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Rock Hall 2010: Kiss, ABBA on the ballot, but is there a noticeable omission?
Pop & HissWill tongues be wagging at next year???s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony? Specifically, the prodigious one that belongs to Gene Simmons of Kiss, one of a dozen acts that are on the final ballot from which five...... -
Bob Dylan's Christmas album: tangled up in tinsel?
Brand XWell, Mister Zimmerman has certainly surprised us before. His conversion to Christianity around the time of 1979's gospel-tinged 'Slow Train Coming' album was one of those surprises, but he's got a new one in store for us: a Christmas album, and the... -
Kerouac documentary at the Arclight tonight
Jacket CopyJack Kerouac's 1960 visit to Big Sur was not a happy one; although he set out to find some peace in the wilderness of the California coast, instead he reckoned with his own disquiet. He did, however, manage to write...... -
'Looking Glass Wars' takes Alice to a very different Wonderland
The Hero ComplexThe rabbit hole is getting crowded again. Itâs been 144 years since Lewis Carroll introduced the world to an inquisitive girl named Alice, but her surreal adventures still resonate â Tim Burtonâs âAlice in Wonderlandâ arrives in theaters in... -
Harlow Gold burlesque at Bordello
Brand XThe resurgence of burlesque happened so long ago that we're due for a resurgence of a resurgence. Choreographer and "Dancing With the Stars" alum Tracy Phillips -- along with other ladies of Forty Deuce fame -- has whipped up the weekly Harlow Gold show... -
Mark Linkous dies at 47; singer-songwriter of Sparklehorse
Mark Linkous, a reclusive singer-songwriter who recorded as the virtual one-man band Sparklehorse, known for an often haunting and dreamy alternative-pop sound, committed suicide Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47.
"It is with great sadness that we...Tags: Music, Social Issues, Family, Suicide, Health
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Will 2010 bring a new studio album from Tom Waits? Quite possibly.
Pop & HissTom Waits hasn't got a clue what shape his next album will take, but he reveals he's begun writing for his first new studio collection since 2006's acclaimed âOrphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards,â a three-disc set that also included some...... -
The Builders and the Butchers bring the darkness to Spaceland tonight
Brand XAmerican Gothic rules! If you're looking for some new inspiration to feed your Goth alter-ego, forget the cobwebbed castles and Hot Topic accessoriesâMexi-Western gospel music is where it's at. Don't believe us? Take The Builders and the Butchers, a... -
The Tallest Man on Earth picks five of his favorite songs, plays First Fridays
Pop & HissLetâs just get it out of the way. The Tallest Man on Earth, the nom de folk of Kristian Matsson, sounds eerily like early Bob Dylan. The pre-Newport, pre-electric Bobby D, with a head haunted by crooked streets and expensive...... -
Chiddy Bang: From college freshmen to the new cool kids of hip-hop
Pop & HissPhiladelphia hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang makes sure to warmly greet every fan who trickles down to their merchandise booth. After a recent opening slot for up-and-comer Mike Posner -- with a packed crowd that included hipsters, preppy college kids and...... -
Live review: Sahara Smith, Villagers at Hotel Cafe
Pop & HissThe Hotel Café served up an illuminating session on the power of good songwriting when it's delivered by a resourceful band â and when itâs not â with Tuesday nightâs double bill in Hollywood featuring two rising talents: Texas singer-songwriter.... -
Kinky Friedman: The right wag for the job
Pop & HissIf there were a Great Quotations Hall of Fame, Kinky Friedman would be a shoo-in, with a batting average that has to top .700. Friedman, who I've profiled in a story in Friday's Calendar, comes through the Southland for a......
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