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Benny Goodman

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    June 15, 2011

    Simon Pegg's New Autobiography: Well Done, Nerd!

    ​ Since he and Edgar Wright unleashed their horror-comedy masterpiece Shaun of the Dead on audiences in 2004, Simon Pegg has become as in-demand a performer here as in his native Britain, not to mention something of an alpha geek amongst genre fans. His deeply-rooted boyhood love of the Star W ... More >>

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    March 17, 2011

    Jam Session: America's Jazz Ambassadors Embrace the World

    ​ Since he and Edgar Wright unleashed their horror-comedy masterpiece Shaun of the Dead on audiences in 2004, Simon Pegg has become as in-demand a performer here as in his native Britain, not to mention something of an alpha geek amongst genre fans. His deeply-rooted boyhood love of the Star W ... More >>

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    June 17, 2010

    Brick's Picks: Redtop's Boogie

    ​ Since he and Edgar Wright unleashed their horror-comedy masterpiece Shaun of the Dead on audiences in 2004, Simon Pegg has become as in-demand a performer here as in his native Britain, not to mention something of an alpha geek amongst genre fans. His deeply-rooted boyhood love of the Star W ... More >>

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    May 17, 2010

    "Passing Time": Hank Jones, 1918-2010

    Hank Jones, jazz pianist who started performing at age 13 in Pontiac, Michigan. Hank Jones, brother of drummer Elvin Jones and trumpeter Thad Jones. Hank Jones, who turned down offers to join the bands of Charile "Bird" Parker and then Miles Davis, because he didn't think he was good enough. Hank ... More >>

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    November 27, 2008

    Big-Band Deal

    Hank Jones, jazz pianist who started performing at age 13 in Pontiac, Michigan. Hank Jones, brother of drummer Elvin Jones and trumpeter Thad Jones. Hank Jones, who turned down offers to join the bands of Charile "Bird" Parker and then Miles Davis, because he didn't think he was good enough. Hank ... More >>

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    The Breast of Times: Go Topless Protest Day

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    August 21, 2008

    Long Swing the King

    And other things to do in L.A., August 22-28

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    February 27, 2008

    Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Week Day 2: "Thuggish Ruggish Bone" And the Importance of "Branding"

    Whether consciously or not, rappers have understood the concept of branding since the on-and-on-to-the-break-of-dawn days. You can listen to everything from the "The Breaks" to "Crank That" and figure out pretty quickly that they were performed by Kurtis Blow and an autistic 4th Grader with a rud ... More >>

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    December 19, 2002
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    July 19, 2001

    Dark Flowers

    Prime cuttings from the current metal crop

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    June 28, 2001

    Aural Fixation

    Cookin’ with Bill Roper

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    December 21, 2000

    American Inventions

    Swing! and Heather Woodbury imagine our nation

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    November 9, 2000

    The Gospel of Charles

    Charlie Parker’s bebop nativity, unabridged

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    November 18, 1999

    Altered Chords

    Artie Shaw on music, God, sex & fame

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    May 7, 1998

    The Misery of Il Trovatore

    Artie Shaw on music, God, sex & fame

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    March 19, 1998

    Jazz Central

    Oral history from a vanished Los Angeles

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    March 5, 1998

    Mockin' Bird

    Patti Page comes out swinging

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