Tag Archives: LA Times
Best Bruce Ever?
I first saw Bruce 31 years ago in Chicago. I’ve seen him every tour since, except the last one. Last night’s may have been the best show I have ever seen him do — except for maybe that transcendent Jazz … Continue reading
Filed under Evelyn's articles, Recommended listening
Carole King, Naturally?
Carole King wrote or co-wrote some of the best songs of all times. Her Tapestry album remains the Diamond apotheosis of California singer-songwriter pop. And she achieved all this while also becoming a teenage parent. In her new memoir, A … Continue reading
Filed under Evelyn's articles, Recommended reading
Gaiman and Palmer: the alt power couple
Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer kick-start their tour – latimes.com. The paper made a mistake; the tour is not sold out. I’m trying to get out of trick or treating myself to see the Coraline author and Dresden Doll at … Continue reading
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Thievery and Fitz
Thievery Corporation and Fitz and the Tantrums: Grooves versus songs. My LA Times review.
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Vanessa Paradis by the Orpheum Light
I meant to mention the influence of bossa nova in my review of Vanessa Paradis’s show at the Orpheum Friday night. The concert reminded me of the spell-casting fusion that Bebel Gilberto tries to cast in her shows. But Bebel … Continue reading
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The Big Payback
Dan Charnas’s epic tome The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop is a good companion piece to Jay-Z’s Decoded. I’ve now reviewed them both for the LA Times.
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Jay-Z Decoded
Guilty pleasure: Jay-Z. Here’s my LA Times review of Decoded.
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