Friday, August 14

In the news:

Getty’s ‘Overdrive’ exhibit tracks modern architecture in L.A.

Hundreds of tiny yellow dots illuminate Los Angeles’ sprawling streets and skyline as the sun sets. An outline of downtown and the city’s extensive freeways is visible against the darkening sky. Read more...

Photo: The Getty Research Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum collaborated to produce “Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990.” The exhibition includes architectural drawings, photographs, models, artworks, films and interactive digital displays that offer a look into modern Los Angeles architecture.


B-Sides: Fate of musical duo The Civil Wars up in the air with new album release

In November, the folk duo The Civil Wars, comprised of singer-songwriters Joy Williams and John Paul White, abruptly announced they were canceling all upcoming tour dates, citing “internal discord” and “irreconcilable differences.” Read more...

Photo: Folk duo The Civil Wars canceled its upcoming tour dates last November but recently announced it will release a new, self-titled album, “The Civil Wars,” late this summer.


Album Review: ‘Monomania’ by Deerhunter

Deerhunter is doomed to pop music. It tried to escape. Every album, its effects acted as a defense mechanism: gauze for “Cryptograms,” glimmer for “Microcastle,” falsetto for “Halycon Digest.” But there’s no escaping the great escapism. Read more...





Album Review: ‘Ready To Die’ By Iggy and the Stooges

Move over, 20-something-year-olds trying to recapture the intensity and raucous energy of early ’70s rock, the classics aren’t dead yet. Iggy and the Stooges, the arguable progenitors of punk rock, are back with “Ready to Die,” a new offering of stripped-down, in-your-face rock ’n’ roll. Read more...