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Robyn's 'Body Talk' trilogy a pop landmark
Turn It UpThe singer Robyn, born Robin Miriam Carlsson in Sweden 31 years ago, grew up loving pop music from America. She heard not just joy and release, great dance beats and escapism, but art and experimentation, passion and vulnerability. For her,...... -
Topspin recruits lesser-known musicians, writers and filmmakers
Company TownTopspin reaches out to smaller bands, as well as authors and indie filmmakers.... -
A Chicago indie rock band on the cover of Rolling Stone? It could happen
About Last Night(Left to right) Empires band members Max Steger, Tom Conrad, Ryan Luciani and Sean Van Vleet. Chicago indie rock quartet Empires are one of the eight unsigned artists left in Rolling Stone’s "Do You Wanna Be a Rock & Roll Star" contest -- which will... -
The Shot: Putting a Spin on partying
Brand XWavves band member Stephen Pope performs during Spin Magazine's The Year in Music Party 2010, which took place at the Music Box in Hollywood. L.A.'s indie music cognoscenti descended upon the Music Box in Hollywood to watch two of SoCal's hottest bands,... -
Ann Powers on KUSF: One personal memory speaks to terrestrial radio's power
Pop & HissA cultural earthquake hit San Francisco on Jan. 18. It was a targeted tremor, though hugely felt by a diverse community that includes indie music fans, drivers twisting the dial in search of local voices on the radio, and others...... -
Of Montreal's new direction
!["Alabee Barnes, this is your lucky day. Your father is going to sing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'!" announced Kevin Barnes as that song's instantly recognizable opening rang out behind him. It was the end of a long dress rehearsal for the indie- pop band Of Montreal, and Barnes and his mates were a little punch-drunk.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-10/57149280-28141228.jpg ""Alabee Barnes, this is your lucky day. Your father is going to sing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'!\" announced Kevin Barnes as that song's instantly recognizable opening rang out behind him. It was the end of a long dress rehearsal for the indie- pop band Of Montreal, and Barnes and his mates were a little punch-drunk.")
"Alabee Barnes, this is your lucky day. Your father is going to sing Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'!" announced Kevin Barnes as that song's instantly recognizable opening rang out behind him. It was the end of a long dress rehearsal for the indie- pop...Tags: Minority Groups, Prince (music artist), Entertainment, Music, Athens
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Notes on a Year: Ann Powers on pop music
!["Let's have a toast," sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, "Runaway," on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. "Runaway," many expected, would offer apologies to Taylor Swift: This was the one-year anniversary of West's notorious interruption of an acceptance speech by the country-pop princess, which led to his brief retreat from the media spotlight.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58311620-17154548.jpg ""Let's have a toast,\" sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, \"Runaway,\" on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. \"Runaway,\" many expected, would offer apologies to Taylor Swift: This was the one-year anniversary of West's notorious interruption of an acceptance speech by the country-pop princess, which led to his brief retreat from the media spotlight.")
"Let's have a toast," sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, "Runaway," on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. "Runaway,"...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Wavves (music group), Music, Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Lobster Fest! Indie bands and crustaceans invade San Pedro
Pop & HissPatrons mill about in bright red hats with skyward-pointing lobster claws. Fingers retain the smell of butter and arthropod juice. Grown men wear pirate shirts and eyeliner, and the musical lineup features everything from a midget KISS cover band to...... -
Silver Lake Jubilee
Brand XBaking on the pavement at a summer street festival may prompt you to buy more snow cones, but we're thrilled at the inaugural Silver Lake Jubilee, which delivers all the solid indie music and vendors, with none of the August heat rash. Saturday's... -
Killola offers fans a digital "living album" with its latest release
Pop & HissLos Angeles alternative rock band Killola explores digital frontier with a "living album," embodied in the form of a USB dog tag.... -
Right Here, Right Now
If only the original Fishbone were together these days, they could see what they’ve reaped. The progenitor of genre-busting, culture-clashing music was formed in 1979 in South Central L.A.—a brilliant all-black funk-ska-punk-rock outfit that often...Tags: OutKast (music group), Paul Simon, Entertainment, Education, Movies
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