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Coachella 2013: The narrow window to a great party
There comes a time in every party girl's life when the party stops being fun. Such was the case Friday night at the parties surrounding Coachella when massive lines, overcrowding, ridiculous displays of outsized drunkenness and the general fatigue of...
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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: Satellite and Cable Service, Sting, Jon Voight, England, The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Ray Collins dies; singer with the Mothers of Invention was 75
The Soul Giants were a struggling R&B cover band in Pomona in the mid-1960s when lead singer Ray Collins fired the group's guitarist and invited a musical collaborator from Rancho Cucamonga to take his place. His name was Frank Zappa. The band soon...
Tags: Heart Attack, Frank Zappa, Invention and Innovation, Music Industry, Entertainment
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Coachella keeps Rolling Stones rumors moving along
Last month the Rolling Stones set off speculation that they're scheduled to play this year's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival after a fan noticed that the venerable English band's mobile app included a listing for a mid-April concert date in...
Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), The Rolling Stones (music group), Lady Gaga, Concerts, Festive Events
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Mickey Baker dies at 87; rhythm and blues, rock guitarist
Mickey Baker, an exceptional 1950s session guitarist who played on hundreds of recordings, helping to transform rhythm and blues into rock 'n' roll, died Tuesday at his home near Toulouse, France, according to French media reports. He was 87. A cause of...
Tags: Movies, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly, Dirty Dancing (movie), Frank Zappa
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Morello rage against Prop. 32
PolitiCalTom Morello joined veteran activist super-group Crosby, Stills & Nash in Los Angeles on Wednesday for a fundraiser to defeat Proposition 32. The November ballot measure would make major changes to California's campaign finance system, including banning... -
Fashion News: Georgia May Jagger named face of Material Girl
All The RageGeorgia May Jagger, daughter of Rolling Stone Mick Jagger and supermodel Jerry Hall, is the new celebrity face of Madonna and daughter Lourdes' Material Girl juniors line. Raf Simons debuts as Dior's new creative director, to much acclaim from critics.... -
Against Me! singer/founder Tom Gabel comes out as transgender
Pop & HissTom Gabel, founder of the punk rock group Against Me!, has announced that he is transgender and will begin the process of undergoing sexual-reassignment surgery to become a woman.... -
Locals Far East Movement officially on Team Bieber
Pop & HissWhen L.A. hip-hop-influenced eletronic group Far East Movement dominated the pop charts with "Like a G6" in 2010, it did so with the help of little-known acts the Cataracts and Dev. For the act's follow-up, "Dirty Bass," it's banking on a little more star... -
Rolling Stones not likely to tour in 2012
Pop & HissRolling Stones are not expected to tour in 2012. The Rolling Stones are not ready, Keith Richards says.... -
Is Spotify the new music platform? Songkick thinks so
Pop & HissSongkick on Wednesday announced its live music application has been downloaded 100,000 times on Spotify.... -
Axl Rose pens letter to Rock Hall: won't attend, declines induction
Pop & HissAxl Rose: Early this morning Pop & Hiss received a letter from Guns N' Roses co-founder Axl Rose, through his publicist, announcing his decision to not attend the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday in Cleveland. Written under the...
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