Mikael Wood writes about pop music in all its ever-quickening splendor. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times in 2012, he was a freelance contributor to Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Spin and the Village Voice. He grew up in Little Rock, Ark., graduated from Northwestern University and knows every word to “Mo Money Mo Problems.” He was named pop music critic in 2016.
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The beloved early-2000s indie rock band played Saturday’s nostalgia-fueled Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena along with Vampire Weekend, TV on the Radio and Bloc Party, among others.
The British rock star on his complicated relationship with the press and his latest album, “People Watching,” which he made in L.A. with Adam Granduciel of the War on Drugs.
The 70-year-old rock singer performed Van Halen classics at the M3 music festival in Columbia, Md. His 1985 replacement in the band, Sammy Hagar, has been vocal lately.
The country star says the orchestral ‘Evangeline vs. the Machine’ is related to his gospel-rooted performance at Stagecoach 2024.
The Denver native also scored a hit with ‘Supermodel’ from the soundtrack of 1995’s ‘Clueless.’
Beyoncé opened her world tour for her Grammy-winning ‘Cowboy Carter’ album on Monday night in Inglewood with wit, spectacle and a tip of the hat to the women who paved her own historic trail.
Luke Combs, Backstreet Boys, Sammy Hagar and the Goo Goo Dolls all performed on Day 3 of the country music mega-festival in Indio.
Jelly Roll, Creed, Koe Wetzel and Shaboozey all performed on Day 2 of the country mega-festival in Indio.
Lana Del Rey, Zach Bryan, Paris Hilton and Mumford & Sons all performed Friday at the country mega-festival in Indio, Calif.
Ahead of a gig at Stagecoach, the former Van Halen frontman tells the stories behind six of his songs.