities
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Review: Rock legends take over Sandy concert
Critiquing the broadcast of the 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert on Wednesday night is like assessing the food at a bake sale: Maybe the muffins are oversalted or the cookies are stale, but that's not the point. The point is charity and drawing attention to...
Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Media Industry, Keith Moon, The Rolling Stones (music group), Clear Channel Communications Inc.
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12-12-12 Concert: The Rolling Stones make a quick exit
The Rolling Stones in 2012 may no longer be a great rock 'n' roll band, but the act can certainly leave a crowd wanting more. The above is not meant to disparage anyone celebrating a 50th anniversary, nor does it offer a revelation. The Stones have been...
Tags: Keith Moon, The Rolling Stones (music group), Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Ceremonies
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Jim Marshall dies at 88; creator of famed rock 'n' roll amplifiers
It was the physical embodiment of rock's power and majesty — a wall of black, vinyl-clad cabinets, one atop the other, crowned with a rectangular box containing the innovative circuitry that revolutionized the music.
This was the famed Marshall...Tags: United Kingdom, Motley Crue (music group), Jim Marshall, World War II (1939-1945), EMI Group Ltd.
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Bert Weedon dies at 91; guitarist and author of 'Play in a Day' book
Bert Weedon was a legendary British guitar player who influenced a generation of budding rock stars with his popular "Play in a Day" instructional book.
Eric Clapton, Brian May, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison are among...Tags: Tony Bennett, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, United Kingdom, John Lennon, Judy Garland
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Amnesty International 'Chimes of Freedom' salutes Bob Dylan's music
Pop & HissDozens of musicians salute rock icon Bob Dylan in new Amnesty International tribute album. The "Chimes of Freedom" collection encompasses 75 recordings of songs written by Bob Dylan.... -
Amplifier maker Jim Marshall dies at 88
Pop & HissJim Marshall, who was known as "The Father of Loud" for designing amplifiers ubiquitous in the rock world, has died at 88.... -
All hail the Marshall stack: The amplifiers that built rock
Pop & HissRock amplifier innovator Jim Marshall died on Thursday. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts offers insight into the importance of the "Marshall stack" as a symbol in rock & roll....
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