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Album review: Gorillaz, 'Plastic Beach'
Turn It Up3 stars (out of 4) Former Blur singer Damon Albarn once again acts as ringleader of the world party known as Gorillaz. With its cartoon visuals and eclectic guest list, Gorillaz provides Albarn with a level of anonymity and freedom...... -
Coachella's 2010 ticket policy inspires online petition
Pop & HissThe decision on the part of Coachella organizers to no longer sell single day tickets for the three-day 2010 event has provoked the ire of many a fan. "Make it fair for all us people who obviously want to attend...... -
Album review: Broken Bells, 'Broken Bells'
Turn It Up3 stars (out of 4) Brian Burton, a k a Danger Mouse, is a fiend for collaboration, bringing his fondness for hip-hop-era pastiche, psychedelia and soul to projects with Cee-Lo Green (Gnarls Barkley), Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) and Beck. His latest...... -
Album review: 'Plastic Beach' from the Gorillaz
Pop & HissDamon Albarn formed this heady cartoon-band side project to keep himself entertained while on hiatus from his seminal Britpop act, Blur. Stuffed as they were with electro-pop hooks and globe-tripping grooves, the first two Gorillaz albums never actually... -
Coachella, beyond the main stage: The irresistible force of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Pop & HissCOACHELLA COUNTDOWN: In the days leading up to the three-day Indio fest that begins April 16, Pop & Hiss gives you the reasons to arrive before the headliners. Who: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble From: Chicago Reason to care: Despite a fairly...... -
The Pop & Hiss countdown continues: Just four days left until Coachella!
Brand XThe Coachella festival is but four days away, and over at the Pop & Hiss blog there are more posts to help you navigate the various stages and to know when to take a food or potty break. First up, Chris Barton answers the "why you should care" question,... -
Coachella 2010: Fest closes with the thrilling Gorillaz and the disastrous Sly Stone
Pop & HissThe three-day Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival came to a close just before midnight Sunday, bringing to an end a weekend that placed rock, dance, hip-hop and electronics on equal footing. It only took closing act the Gorillaz about...... -
Review: 'Scott Walker: 30 Century Man'
![" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man" chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic figure whose influence far outreaches his relative obscurity. Having achieved some success as part of the 1960s baroque orchestral pop group the Walker Brothers -- none actually named Walker, none brothers -- he began to pursue his own muse, releasing a series of idiosyncratic solo albums. Finally, he turned a corner into music that became increasingly inaccessible, made up of submerged melodies and ghostly, sepulchral vocals.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-02/45289568-26143025.jpg "" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man\" chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic figure whose influence far outreaches his relative obscurity. Having achieved some success as part of the 1960s baroque orchestral pop group the Walker Brothers -- none actually named Walker, none brothers -- he began to pursue his own muse, releasing a series of idiosyncratic solo albums. Finally, he turned a corner into music that became increasingly inaccessible, made up of submerged melodies and ghostly, sepulchral vocals.")
" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man" chronicles the career of musician Scott Walker, an enigmatic figure whose influence far outreaches his relative obscurity. Having achieved some success as part of the 1960s baroque orchestral pop group the Walker Brothers...Tags: Alison Goldfrapp, Radiohead (music group), Music Industry, Movies, David Bowie
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Scott Walker, musical mystery man
The early scenes of the documentary look like some lost reel from "This Is Spinal Tap," spanning what seems like half of rock history -- complete with hem lengths and haircuts. But the protagonist is not a metalhead but a Zelig-like figure: Here he is as...Tags: Depression, Bono, Education, David Bowie, Los Angeles
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Deeply committed to Gnarls Barkley
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMOST pop acts would love to have a hit single, but be careful what you wish for. Topping the chart can be hazardous to an artist's health, especially an out-of-nowhere hit by an unknown. It can make a career, of course, but it can also overexpose the...Tags: Gnarls Barkley, Jay-Z, Music Industry, OutKast (music group), Los Angeles Times
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Manchester's new, true grit
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterManchester, England If you live in Los Angeles long enough, you forget how intoxicating height can be. Here I was, 23 stories up in the coolest new hotel in northwestern England, looking across several counties and several centuries. The bar at the...Tags: Funk (genre), Arts and Culture, Buzzcocks (music group), England, Disc Jockeys
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Peter Gabriel brings world together through music
![OK, so cut Peter Gabriel some slack for taking too long to finish an album: "Big Blue Ball," a long-simmering world music project he launched back in 1991, is finally surfacing today.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-06/40320178-23173919.jpg "OK, so cut Peter Gabriel some slack for taking too long to finish an album: "Big Blue Ball,\" a long-simmering world music project he launched back in 1991, is finally surfacing today.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOK, so cut Peter Gabriel some slack for taking too long to finish an album: "Big Blue Ball," a long-simmering world music project he launched back in 1991, is finally surfacing today. In the intervening 17 years, he's released four other collections of...Tags: Genesis (music group), Peter Gabriel, Jimmy Carter, Science and Technology, Recording Studios
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