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Flashback Friday: Was L.A. ever more cool than in the 1960s?
The Big PictureI've been revisiting the swinging '60s in recent days, working on an upcoming post about what Hollywood was like four decades ago when the "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" generation took over the movie business. But the records that came out...... -
Playlists
Voyeurism never gets dull. Tabloids have us reveling in celebrity mishaps, but an emptiness always follows. We want to know what really moves the people we admire. Take our über-compilation of song lists to elevate the dialogue at your next salon. I mean,...Tags: Adam Green, Vicente Fernandez, Santigold, Coldplay (music group), Black Eyed Peas (music group)
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Much ado about little
Opinion L.A."Oh, please" department: I'm no apologist for BP, but the outrage over its chairman's solicitude for "small people" is ridiculous. The Swedish-born Carl-Henric Svanberg would have been on safe ground, we're told, if he had substituted "little people"... -
Tom Jones' 'Praise & Blame' gets praise .... after blame
Pop & HissTom Jones is already picking up some major praise for his new âPraise & Blameâ album thatâs out Tuesday, but only after suffering a few slings and arrows from within the ranks at Island Records, the label that signed him...... -
Monster Mash: V&A Museum's new wing; Kelsey Grammer confirmed for Broadway; Miami Art Museum's interim leader
Culture Monster-- New and expensive: The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has unveiled a new multimillion-dollar wing devoted to medieval and Renaissance works. (The Guardian) -- Break a leg: As predicted, Kelsey Grammer is confirmed to star in the Broadway...... -
Music review: L.A. Phil's West Coast, Left Coast festival goes Hollywood
Culture MonsterSooner or later, California musicians, and especially Southern Californians, must come to terms with Hollywood. Some embrace it artistically. Others sell their souls to the studio devil. There are those who dream of a stroll down the Academy Awards aisle.... -
Why not hire a music critic as an 'American Idol' judge? Ten contestants for the job
Pop & HissWith three "American Idol" judges potentially in play, Pop & Hiss would like to make a humble suggestion: that one of the new judges be a bona fide music critic or journalist. There are a number of reasons why this...... -
Pop & Hiss goes to the movies: Randy Newman explores the sounds of New Orleans for 'The Princess and the Frog'
Pop & HissSince working on 1995's "Toy Story," composer-songwriter Randy Newman has become something of a Disney veteran. He's also quick to point out that one doesn't write for an animated film looking for creative freedom. "You're a collaborator, but you're also.... -
Leona Lewis, Paul McCartney and Kate Hudson: The Golden Globes guide to music
Pop & HissGive the Hollywood Foreign Press this much: They can at least find five songs worthy of a nomination. The Globes, when it came to best original song, largely stayed mainstream, passing up selections from Mary J. Blige ("Precious: Based on...... -
Can 'Avatar' sweep the Oscars? Expect up to nine nominations
Gold Derby"Avatar" has already won over film critics, fan boys and many Hollywood awards, scoring best-picture nominations from the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Movie Awards. But how will "Avatar" fare at the Oscars? My guess is that "Avatar" can score up to... -
Movie soundtracks of 2009
Pop & HissWe take a look at some of the year's most prominent soundtracks and scores. "Avatar" James Cameron's "Avatar" succeeds in introducing filmgoers to a new world; James Horner's score follows the filmmaker's lead. It's mood-setting music, at times full of...... -
Hans Zimmer on his âSherlock Holmesâ score: âReal life takes place in pubs'
Pop & HissBefore Hans Zimmer even began work on Guy Ritchieâs take on âSherlock Holmes,â the film was loaded with Zimmer music. As he was about to embark on the seven-month project that would be composing and conducting the score for the......
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