Mark Mauer

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5 Albums in 9 Years = VP at EMI

Mark Mauer
New EMI VP to bank on the awesome power of Rush to revitalize the music industry in the 21st century Once upon a time the people who ran record labels were quite simply music freaks. They were producers like Ahmet Ertegun at Atlantic, tastemakers like Tony Wilson at Factory, or......
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Grand Sumo Tournament, LA Sports Arena

Mark Mauer
Grand Sumo Tournament LA Sports Arena, Sunday, June 8, 2008 Even if you know nothing about sumo wrestling (and I don't), it's incredible how quickly and deeply you become involved in the spectacle while watching it live. I'm not alone. This event was the first experience with live professional sumo......
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The Sweet Tonight at the Whiskey

Mark Mauer
"Ready Steve? Andy? Mick? All right fellas, LET'S GO!" If there was ever a band that deserved to revel in some heady nostalgia-glow, it's the Sweet. Tons of great songs, style, and at least one tune that will last as long as music itself. Apparently there are two groups called......
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Mr. Brainwash's Life is Beautiful

Mark Mauer
The faded mocha edifice that until last year housed CBS’s Columbia Square studios looks at first glance completely abandoned. On giant placards that once displayed pristine, smiling headshots of the KCBS news team, the local newscasters now sport spray-painted Marilyn Monroe wigs, Warhol style. On another billboard, hand-scrawled letters spelling......
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Sharktoof, Ryan Graeff, 2 Cents in the Street

Mark Mauer
A few days ago I remarked how strange it is that the same artists that are showing some beautiful work in local galleries like Ghettogloss are also throwing their stuff up around town on buildings, construction sites and walls. Gallery = thousands of dollars. Streets = anger of property owners......
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Billy Bragg, El Rey, 6/10

Mark Mauer
Billy Bragg, El Rey, June 10, 2008 Photos by Timothy Norris When Billy Bragg takes the stage in front of the surprisingly packed crowd at the El Rey, he seems ready for business and launches into a couple early gems: "This Guitar Says Sorry," with a slashingly brutal Bo Diddley......
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Jonathan Gold Vs. Gordon Ramsey

Mark Mauer
Last week Jonathan Gold reviewed Gordon Ramsey's new Los Angeles restaurant in his First Bite column. That review, which called Ramsey's food "timid," is now the topic of its own article in today's British newspaper The Independent. Read on for what The Independent said about "California's most feared food critic."......
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James, Spaceland, 6/6

Mark Mauer
James, Spaceland, June 6, 2008 By Siran Babayan Well, dye my eyes and call me a reborn James fan. Apparently the Manchester folky pop band has had a more profound impact on some of the people here at Spaceland than they did on me back when I casually listened to......
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Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, 6/6

Mark Mauer
The Mountain Goats, The Annuals, Natural History Museum, June 6 It's packed again for First Fridays at the Museum. There's a line of people waiting to get into the room the Annuals are playing in - some are just trying to make sure they get in before Mountain Goats play,......