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Grammys 2013: Gotye's 'Making Mirrors' wins alternative music award
Gotye, the alias of the Australian-Belgian singer-producer Wouter de Backer, won the award for alternative music album at the 55th Grammy Awards, besting a diverse roster of artists including Fiona Apple, Bjork, M83 and Tom Waits. Gotye won for his...
Tags: Music, Fiona Apple, Entertainment Events, Awards and Prizes, Gotye (music artist)
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Grammy snubs and surprises include a shutout of Justin Bieber
Don't "Believe" in Bieber Justin Bieber laughed off his bout of indigestion at a recent concert, but his Grammy lockout might be an even tougher swallow. He's one of the biggest stars in pop, and his new album "Believe" was universally acclaimed for its...
Tags: Chris Brown, Justin Bieber, Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, Calvin Harris
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A return to Bad Religion's early days
Greg Graffin knows something about teenage rebellion. As the young singer for one of SoCal's most prominent hard-core punk bands, Bad Religion, raging against parental control (and the global system) was his core mission in the early 1980s. Although...
Tags: Van Morrison, Music, Biology, Concerts, Cee Lo Green
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Sandy Hook students, Ingrid Michaelson record benefit single
Nearly two dozen students who survived the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., have joined with indie folk-pop singer Ingrid Michaelson to record a version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” as a benefit for...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Apple iTunes, Music, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Madonna
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Review: Night 1 of Andrew Bird's stint at Largo
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticWednesday night at Largo on the first night of violinist, singer and songwriter Andrew Bird’s three-night stint, he and his two-man band encircled a single microphone as though they were performing for a 1930s radio broadcast. Framed by the red...Tags: Music Industry
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Peek at Tom Waits as a 'Simpsons' character
Tom Waits still hasn't announced any new tour dates, but his cameo appearance on "The Simpsons" will arrive Sunday, according to his record label, Anti-. The label also released of a photo of Homer and Waits in his "Simpsons" guise. The episode is...
Tags: David Letterman, Les Miserables (musical), Katy Perry, Talk Shows (genre), George Harrison
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L.A's Milk Carton Kids have entered the 'Promised Land'
Despite possessing a rather unassuming sound -- one built on gentle acoustic strumming and comforting harmonies -- local act the Milk Carton Kids have had a rather booming year and a half. Two self-released albums published straight-to-the-Web are said to...
Tags: Les Miserables (musical), Bruce Springsteen, Drama (genre), Music, Movies
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Sam Spiegel announces zany Maximum Hedrum project
Given the rate at which left-field super-groups have proliferated over the last few years -- Atoms for Peace! Them Crooked Vultures! Monsters of Folk! -- it was probably inevitable that we'd eventually end up with one as wacky as Maximum Hedrum, the new...
Tags: Spike Jonze, The Spirit (movie), Disc Jockeys, Them Crooked Vultures (music group), Kanye West
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'Game of Thrones' star Carice van Houten on magic and Melisandre
Show TrackerWhen a TV series crams horse beheadings, frozen zombies, dragons, sword fighting and naked prostitutes into nearly every episode, it’s hard for a single actor to make a grand impact. But actress Carice van Houten has done precisely that in the... -
Live: Colin Stetson, Sarah Neufeld, Gregory Rogove at Dilettante
Pop & HissColin Stetson, Gregory Rogove, and Sarah Neufeld, musicians who have performed with Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Feist, Tom Waits and others, performed in downtown Los Angeles. Times pop critic Randall Roberts reviews.... -
Personal Playlist: Henry Rollins
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Flea on Chili Peppers' induction to Rock Hall: 'It's very emotional'
Pop & HissRed Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea reacts to his band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Flea says, "It's very emotional for Red Hot Chili Peppers to receive such recognition."...
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