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Quincy Jones

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2013

    Terrace Martin's Jazz and G-Funk

    Terrace Martin plays tomorrow's Paid Dues festival in San Bernardino. The producer, saxophonist, and emcee came up on the streets of Crenshaw and Slauson, and was tapped for Snoop Dogg's 2004 Rhythm & Gangsta album at 17 and for Quincy Jones' production staff at 22. Millions of record sold contain ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2013

    The Best Concerts to See In L.A. This Week

    Monday, March 25 Corima, Upsalon Acrux PEHRSPACE There are, in fact, thriving musical styles that have blessedly little to do with the latest pop trends. Roughly intersecting prog-rock and art-jazz is a thing called Zeuhl Music, a very heavy, propulsive sonic form whose roaring rhythm sections and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2012

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: N.W.A Was Fucking Slighted

    The craptastic rock and roll hall of fame inductees were just announced. Here's who was nominated: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A Procol Harum Public Enemy Rush Donna Summer ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    October 25, 2012

    Bad 25 Review: Spike Lee's Michael Jackson Documentary

    The craptastic rock and roll hall of fame inductees were just announced. Here's who was nominated: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Chic Deep Purple Heart Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Albert King Kraftwerk The Marvelettes The Meters Randy Newman N.W.A Procol Harum Public Enemy Rush Donna Summer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2012

    Rashida Jones on Celeste and Jesse Forever, Her Debut as a Screenwriter

    In terms of looks, charisma, and talent, Rashida Jones should have been a star a long time ago. But in terms of what she's ready to offer Hollywood (and what Hollywood finally might be ready to let her accomplish), her belated ascent seems well-timed. Bittersweet breakup comedy Celeste and Jesse For ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 10, 2012

    KMG the Illustrator: RIP to The Above the Law Rapper

    [Editor's note: Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. Be sure to also check out the archives.] *Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List *Top Ten Rap Albums For People Who Don't Know Shit About Hip-Hop If you ever go to a nightclub ... More >>

  • Music

    June 14, 2012

    The Original Original Gangsta

    Ice-T talks about his star-studded directorial debut, his famous affiliates and his life with Coco in New York

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride, 20 Years Later: 
An Appreciation

    See also: *J-Swift Made Big Hits 
With the Pharcyde 
Before Tragedy and Drugs 
Nearly Took Him Down *Top 20 Greatest L.A. Rap Albums Of All Time: The Complete List To fully appreciate the impact of The Pharcyde's "Ya Mama," you had to be in a junior high lunchroom in the spring of 1993. It w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Alfredo Rodriguez Record Release - Apolis Gallery - 4/12/12

    Alfredo Rodriguez Apolis Gallery 4/12/12 Better than... standing in line next door to get a $7 sausage. Last night, amid the racks of clothes and enormous spread of Cuban and tubed-meat offerings at Apolis' Common Gallery, Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez provided a sampling of his Quincy Jones-pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Could This License Plate Save California's Arts Funding Crisis?

    You've likely noticed this sun setting behind an iconic row of palms as it darted in front of you on the 405. But unless you've got one of these specialty plates screwed on your own Prius, it's unlikely you knew that it supports the state's art funding. "I had lived in California my whole life, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    The Bizarre Michael Jackson Handprint Ceremony

    See also: *Our preview of the Michael Jackson Cirque du Soliel Show *MJ Tribute Concert Rolls Toward Cancellation; Oh, And His Kids Are More Or Less Contractually Required To Attend There was a Michael-Jackson's-kids sighting on Hollywood Blvd, yesterday, as his estate had his hand and footprint ce ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Music Picks: Ravi Shankar, Marilyn Scott, Duran Duran, Burkina Electric

    Also, Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Odd Future, Gillian Welch and others

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Music Picks: Agnostic Front, the Latebirds, Def Leppard, Jay Rock

    Also, Kristeen Young, Diego Garcia, the Human League and others

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Top Five Rapping Basketball Players Phil Jackson Might Actually Like

    ​Phil Jackson, of all people, recently had some harsh words for "Fix The Knicks," the odd, showtuney-tune penned by New York Knicks owner James Dolan. (You can hear it here.) Dolan needs either "a better lyricist or a better musician," Jackson said. Ouch! Of course, it's hard to disagree with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Katy Perry Ties Michael Jackson; Sign of the Apocalypse? Not So Much

    ​With her latest single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)," Katy Perry has again hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100, her fifth single from Teenage Dream to do so. She is only the second artist in the chart's history to achieve this feat, the first being Michael Jackson, on Bad. We've known ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    R.I.P. Gil Bernal; Los Angeles Tenor Sax Great is Dead

    ​Obituary by Jonny Whiteside Tenor sax veteran Gil Bernal died on Sunday of congestive heart failure. He was 80. Bernal was an incomparable Los Angeles jazz musician who began his professional career with swing kingpin Lionel Hampton in 1950, and played and collaborated with everyone from Ray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    Jeff Bridges Moonlights at the Troubadour (And Actually Can Sing)

    Dan HymanJeff Bridges​Review by Dan Hyman During his half-century residence on the silver screen, Jeff Bridges has inhabited many personas. His most memorable? "The Dude," the schlubby, perpetually stoned beatnik from 1998's The Big Lebowski. Until 2009, that is. Two years ago, Bridges turned ... More >>

  • Music

    March 24, 2011

    Page Two: Passion of the Live

    Dan HymanJeff Bridges​Review by Dan Hyman During his half-century residence on the silver screen, Jeff Bridges has inhabited many personas. His most memorable? "The Dude," the schlubby, perpetually stoned beatnik from 1998's The Big Lebowski. Until 2009, that is. Two years ago, Bridges turned ... More >>

  • Music

    March 17, 2011

    Brick's Picks: F***ing Pianos, How Do They Work?

    Dan HymanJeff Bridges​Review by Dan Hyman During his half-century residence on the silver screen, Jeff Bridges has inhabited many personas. His most memorable? "The Dude," the schlubby, perpetually stoned beatnik from 1998's The Big Lebowski. Until 2009, that is. Two years ago, Bridges turned ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story

    Dan HymanJeff Bridges​Review by Dan Hyman During his half-century residence on the silver screen, Jeff Bridges has inhabited many personas. His most memorable? "The Dude," the schlubby, perpetually stoned beatnik from 1998's The Big Lebowski. Until 2009, that is. Two years ago, Bridges turned ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    June 17, 2010

    Udon: The Second Best Japanese Movie Ever Made

    The Weekly's food critic on his LAFF presentation

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Jonathan Gold LAFF Artist in Residence: Udon, The Movie

    What do Paul Ruben, Jonathan Gold, and Quincy Jones have in common? They are all Artists in Residence at the LA Film Festival (LAFF) this year. Each was asked to select a film that has inspired his work: Jones will present The Color Purple, by Steven Spielberg; Reubens offers up You Can't Take It W ... More >>

  • Music

    April 29, 2010

    Nightranger: Everybody Talk About Pop Muzik

    What do Paul Ruben, Jonathan Gold, and Quincy Jones have in common? They are all Artists in Residence at the LA Film Festival (LAFF) this year. Each was asked to select a film that has inspired his work: Jones will present The Color Purple, by Steven Spielberg; Reubens offers up You Can't Take It W ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2010

    MUSIC AND PASSION

    What do Paul Ruben, Jonathan Gold, and Quincy Jones have in common? They are all Artists in Residence at the LA Film Festival (LAFF) this year. Each was asked to select a film that has inspired his work: Jones will present The Color Purple, by Steven Spielberg; Reubens offers up You Can't Take It W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Anger is an Energy Drink: Public Image Ltd. at Club Nokia

    It's not that Club Nokia is an awful venue. It has its uses--an intimate Usher show, for example, or a Level 42 reunion (coming soon, for reals), or any act who has ever been on a Michael Mann soundtrack (Phil Collins with a surprise appearance by Ian Hammer would be a golden moment at Club Nokia). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    WTF Is Vince Vaughn Doing in the 'We Are The World II' Video?

    The new version of "We Are the World" recorded by Quincy Jones and a galaxy of stars will be unveiled tonight during that big Olympics brouhaha on NBC, but MTV News has already been offering up a torrent of videos, photos, and tasty news morsels. For example, look at this picture here: Photo by Ke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    A Salute to Kennedy Center Honors

    The new version of "We Are the World" recorded by Quincy Jones and a galaxy of stars will be unveiled tonight during that big Olympics brouhaha on NBC, but MTV News has already been offering up a torrent of videos, photos, and tasty news morsels. For example, look at this picture here: Photo by Ke ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 30, 2009

    Tech Please!

    The new version of "We Are the World" recorded by Quincy Jones and a galaxy of stars will be unveiled tonight during that big Olympics brouhaha on NBC, but MTV News has already been offering up a torrent of videos, photos, and tasty news morsels. For example, look at this picture here: Photo by Ke ... More >>

  • Music

    June 11, 2009

    Brick’s Picks: Playboy Jazz Fest's Players: King Sunny Ade, Jimmy Cobb, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

    The new version of "We Are the World" recorded by Quincy Jones and a galaxy of stars will be unveiled tonight during that big Olympics brouhaha on NBC, but MTV News has already been offering up a torrent of videos, photos, and tasty news morsels. For example, look at this picture here: Photo by Ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2009

    SXSW Overview: Where We Were, What We Saw, What We Missed

    View the SXSW archives for complete coverage . Randall RobertsStrange Boys drummer Matt Hammer at the Beauty Bar It's all a blur, but a few snapshots remain. Many who follow the fest, of course, were there and damn sure weren't anywhere near the Internets. We were. We were blogging. Over the past ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    SXSW Keynote Speaker: Quincy Jones Talks Music, Inspiration and Succeeding as Black Artist

    Quincy JonesIn a packed auditorium at the Austin Convention Center in downtown Austin, Texas, legendary music producer Quincy Jones gave the "keynote" speech on Thursday afternoon at the South by Southwest Music Festival. From the get-go, Jones struck a personal and political tone--a flyer sat on ev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Stage Raw: Secretary of the Arts

    Secretary of the Arts I've seen the following floating around the blogosphere for a little over a week. It was forwarded to me courtesy of the Victory Theatre Center. "Quincy Jones has started a petition to ask President-Elect Obama to appoint a Secretary of the Arts. While many other countrie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2008

    WORN OUT: 2008's Crimes of Fashion

    2008 was pretty fierce fashion-wise. That's the conclusion we came up with after perusing through the hundreds of photos we snapped while crawling about the club scene for Nightranger. Of course, amid the hot to trot, there were definitely some nots, and this week, Worn Out takes a look at the unfor ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    April 26, 2007

    Brando: The Molecule Jiggler

    TCM’s bio-doc Brando is cinephile catnip

  • Music

    April 12, 2007

    Nothing's Shocking

    Timbaland’s solo LP has high highs (cowbell disco!) — and low lows (She Wants Revenge!)

  • Film+TV

    February 8, 2007

    Never Forget

    Rwanda revisited, Leimert Park mourned at PAFF 2007

  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    Bang a Bong

    Dilated Peoples: L.A. b-boys hit the NBA

  • Columns

    February 9, 2006

    Tripping Quincy Jones . . . and Other Scenes From EG 2006

    Dilated Peoples: L.A. b-boys hit the NBA

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    Eastside Story

    The day we caught the night stalker

  • News

    April 8, 2004

    The Lady at the Bottom of the Groove

    The day we caught the night stalker

  • Art+Books

    April 4, 2002

    Golden Handcuffs

    And good thangs

  • Music

    December 20, 2001

    Relax

    Zero 7 spin it down

  • News

    March 8, 2001

    Immaculate Contraception

    Zero 7 spin it down

  • Music

    December 21, 2000

    Stripes 4 Ever

    Zero 7 spin it down

  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    Black Steel

    Common in commotion

  • Music

    March 16, 2000

    Between the Lines

    Filling in the rap gap

  • Stage

    August 26, 1999

    Frigid Eyre, Cool Duke

    The bizarre alchemy of musicals

  • Music

    July 1, 1999

    Sound + Vision

    Music and the movies

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    Hymn & Her

    Modern devotional music, Virgin voices

  • Music

    July 23, 1998

    Honk if You're Hungry

    Modern devotional music, Virgin voices

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