Since Todd Simon first heard the radio, he became interested in playing music. Read more...
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courtesy of TODD SIMON
Arts, Theater & Fine Arts
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August 1, 1:17 am
Elemental art
Even among the other simple drafts and outlines on display, one sketch in the J. Paul Getty Museum's exhibition "Luminous Paper: British Watercolors and Drawings" at the Getty Center seems particularly unfinished. Read more...
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Credit: Kathi & Gary Cypress Collection
“A Larger Valley, Millington,” a watercolor painting by David Hockney, is on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center as part of its “Luminous Paper” exhibition, which runs through Oct. 23.
Arts, Music
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August 1, 1:06 am
Artists to personify books with music by singing excerpts of books at the Hammer Museum’s “Sing Your Favorite Book” project
A musician interprets Nabokov through song
August 1, 2011 – Go ahead, sing this paragraph. As part of the Hammer Museum’s ongoing “Sing Your Favorite Book” series, Los Angeles musician Jessica Basta sat in and paced through the galleries on July 22, crooning portions of the Vladimir Nabokov classic Lolita. You know, the book where middle-aged Humbert Humbert has an affair with his prepubescent stepdaughter.
The next performance, featuring Tany Ling singing Michael Chabon’s “The Yiddish Policeman’s Union”, is this Thursday. [1:31]
"A musician interprets Nabokov through song"Many people have read Karl Marx's "Capital" "“ but few, if any, have heard it sung. Read more...
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Los Angeles musician Jessica Basta sings excerpts of “Lolita” for the Hammer Museum’s “Sing Your Favorite Books” series. The series was created in conjunction with the “Ed Ruscha: On the Road” exhibition.
Arts, Film & TV
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August 1, 12:58 am
Movie Review: "Cowboys and Aliens"
Somewhere in the middle of a sprawling, tumbleweed-filled desert, a man wakes up with a start. It's Daniel Craig at his most rugged, covered in dirt and blood (his own) and wearing a clunky metal bracelet he has never seen before. Craig's character (who is revealed as Jake Lonergan) goes on to wordlessly kill a group of bounty hunters, steal their clothes and wander into the nearest town. Even if a viewer is worried about whether the film will live up to the hype (it doesn't) or whether this is just another shoot 'em up blockbuster (it is), watching Lonergan try on a dead man's boots is fun. Read more...
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Credit: Universal Studios
Arts, Music
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August 1, 12:49 am
Redefining the sounds of jazz at the Hammer Museum’s sixth annual JazzPOP concert series with performances to showcase the genre’s evolution
When it comes to jazz, one might think of the well-known tunes of Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis as the defining sounds of the genre. Read more...
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Credit: Hammer Museum
Arts, Music
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July 25, 1:39 am
Soundbite: "Rabbits on the Run"
Nearly a decade has passed since Vanessa Carlton debuted her first single, "A Thousand Miles." And though her latest album's first track "Carousel" opens with the familiar sound of a solitary piano, Carlton's sound has undergone quite the evolution. Read more...
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Courtesy of Razor & Tie
Arts, Music
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July 25, 1:32 am
Soundbite: "Pressure & Time"
Rival Sons have successfully revived another era – the classic rock era – with "Pressure & Time." Read more...
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Courtesy of Earache Records Inc.