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Coachella 2010: Street Sweeper Social Club covers M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" in the late afternoon
Pop & HissThe Street Sweeper Social Club's cover of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" contains multitudes. When guitarist Tom Morello tossed off the opening riff of the song, a sample of the Clash's "Straight to Hell," it was unclear where the song was headed....... -
M.I.A. can be found in Bed-Stuy (and soon at Coachella)
Special To The TimesBY train, the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn is five stops from the suits and ties of Lower Manhattan and 14 stops from the tourists of Times Square. Some of the streets are lined with trees and brownstones, others with abandoned buildings and...Tags: Refugee, YouTube, Timbaland, Kanye West, Death
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Practicing for the Grammy Awards
![The rehearsals for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards could be considered the calm before the storm of the ceremony -- except, well, they haven't been all that calm and rain has been falling on Staples Center for days. The show will air live on the East Coast on Sunday night on CBS and, with an unprecedented 24 musical numbers, the producers are struggling mightily with a dizzying number of moving parts and compelling subplots. <b>¶</b> One scheduled performer, Kid Rock, almost didn't make it to Los Angeles because of a courthouse entanglement from a Georgia assault case. Another, British star M.I.A., is nine months pregnant, which raises the possibility that the 31-year-old nominee might deliver more than an acceptance speech if she wins the record of the year Grammy for her track "Paper Planes." <b>¶</b> There also had been talk in recent days that Coldplay, the English rock group nominated in the record of the year category for "Viva La Vida," would be served with court papers at the ceremony as part of a pending plagiarism claim. <b>¶</b> Attorneys managed to avoid that potential red-carpet disaster, but the band must know that any trophy it wins will come with plenty of pressroom inquiries about the claim by guitar-hero Joe Satriani that the song sounds too close to his 2004 tune "If I Could Fly."](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-02/44924155-06151819.jpg "The rehearsals for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards could be considered the calm before the storm of the ceremony -- except, well, they haven't been all that calm and rain has been falling on Staples Center for days. The show will air live on the East Coast on Sunday night on CBS and, with an unprecedented 24 musical numbers, the producers are struggling mightily with a dizzying number of moving parts and compelling subplots. <b>¶</b> One scheduled performer, Kid Rock, almost didn't make it to Los Angeles because of a courthouse entanglement from a Georgia assault case. Another, British star M.I.A., is nine months pregnant, which raises the possibility that the 31-year-old nominee might deliver more than an acceptance speech if she wins the record of the year Grammy for her track "Paper Planes.\" <b>¶</b> There also had been talk in recent days that Coldplay, the English rock group nominated in the record of the year category for \"Viva La Vida,\" would be served with court papers at the ceremony as part of a pending plagiarism claim. <b>¶</b> Attorneys managed to avoid that potential red-carpet disaster, but the band must know that any trophy it wins will come with plenty of pressroom inquiries about the claim by guitar-hero Joe Satriani that the song sounds too close to his 2004 tune \"If I Could Fly.\"")
The rehearsals for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards could be considered the calm before the storm of the ceremony -- except, well, they haven't been all that calm and rain has been falling on Staples Center for days. The show will air live on the East...Tags: University of Southern California, Carrie Underwood, U2 (music group), Foo Fighters (music group), Sugarland (music group)
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Gen Art, Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am throw a stylish party for 'Worlds on Fire' at exhibition in L.A.
![When it comes to a stylin' scene, Gen Art, a group that supports emerging talent in music, fashion and film, rarely disappoints. But throw in Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, walls full of pop-art portraits of 2009 Grammy nominees and a few cases of Jacob's Creek wine, and you've got a full-on party. Monday night at the Pacific Electric Lofts in downtown Los Angeles was crackling with cool for the fundraiser opening of the "Worlds on Fire" exhibition. Colorful cardigans mixed it up in a sea of stingy brims, punctuated with the occasional soul patch or pair of thick-framed eyeglasses circa "Mad Men" Season 1. There were ironic message T's and hoodies ("I Pimp Shrimp" was one memorable slogan), tumbling waterfalls of dreadlocks, women in blousy bohemian dresses (several in their own designs), chunky agate necklaces and rocker-inspired accessories such as zipper-trimmed purses.](http://www.latimes.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2009-02/44882128-05145141.jpg "When it comes to a stylin' scene, Gen Art, a group that supports emerging talent in music, fashion and film, rarely disappoints. But throw in Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, walls full of pop-art portraits of 2009 Grammy nominees and a few cases of Jacob's Creek wine, and you've got a full-on party. Monday night at the Pacific Electric Lofts in downtown Los Angeles was crackling with cool for the fundraiser opening of the "Worlds on Fire\" exhibition. Colorful cardigans mixed it up in a sea of stingy brims, punctuated with the occasional soul patch or pair of thick-framed eyeglasses circa \"Mad Men\" Season 1. There were ironic message T's and hoodies (\"I Pimp Shrimp\" was one memorable slogan), tumbling waterfalls of dreadlocks, women in blousy bohemian dresses (several in their own designs), chunky agate necklaces and rocker-inspired accessories such as zipper-trimmed purses.")
When it comes to a stylin' scene, Gen Art, a group that supports emerging talent in music, fashion and film, rarely disappoints. But throw in Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, walls full of pop-art portraits of 2009 Grammy nominees and a few cases of Jacob's...Tags: Los Angeles, Staples Center, Paul McCartney, Kanye West, Al Green
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The years best music
![WE all know the music industry is a mess. The album format may be going the way of the woolly mammoth, possibly taking the major labels with it. Concert tickets cost too much, and with the Web encouraging a million little niche markets, no one soundtrack is inspiring a generation. We've come so far, only to arrive at "High School Musical."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2007-10/33453890.jpg "WE all know the music industry is a mess. The album format may be going the way of the woolly mammoth, possibly taking the major labels with it. Concert tickets cost too much, and with the Web encouraging a million little niche markets, no one soundtrack is inspiring a generation. We've come so far, only to arrive at "High School Musical.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWE all know the music industry is a mess. The album format may be going the way of the woolly mammoth, possibly taking the major labels with it. Concert tickets cost too much, and with the Web encouraging a million little niche markets, no one...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Timbaland, Kanye West, Arcade Fire (music group), Entertainment
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Prince reigns at Coachella
!["He thinks he's Jesus!" uttered a stunned young observer as Prince -- who did look rather divine in a gold-sequined white tunic and pants -- offered up a particularly rapturous guitar solo early on in his headlining appearance Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This fan was obviously a new member of the Minneapolis master's flock.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-04/38241597-27152846.jpg ""He thinks he's Jesus!\" uttered a stunned young observer as Prince -- who did look rather divine in a gold-sequined white tunic and pants -- offered up a particularly rapturous guitar solo early on in his headlining appearance Saturday at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This fan was obviously a new member of the Minneapolis master's flock.")
Times Pop Music Critic"He thinks he's Jesus!" uttered a stunned young observer as Prince -- who did look rather divine in a gold-sequined white tunic and pants -- offered up a particularly rapturous guitar solo early on in his headlining appearance Saturday at the Coachella...Tags: Festive Events, Germany, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Prince (music artist), Wars and Interventions
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51st Annual Grammy Awards Wrap-Up
LOS ANGELES -- If the apocalypse is here, we might as well enjoy it. Stomp down the doors of your comfort zone. Hook up with unlikely new friends. Get noisy. Have a party before the flames consume us all. That seemed to be the prevailing attitude...Tags: University of Southern California, Neil Diamond, Kanye West, Al Green, Justin Timberlake
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Plant, Krauss win 5 Grammys, Jennifer Hudson gets first
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' unorthodox partnership yielded rich rewards on Grammy night, as the pair nabbed five awards for their haunting "Raising Sand," including record and album of the year honors. But their sweep was...Tags: Kanye West, Al Green, Coldplay (music group), Justin Timberlake, Celebrity Parents
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Time 100: World's most influential
The Swampby Mark Silva Sure, President Barack Obama made the list. But so did Michelle Obama. And Bernie Madoff, the billionaire king of Ponzi. Rush Limbaugh, too, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and... "the founders of Twitter.'' Sarah Palin's on the list.......Tags: Bono, NBC (tv network), Michael Moore, Infosys Technologies Limited, Barack Obama
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A reignited Reznor nails the feeling at Coachella
Times Staff WriterWhen a great artist from one decade returns to action in another, the best that can usually be hoped for is a reasonable approximation of the old brilliance. Prince's comeback tour last year may have been wonderful, but he still wasn't the man with the...Tags: Festive Events, Death, Arcade Fire (music group), Blur (music group), Prince (music artist)
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