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Remembering Reg Presley of the Troggs: Unsung hero of rock & roll
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticRaise a pint to Reg Presley, the singer and co-founder of the Troggs, who died Monday at age 71 after a battle with lung cancer. Yes, of course, stand at attention for the band’s mega-hit, “Wild Thing,” and for the primal pleasures of...Tags: Iggy Pop, The Who (music group), Jimi Hendrix, Lung Cancer, Music
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Reg Presley dies at 71; sang Troggs' 'Wild Thing'
The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage-rock classic more than 45 years after its 1966 release made the British group and lead singer Reg Presley international stars....
Tags: Unexplained Phenomena, Rolling Stone, Sting, Lung Cancer, England
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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: Arts and Culture, Music, Staples Center, Ceremonies, Eric Burdon
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Kinky's sonic criss-cross keeps them wanting mas
Human beings have trouble sitting still when the Mexican techno-funk band Kinky fires up its hit song "Más" (More), with an insinuating bass line that recalls '70s Philly-soul classics like the O'Jays' "For the Love of Money." But what's the message...
Tags: Coldplay (music group), Mexico City, Electronics, Beck, Entertainment Events
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Sundance 2013: History of a studio and a sound in 'Muscle Shoals'
PARK CITY, Utah -- Muscle Shoals, Ala., has been at the heart of popular music for decades, a melting pot for the cross-currents of rock-and-roll, R&B, country and soul. Artists such as Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Allman Brothers...Tags: Aretha Franklin, The Black Keys (music group), Music, Entertainment, Bob Dylan
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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: Dining and Drinking, Entertainment Events, Swedish House Mafia (music group), Entertainment, Social Distortion (music group)
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José James must be true to himself
Is José James a jazz singer or a soul singer? Old school or new school? A guardian of tradition or a seeker of thrills? Yes, yes and yes. This 35-year-old vocalist, born in Minneapolis and now based in New York, has spent the last decade working to...
Tags: Iggy Pop, Capitol Records, Grammy Awards, Apple iTunes, NPR
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They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too
Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...
Tags: John Denver, Apple iTunes, Sting, Elvis Costello, Erroll Garner
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Coachella 2013: Blur, Phoenix, Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline
Last year the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival used technological trickery to make it look as if Tupac Shakur had been brought back to life. So what do you do for an encore to one of pop music’s biggest magic shows? Coachella organizers have...
Tags: AEG, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Human Interest, Entertainment Events, Kids These Days (music group)
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Coachella 2013: Complete lineup comes with a Rolling Stones joke
It was supposed to be a sure thing. The Rolling Stones, celebrating their 50th anniversary, were coming to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The evidence was all there -- or so a bunch of amateur detectives believed. First, a purported...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Mick Jagger, Chili
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The 60th MPSE Golden Reel Awards winners and nominees
FILM (winners) Sound Editing - Music In A Feature Film "Life of Pi" Music Editor: Erich Stratmann Additional Music Editor: Mitch Bederman Sound Editing - Music In A Musical Feature Film "Les Misérables" Supervising Music Editor: Gerard Mccann Co-...
Tags: The Walking Dead (tv program), Castle (tv program), The Borgias (tv program), Superman (fictional character), Fringe (tv program)
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Latest Coachella rumors: Rolling Stones out, Rodriguez in
It's only a rock 'n' roll festival, but evidently they don't like it. Despite a series of suggestions to the contrary, the Rolling Stones will not play the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, according to Rolling Stone magazine, which cited a...
Tags: Festive Events, Paul McCartney, Arts and Culture, Elliott Smith, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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