The easiest path to the past is through the radio, where current hits sound more like 1940s doo-wop, 1950s funk and 1980s dance music than the EDM and rap sounds that people have become accustomed to. Read more...
Photo: (Maggie Zheng/Daily Bruin)
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February 3, 12:00 am
Sounds of LA: Daddy Kev
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Marques Moo (center), known by his stage name Daddy Kev, is a co-founder of the Airliner’s Low End Theory in Lincoln Heights. Daddy Kev will be performing his experimental beat music Wednesday at the Los Angeles night club. (Courtesy of Paul Dimalanta)
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February 2, 12:17 am
Second Take: Katy Perry lives up to hype in Super Bowl halftime show
Katy Perry belted out “Roar,” finishing with a full-bodied growl while standing in a flaming mini-dress on top of a 15-foot-tall robotic tiger. Perry’s 15-minute Super Bowl XLIX halftime show included fan-favorites such as “Dark Horse,” “Kissed a Girl” and “Firework“ and featured guests Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot who sang “Lose Control” and “Work It.” The representation of three musical genres in combination with impressive visual effects set this year’s Super Bowl halftime apart as a full show rather than just a snooze-fest concert. Read more...
Photo: Katy Perry, Lenny Kravitz and Missy Elliot performed at the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show. (Gretchen Bachrodt/Consequence of Sound)
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January 27, 2:45 pm
Second Take: Blink-182’s apparent split leaves fans, media confused
It was announced by local radio station KROQ Monday that Tom DeLonge, co-founder and co-frontman of Blink-182, had left the band “indefinitely.” The band announced that he was to be replaced by Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio for the remainder of the band’s previously booked shows. Read more...
Photo: Members of pop-punk band Blink-182 announced Monday that founding member and co-frontman Tom DeLonge had left the band indefinitely in order to focus on non-musical endeavors. (Courtesy of IllaZilla)
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January 27, 12:00 am
Sounds of LA: The Diamond Light
Every year, new artists emerge, ready to be Los Angeles’ next great musical discovery, making their rounds through small club tours across the city. Inspired by the hippie enclaves of Topanga, the backyard punk scene of East Los Angeles or the coastal grunge of Venice Beach, each act has its own distinct sound. Read more...
Photo: Originating in New Hampshire, rock band The Diamond Light moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and released its eponymous debut album in 2012. The band will headline The Satellite in Silver Lake on Friday. (Courtesy of Tamzin Brown)
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January 27, 12:00 am
Hammer Museum, PBS SoCal event to speak up for endangered languages
For one night, the hum of an Aboriginal didgeridoo, the Hawaiian chants of hula dancers and poetry ranging from Wales to Mexico will join together and render an array of culture, heritage and knowledge housed within the fading edifice of the endangered tongue. Read more...
Photo: Co-presented by the Hammer Museum and PBS SoCal, “Endangered Languages” works toward revealing and celebrating languages that are disappearing worldwide. In addition to showing footage from the documentary “Language Matters with Bob Holman,” the event will feature performers and speakers, including the Los Angeles poet laureate Luis Rodriguez. (Hammer Museum)
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January 23, 9:21 am
Student band Loop Garou experiments with new sound, name change
The Street Hearts are gone. The indie-folk group that won the 2013 Spring Sing best band entry with their song “The Beggar” now goes by the name Loop Garou. Read more...
Photo: Spring Sing 2013 best band entry winners The Street Hearts have completely rebranded, changing their band name to Loop Garou (above) and sound from America-folk to blues rock. Loop Garou will perform their new music at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles Friday. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)