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The Who plan US Tour, talk Olympics performance
NEW YORK (AP) — The Who'sRoger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking "Quadrophenia" and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first plan what Daltrey calls a great finale for the Olympic Games in London. "We have recorded...
Tags: Concerts, Entertainment Events, Pete Townshend, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Tupac Shakur
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Punk rock nostalgia: It's vicious
I’m a born troublemaker. At the grocery store, I’m always asking the cashier if SHE would like to donate $1 to the United Children’s Fund. But I would never have the chutzpah to initiate the movement that is currently sweeping New York...
Tags: Green Day (music group), New York City, Heroin, Music, Halloween
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The Rolling Stones 32 years later — It’s only rock ‘n’ roll, but I like it
FrameworkIt was 1981 when I photographed my first Rolling Stones concert. It was the “Tattoo You” tour at the Oakland Coliseum with the J. Geils Band and George Thorogood opening the show. I was 21-years-old and taking pictures for the joy of it. I... -
For 'American Idiot,' Md. native went behind the music with Green Day
Michael Mayer knows a thing or two about coming of age. The Maryland-born director won a Tony Award for his work guiding the 2006 Broadway hit "Spring Awakening," which chronicles teens getting a grip on their budding sexuality. In 2010, he directed...
Tags: Green Day (music group), Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Smash (tv program), Entertainment Events, Action (Movie Genre)
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Nazareth teacher accused of molesting boy student; 'Who checked this guy out?' board member asks
A Nazareth Area Middle School drama teacher has been arrested on charges that he sexually molested a male student at the school over a two-year period, according to court records filed Friday. Shawn William Salevsky, 39, of the 1500 block of...
Tags: Trials, Sex Crimes, Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Arts and Culture, Sexual Misconduct
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Titus Andronicus is (still) poised for launch
Patrick Stickles, who is not known for his lack of vocal restraint fronting punk-rock band Titus Andronicus, comes on the phone, oddly, speaking just above a whisper. "I should warn you," he says. "I'm going to have to talk in this quiet voice, 'cause I'm...
Tags: New York City, Titus Andronicus (music group), Manhattan (New York City), Music, Bruce Springsteen
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George Jones dies at 81; country music icon
Three decades ago, an east Texas singer named George Jones took on an impossibly melodramatic, shamelessly sentimental song about a man who desperately clutched at lost love until his dying breath. His 1980 recording of "He Stopped Loving Her Today"...Tags: Poetry, Entertainment Events, Academy of Country Music Awards, Police Arrests, Awards and Prizes
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TV This Week March 10 - 16: 'Hindenburg: The Last Flight'
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 10 - 16, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SUNDAY Oh, yes, it's ladies' night: Ashanti...Tags: John Lennon, Andrew Francis, Steven Weber, Eric Clapton, Gordon Ramsay
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Henry Grossman's fab moments with the Beatles
It began in 1964 as a Time magazine photo assignment for Henry Grossman to cover the Beatles' debut appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." It developed over the years into a deep friendship between Grossman and the group, one that allowed him rare access...Tags: John Lennon, Abbey Road Studios, Ringo Starr, David Ben-Gurion, George Harrison
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Remembering Reg Presley of the Troggs: Unsung hero of rock & roll
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticRaise a pint to Reg Presley, the singer and co-founder of the Troggs, who died Monday at age 71 after a battle with lung cancer. Yes, of course, stand at attention for the band’s mega-hit, “Wild Thing,” and for the primal pleasures of...Tags: Iggy Pop, Music, Lung Cancer, The Rolling Stones (music group), Jimi Hendrix
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Pete Townshend receives 2013 Les Paul Award
This post has been updated. See note below for details. Four of the key bands from the 1960s British Invasion were represented Friday in Anaheim when the Who’s lead guitarist and main songwriter, Pete Townshend, was given the Les Paul Award at the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Pete Townshend, The Rolling Stones (music group), Awards and Prizes, Entertainment
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A hunt for tickets and celebrities, set to music
Celebrity, as it turns out, is in the eye of the beholder, and one of the fascinating aspects of the annual convention that brings together makers and sellers of all manner of musical gear for four days in Anaheim is that there are nearly as many...
Tags: Disc Jockeys, Music Industry, Pete Townshend, The Beach Boys, Concerts
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