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James Brown

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2013

    Diane Arbus' Never-Before-Seen Photos on Display in a Hancock Park Gallery

    See also: *Catherine Opie Discusses Her Three L.A. Art Exhibits *Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. this week, Including '90s Flashbacks *A Set of Andy Warhol's Polaroids, Revealed for the First Time New York-born photographer Diane Arbus did not foresee the fame she would garner after her signatur ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2012

    Down Around Brown Town

    See also: *Catherine Opie Discusses Her Three L.A. Art Exhibits *Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. this week, Including '90s Flashbacks *A Set of Andy Warhol's Polaroids, Revealed for the First Time New York-born photographer Diane Arbus did not foresee the fame she would garner after her signatur ... More >>

  • Music

    December 13, 2012

    Music Picks: The Weeknd, That '70s Soul, Power of the Riff

    See also: *Catherine Opie Discusses Her Three L.A. Art Exhibits *Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. this week, Including '90s Flashbacks *A Set of Andy Warhol's Polaroids, Revealed for the First Time New York-born photographer Diane Arbus did not foresee the fame she would garner after her signatur ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2012

    Jobriath A.D.

    See also: *Catherine Opie Discusses Her Three L.A. Art Exhibits *Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. this week, Including '90s Flashbacks *A Set of Andy Warhol's Polaroids, Revealed for the First Time New York-born photographer Diane Arbus did not foresee the fame she would garner after her signatur ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 2, 2012

    Michael Ochs

    See also: *Catherine Opie Discusses Her Three L.A. Art Exhibits *Five Artsy Things to Do in L.A. this week, Including '90s Flashbacks *A Set of Andy Warhol's Polaroids, Revealed for the First Time New York-born photographer Diane Arbus did not foresee the fame she would garner after her signatur ... More >>

  • Music

    May 17, 2012

    Music Picks: Too $hort, Best Coast, Brad Mehldau Trio

    Also, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Simon Stokes, Sonnymoon, and others

  • Music

    April 19, 2012

    Music Picks: Bettye LaVette, Johnny Thunders, Johnny Hallyday

    Also, Kate McGarry, Enter Shikari, Hype Williams and others

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances: Popping Birthed The Moonwalk

    [Editor's Note: Writer Jessica A. Koslow is a USC master's student writing her thesis on krumping. Know Your L.A. Hip-Hop Dances explores some of the most popular street dances in our city.] Popping Popping is harder than it looks: Like a robot, or even a mime, your body is stiff and you move slo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Top Five Most Embarrassing Early-'80s Soul Sell-Outs

    Larry Graham​By Sean O'Connell This Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl you'll be able to catch Larry Graham, wedged between performances by sand-swept Spyro Gyra and saxophone loverboy Dave Koz. But, Graham is a pioneering funk bassist, so why the heck is he a part of the Bowl's Smooth Summer Jazz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Top 5 YouTube Noodle Commercials: James Brown, Dancing Roe Sac Babies, and the Moa Ostrich

    If the cavemen and frogs taught us anything it is that commercials don't have to have much to do with the products they promote. Some wares lend themselves to absurdity more readily than others, particularly those whose nuances are tough to render in just a few seconds of color and sound. Like insu ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    The House of Ella

    If the cavemen and frogs taught us anything it is that commercials don't have to have much to do with the products they promote. Some wares lend themselves to absurdity more readily than others, particularly those whose nuances are tough to render in just a few seconds of color and sound. Like insu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Top 10 Songs About Presidents (in Honor of Presidents Day)

    Remember Clinton and the sax?​ Monarchs, political authority figures, and presidents have been inspiring pissed-off punk rock anthems or passionate, pleased glorification--whether subtle or direct--since human beings could pick up an instrument and pluck or pound out a feeling. And given our ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Soul Power

    Remember Clinton and the sax?​ Monarchs, political authority figures, and presidents have been inspiring pissed-off punk rock anthems or passionate, pleased glorification--whether subtle or direct--since human beings could pick up an instrument and pluck or pound out a feeling. And given our ... More >>

  • Music

    March 25, 2010

    The T.A.M.I. Show: Santa Monica Rock City

    L.A.'s pre-Woodstock music summit, finally on DVD

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    First Look at the Forthcoming T.A.M.I. Show DVD Featuring James Brown, Rolling Stones, Lesley Gore, Beach Boys and More

    It's a little hard to fathom, the line-up of the legendary T.A.M.I. Show film that was recorded over two days at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964. There's James Brown and the Flames (before they became "Famous"), Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, Le ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 5, 2010

    IF YOU KNEW LULA

    It's a little hard to fathom, the line-up of the legendary T.A.M.I. Show film that was recorded over two days at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964. There's James Brown and the Flames (before they became "Famous"), Chuck Berry, the Rolling Stones, the Beach Boys, Marvin Gaye, the Miracles, Le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    The North Pole Melts with R&B, Funk, Soul-Jazz, and Boogaloo on 'In the Christmas Groove' [MP3]

    By Daniel Siwek ​Not everyone dreams of a white Christmas, if I have to hear Bing Crosby one more time I swear I'll make Dan Aykroyd in Trading Places look like Kris Kringle in the Miracle On 34th Street. Luckily Strut Records offers a surefire way to get some mistletoe smooching this yuletid ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    Soul Clap & Dance-Off at Nomad Gallery

    Plus Illumination Radio at the Brand Lounge

  • Film+TV

    July 9, 2009

    Soul Power: The Other Rumble in the Jungle

    Documenting an epic concert in Zaire

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2009

    Coachella Report, Friday, April 17: They Call Her Warrior Queen for a Reason

    Randall RobertsA rolling, tantruming, fucking breakdown on the polo field: Warrior Queen is victorious We're going to provide a more detailed analysis of Warrior Queen's amazing sunset moment in the hours to come, but wanted to offer this quickie picture of her and collaborator The Bug's huge Gobi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2009

    Roberts Spinning for Midnight Mission with DJ Mona Lisa on Sunday Evening in Little Tokyo

    They play on any phonograph Short-notice self-promotion: West Coast Sound editor Randall "Lil Edit" Roberts will be spinning at The Far Bar in Little Tokyo tonight (Sunday) with DJ Mona Lisa (aka Lisa Turallo, longtime Drag City Records publicist and band manager). It'll be nice, on a quiet patio a ... More >>

  • LA Life

    January 1, 2009

    The Worst Hoopla Ever!

    What to do in L.A., January 2-8

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2008

    From skateboarding to the Smell to Laotion pop star: the videos of Jonny Olsen

    In this week's print version, we're profiling one Jonny Olsen, who moved from Los Angeles to Laos five years ago and has since become a pop star. They call him Mawlummawkhaenfalang, which means "white dude who can play a mean khaen." The khaen, as you will see in the videos below, is like a pan flut ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    TV on the Radio teams with Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O and Nick Zinner at the Wiltern

    All photos by Timothy Norris. Click image for entire slideshow. In 1962, at the peak of the Cuban Missile Crisis, James Brown and His Famous Flames stood onstage at Harlem's famed Apollo Theatre and managed to harness the tension that all of America was feeling -- "When will I be blown up?" -- int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Tonight at the Silent Movie Theatre: Rare Footage from the Delicious Vinyl Vaults

    Cinefamily at the Silent Movie Theatre has been on fire this month, each week delivering films from the birth and golden era of hip hop. This is the final week of the month-long series. Tonight they're turning over the reigns to the estimable Delicious Vinyl crew, who will be screening rare foot ... More >>

  • Music

    August 21, 2008

    Rock Picks: Sunset Junction Street Festival, El Vez, Café Tacuba

    Also, Veruca Salt, Mike Einziger, Kings X and Junior Brown

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    This Weekend: The Mae Shi, Fleet Foxes, T.A.M.I. Show at Cinespia

    Tonight at Sugar in Silverlake, the Mae Shi play at the Spectrum art opening (see below). The Fleet Foxes, of Seattle, bring their harmonies to the Echo on Saturday and Spaceland on Sunday. Also check out my interview with singer Robin Pecknold in this week's print edition.

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    Young@Heart Screening

    Tonight at Sugar in Silverlake, the Mae Shi play at the Spectrum art opening (see below). The Fleet Foxes, of Seattle, bring their harmonies to the Echo on Saturday and Spaceland on Sunday. Also check out my interview with singer Robin Pecknold in this week's print edition.

  • Calendar

    December 27, 2007

    A Charlie James Brown Christmas

    Tonight at Sugar in Silverlake, the Mae Shi play at the Spectrum art opening (see below). The Fleet Foxes, of Seattle, bring their harmonies to the Echo on Saturday and Spaceland on Sunday. Also check out my interview with singer Robin Pecknold in this week's print edition.

  • Stage

    December 27, 2007

    Theater Reviews: A Charlie James Brown Christmas, The Gay Mafia: Nu-Queer Winter

    Also Two Gentlmen from Verona and The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Story

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Look Homeward, Angeleno

    Glimpses of a well-lived life

  • Music

    May 3, 2007

    Rock Picks

    For the week of May 3 – 10

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Grammy Shmammy

    For the week of May 3 – 10

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2007

    The Vest of the Grammys

    Grammy fashion, supposedly, is "anything goes" – an opportunity to let your freak flag fly, get a little rock 'n' roll, show some skin, etc. But the looks on display last night - with the exceptions of a wonderfully courageous Imogen Heap who dressed, I think, as a tree? and OK Go, who perso ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    February 8, 2007

    The Super Bowl Crew Not So Ready for Their Close-Up

    James Brown, Boomer Esiason, etc. — all looked like they’d slathered skin-toned frosting on their mugs just before air. Makeup people, I feel for you in this new crisp-resolution world.

  • Music

    January 11, 2007

    How Shit Be

    Freestyle riffs & ruminations on black music and pop culture at the dawn of 2007

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    Oohlas-la!

    Freestyle riffs & ruminations on black music and pop culture at the dawn of 2007

  • Music

    January 4, 2007

    The King Is Dead. Long Live the King!

    James Brown, 1933–2006

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2006

    The Verdict on Writers: All Bloody Nuts (Phew)

    Dorothy Parker once bought a new typewriter because she couldn't change the ribbon on the old one. Ernest Hemingway used to write standing up. Truman Capote wrote lying down, and could not tolerate the presence of yellow roses - although they were his favorite flower. These are just a few facts I'v ... More >>

  • Music

    November 23, 2006

    Get Loose 2 It

    Republic of Loose at the Troubadour

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Running on Empty

    Republic of Loose at the Troubadour

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2006

    Shower Power

    While a few pals questioned the choice to have my co-ed baby shower bash at Boardner's in Hollywood, they soon saw that it wasn't quite what they expected. This place sure aint the rock dive of yore! First of all, owner Tricia Labelle has really classed it up, adding and revamping the art deco tou ... More >>

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Kansas Shitty Woman

    A very odd evening of jazz with Mr. James Brown

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    Music Picks

    For the week of September 1-7

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    The Jock's Itch

    Petros Papadakis

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    The Party Revisited

    Delta 5’s non-reunion of Soviet socialist punk

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Starry Night

    Delta 5’s non-reunion of Soviet socialist punk

  • Stage

    January 4, 2001

    Super Furry Sound

    A year in music

  • Film+TV

    November 25, 1999

    It's a Small, Small World

    From Liberty Heights to Sleepy Hollow

  • Music

    October 21, 1999

    More Is More

    Loved-up in Indio

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