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For Jackson at Garden, a Moonwalking Rehab
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHe twirled. He moonwalked. He chirped a "Hoo Hoo" or two. He escorted Elizabeth Taylor to her seat. He reunited with his brothers. And he heard his audience impatiently chant his name while Marlon Brando tried to lecture them about children being...Tags: Gregory Peck, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Central Park, Slash (music artist)
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They sure figured something out
Robert Hilburn is The Times' pop music critic. Chuck Philips writes about pop music for CalendarJimmy Iovine, whose credits as a record producer and engineer range from John Lennon to U2, still winces at the humiliation of being turned down by everyone he approached in 1989 to invest in the record company he wanted to start. "People took my calls...Tags: Rap (genre), American Civil Liberties Union, Trials, Bono, Music Industry
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Sean Combs: Bad Boy II man
Chuck Philips covers the pop music industry for The Times' Business sectionNEW YORK -- Behind the glass at Sean "Puffy" Combs' midtown Manhattan recording studio, singer Faith Evans fights back tears as she lays down the plaintive chorus to "I'll Be Missing You," a duet single dedicated to her slain husband, gangsta rap star the...Tags: Criminals, Recording Studios, Rap (genre), Theater, Music Industry
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From the archives: Canadian Killer Sulked When Things Went Wrong
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMONTREAL -- Police on Thursday identified the gunman who killed 14 women, wounded 13 other people and killed himself Wednesday as Marc Lepine, an unemployed 25-year-old who "had few friends of the female gender" and who once aspired to study at the...Tags: Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Markets, Colleges and Universities, Juvenile Delinquency
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Interscope is golden on the pop chart
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor the first time in 20 years, a single company--Interscope Records and its family of hot young labels--captured the top four positions on the nation's pop chart this week. With 10 albums in the Top 100 and a parade of potential blockbusters due out...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Joint Ventures, Marilyn Manson, Restructuring and Recapitalization, Music Industry
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(1989) Striking Tales of Black Frustration and Pride Shake the Pop Mainstream
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRap music is not polite. It's a noisy 'n' crude attack on mainstream sensibilities that has even liberal-minded adults who were raised on the rebellious, outlaw beat of Little Richard and the Rolling Stones asking themselves, "What happened to real music?...Tags: Advertising, Rap (genre), Adults, Music Industry, Elton John
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Who are pop's hottest properties?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWho's the hottest property in the record business? That's not an easy question, but with conglomerates betting zillions of dollars on it, Calendar set out to conduct some independent research. The first thing we did was to declare everyone--from Michael...Tags: Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, Career and Workplace, Jimmy Buffett, Bono
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GOOD FOR YOU
Kaylee A. Bahr of Aberdeen was one of 12 recipients of the 2011-12 Health Care Education Scholarships by the Northern Plains Eye Foundation. The scholarships are awarded to high school seniors pursuing full-time, health care-related studies at a college,...Tags: Medical Services, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Colleges and Universities, Graduation
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Governor recognizes, congratulates Governor's Scholars students of area
FRANKFORT — Governor Steve Beshear has congratulated the 1,074 outstanding Kentucky high school juniors who attended this year’s Governor’s Scholars program for five weeks during June and July.
“The Governor’s Scholars...Tags: Steve Beshear, Elections, Human Accomplishments, Colleges and Universities, Government
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John Burroughs student awarded scholarship
Heather Bussard of Burbank won an academic scholarship from SPS Technologies. She is the daughter of Gordon Bussard, an employee of SPS Technologies. The company’s scholarship program was established to recognize the accomplishments of sons and...Tags: John Burroughs, Awards and Prizes, Human Accomplishments, Human Interest
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Briefly In Education
Restaurant teams up with LBHS Boosters Katsuya by S+ARCK has partnered up with the Laguna Beach High School Athletics Boosters this year, offering up 10% of proceeds on game nights to support student athletes. To participate, diners must be wearing LBHS...Tags: Restaurants, Awards and Prizes, Human Accomplishments, PTA, Dining and Drinking
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Westminster's triple-threat is Student-Athlete of the Year
Enduring a postgame interview room at UMBC Stadium on May 25 was tough for Alyssa Semones and her Westminster girls' lacrosse teammates.
The Owls had just lost to state power Severna Park, 14-7, in the Class 4A-3A state championship. The fact that it was...Tags: College Basketball, College Sports, Towson University, Career and Workplace, Soccer
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