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Parsing Coachella 2013: Lineup highlights by genre
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticHow would you book a festival that, regardless of your decisions, was sure to sell out? Would you give the people what they want, or give them what they need? Always the diplomats, those who slotted the 2013 Coachella Music and Arts Festival lineup,...Tags: Calvin Harris, 2 Chainz, Social Distortion (music group), Richie Hawtin, Drugs and Medicines
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RapGenius.com Could Be the Future For Explaining Rap Lyrics -- And Just About Everything Else -- Online
Over the last 10 years, websites that rely on crowdsourcing have become some of the most effective information-based products of the Internet revolution. But one unlikely site with roots in New Haven, RapGenius.com, may be altering the future of...
Tags: Radiohead (music group), Slang, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Poetry, Media Industry
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New Capital Region Development Authority Chief: 'A Trench Guy' Who Will Need Broad Vision
The Hartford CourantSuzanne Hopgood was walking through the Connecticut Convention Center with Michael Freimuth, explaining to me why Freimuth was picked from 350 applicants to run the new Capital Region Development Authority. The authority's board, headed by Hopgood,...Tags: East Hartford, Realty, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Rock the Bells 2012 taps Missy Elliott, A$AP Rocky, J. Cole, more
Pop & HissTraveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells announced this year's three-city tour stops will be held on two consecutive days in each of its three host cities. The lineup features the return of Missy Elliott and a host of young buzzy MCs, including ASAP... -
Local Q&A: The Hood Internet
Band name: The Hood Internet
Sound: The mash-up maestros are best known for merging indie rock backing tracks and hip-hop lyricists (Lupe Fiasco rhymes atop the Handsome Furs on one cut, while Devin the Dude mingles with Les Savy Fav on another) like a...Tags: Steve Jobs, Garry Marshall, Girl Talk (music group), Apple iTunes, Lupe Fiasco
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Sunday's Calendar
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Returning Catholics Group
Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, 2046 Mar Vista Drive, Newport Beach, is hosting a group from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for those interested in returning to the Catholic church or those who want to talk. Contact Victoria K....Tags: Arts and Culture, Christianity, Artists, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Classic Rock (genre)
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Wednesday's Calendar
WEDNESDAY GZA Wu-Tang Clan member GZA performs tracks from his second solo album "Liquid Swords," which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200 charts when it was released in 1995. The show starts at 9 p.m. and is at the Detroit Bar, 843 W. 19th St., Costa...Tags: Arts and Culture, Government Health Care, Medicare, Duke Ellington, Verizon Wireless
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Live review: The Brooklyn bodega rap of eXquire
Pop & Hiss“Brooklyn rappers don’t go 'whoop whoop,' they rob.” If there was any doubt about the stickup bona fides of the borough that produced the Notorious B.I.G., the Boot Camp Clique and M.O.P., Mr. MFN eXquire educated the Echo crowd shortly.... -
Freddie Gibbs and the Genius/GZA land at the Echoplex tonight
Pop & HissAsk Freddie Gibbs what’s on his iPod, and he’ll inevitably tell you the same thing: early Scarface, Geto Boys and Ice Cube. Occasionally, he’ll mix in some old-school R&B or some 2Pac. But 2Pac’s favorite record was the Geto Boys'...... -
The rise of album sequels? Snoop Dogg announces 'Doggystyle 2'
Pop & HissFresh off a triumphant performance of "Doggystyle" at this year's Rock the Bells, Snoop Dogg has announced that he has begun work on its sequel, "Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary." The only catch is that it will be produced by Swizz...... -
Twelve L.A. indie labels you should know: a primer
Pop & HissA consensus seems to be growing that Los Angeles is in the midst of a renaissance for independent music. In a recent Sunday feature, we set out to discover just how it is that while the major labels continue to......
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