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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: Pete Townshend, Music, Super Bowl, Keith Moon, Olympic Games
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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: Billie Joe Armstrong, MTV (tv network), Music, Tony Awards, Music Theater
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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: Music, Sex Crimes, 13 (movie), Trials, Students
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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: Entertainment, Tour Operations Industry, Black Flag (music group), Music, Titus Andronicus (music group)
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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: Music, Grammy Awards, Merle Haggard, Substance Abuse, Human Interest
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Folk Singer, Woodstock Star Richie Havens Dead at 72
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Folk singer Richie Havens, whose rousing opening set kicked off the Woodstock festival and film, died Monday at his home in Jersey City, N.J., from a heart attack. He was 72. Known for his intense and rhythmic guitar style and...Tags: ABC (tv network), Music, NBC (tv network), The Ed Sullivan Show (tv program), Festive Events
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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: Dustin Hoffman, Jesse McCartney, Music, Michelle Harrison, John Lennon
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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: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Book, England, EMI Group Ltd.
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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: Lung Cancer, Jimi Hendrix, Entertainment, Iggy Pop, Music
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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: Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, Music, The Rolling Stones (music group), Honda Center
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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: Celebrities, Manufacturing and Engineering, Pete Townshend, Invention and Innovation, Music
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