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Advancing on a 'Territory of Jazz'
Choreographer Valery Tereshkin had a very long day ahead of him as he sat in a hotel lobby in Glendale this week. Just days before, his Russian Jazz Ballet had performed “Territory of Jazz” at the Alex Theatre, dancing to popular songs from...
Tags: Music Industry, Duke Ellington, Harry Connick Jr., Entertainment, Music
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Pop musicians' (final?) tweets for the apocalypse
Here's how end-of-the-world projections, based on the Mayan calendar, are being greeted in some quarters of the pop music world on Twitter. Pop & Hiss has decided to include two end-of-the-world tweets from Weird Al Yankovic because 1) he had the...
Tags: Music Industry, NASA, Bonnaroo, Music, ABC (tv network)
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'I Got a Boy' delivers a scattered anthem of the Girls' Generation
The new single by South Korean pop group Girls' Generation is called "I Got a Boy," and if the song and its accompanying music video are a signal about pop's direction in the year to come, we better buckle our seat belts. Clocking in at 41/2 minutes, "I...
Tags: Radio, Music, Social Media, Disc Jockeys, Lady Gaga
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Fontella Bass: An appreciation
There are two works that illustrate the range of Fontella Bass' singing power. One is a gut-busting soul cry, “Rescue Me,” a propellant R&B banger from 1965 that became Bass' signature. The other, equally vital, is a nine-minute thrill...
Tags: Movies, Music Industry, Music, Ornette Coleman, Etta James
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Two sides of Fontella Bass, the late, great St. Louis soul singer
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticThis post has been updated. See below for details. Any appreciation of soul singer Fontella Bass, who died Wednesday at age 72, must first acknowledge “Rescue Me,” the propellant 1965 R&B banger that became her signature. But equally vital...Tags: Entertainment, Music, Soul (genre), Aretha Franklin, Heart Attack
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Best of 2012 Pop Music: Albums
The top 10 albums of 2012 as chosen by Times pop music staffer Gerrick D. Kennedy: 1. Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange” (Def Jam). Ocean's album has already garnered plenty of praise for its complexity and updates of classic soul tapestries. But...
Tags: Adele (music artist), Music, Entertainment, Havas, Human Interest
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Best of 2012 Pop Music: Singles
Here are the Top 10 singles of 2012, as selected by Times pop music staff writer Mikael Wood 1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe.” What else? With nearly 400 million views on YouTube – and nine straight weeks atop Billboard's Hot 100...
Tags: Music Industry, Taylor Swift, Music, The Rolling Stones (music group), Kanye West
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A moment with Mike Kelley at Stedelijk Museum
AMSTERDAM — You could almost hear Mike Kelley laughing. As journalists entered the Stedelijk Museum's new so-called bathtub building to hear director Ann Goldstein introduce a retrospective of Kelley's work, they were greeted by the mellifluous...Tags: Andy Warhol, Music, Museum of Modern Art, Fine Artists, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
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Review: Beck's 'Song Reader' inspires creative interpretations
Some ideas that seem so simple unleash waves of creativity that expand in exquisitely complex ways. One such musical brainstorm is to offer a new body of work as notated sheet music, as Los Angeles songwriter Beck Hansen has done. His new work, "Song...Tags: Music Industry, YouTube, Entertainment, Music, Beck
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PSY's 'Gangnam Style' hits 1 billion views
Psy has a lot to be thankful for today. Not only will the term "Gangnam style" potentially be added to the British dictionary, but the music video for his hit K-pop song is the first to have over 1 billion views on YouTube. Sorry Justin Bieber. "Gangnam...
Tags: Justin Bieber, YouTube, Entertainment, Music, Social Media
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Psy threatens to retire 'Gangnam Style' on New Year's Eve
Feel like you never need to hear "Gangnam Style" again? You're not alone: Psy told MTV News he'll be "ending" his unavoidable dance-pop song -- a No. 2 smash on the Hot 100 whose video has been viewed over 1 billion times on YouTube -- following his...Tags: MTV (tv network), Taylor Swift, Music, ABC (tv network), Ryan Seacrest
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Best 2012 performances: Hampton Roads had several high points
The performing arts scene looked a bit like a Busch Gardens theme ride in 2012, with lots of high points and a couple of strange twists and turns. Overall, the quality of presentations was first-rate with several regional or world premieres and knockout...
Tags: Jean Cocteau, Music, A Streetcar Named Desire (movie), Harold Lloyd, Busch Gardens Orlando
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