Rebecca Haithcoat

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What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)?

Rebecca Haithcoat
You may have heard the term "trap music." You may even realize that what people are calling "trap music" today (which sounds a whole lot like dubstep) is not necessarily what people were calling "trap music" a few years ago. See also: Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions: Once believing himself destined......
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Bach at Leipzig

Rebecca Haithcoat
Risky gamble, trusting a contemporary audience accustomed to being spoon-fed sitcom jokes to engage in an intellectual comedy about classical organists (bor-ing) competing for a prestigious post in Leipzig (where?) in 1722 (snore). Yet playwright Itamar Moses not only does so but also further complicates his play with existential questions,......
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Murs and Fashawn On Their Kinship and Their New Album

Rebecca Haithcoat
California-bred rappers Murs and Fashawn have much in common. They're both former graffiti writers, skateboarders and independent-minded rappers who have affinities for collaborating with one specific producer per album. But they're also more than a decade apart in age -- Murs is 34, Fashawn 23. *Murs On Why He Moved......
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The Best Los Angeles Concerts of the Summer

Rebecca Haithcoat
5. The Zeros and The Muffs Troubadour, July 20 Though the Zeros and the Muffs began their careers at the start of the punk era and in the middle of grunge, respectively, their billing this summer was inspired. Both play the kind of punk -- catchy pop hooks over wham-bam,......
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The Freaks Come Out At Night

Rebecca Haithcoat
Parties at Freak City could well be the best parties in the city. Certainly Diplo believes as much; the ubiquitous DJ/producer, after all, has said it's his favorite club in the world. But getting into a Freak City party — which are held in a former department store on Hollywood......
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The Book of Mormon

Rebecca Haithcoat
That Broadway might have found its salvation in a religious satire written by some of the raunchiest theater creators of the past 15 years is ironic. But for all the sly winks and outright punches thrown, The Book of Mormon -- written by Robert Lopez of Avenue Q and Trey......