Music Industry

PASSINGS: Flynn Robinson, Steve Forrest, Mack Emerman

2013-05-23 21:40:00

Flynn Robinson Guard in Lakers 1971 championship team Flynn Robinson, 72, a flashy guard who was a member of the 1971-72 Lakers team that brought Los Angeles its first NBA title, died Thursday at Keck Hospital in Los Angeles from complications...

Henri Dutilleux, modernist composer, dies at 97

2013-05-23 15:46:00

Henri Dutilleux, the French composer whose modernist music has received international acclaim and is performed regularly by major orchestras, died Thursday in Paris. He was 97. His death was announced by his publisher, Schott Music.� No cause of death...

Katy Perry buys two houses in Hollywood Hills West

2013-05-23 05:40:00

Singer Katy Perry has bought a pair of adjacent homes in Hollywood Hills West for $11 million. The newly minted compound, if that’s how she intends to use the properties, has about four acres of land, two swimming pools and two guesthouses....

Harold Shapero, neo-classical composer at Brandeis, dies at 93

2013-05-23 08:28:00

Harold Shapero, the American composer and pianist who was associated with the neo-classical style of music and who was a longtime professor at Brandeis University, died Friday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93 and lived in Massachusetts....

Carole King honored with Gershwin Prize

2013-05-23 10:06:00

Carole King has amassed some impressive accolades in her storied five-decade career. Now she can add the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to her mantle. The prolific singer-songwriter was feted with the songwriting award — named...

Paris Hilton's hip-hop connection: She can hustle

2013-05-23 14:08:00

On its surface, the arithmetic is baffling. Paris Hilton plus Cash Money Records equals … sweet, sweet music? The jury is still out on whether the former “Simple Life” star’s record deal and current EDM-accented musical...

Fan-generated Bruce Springsteen film to debut July 22

2013-05-23 14:35:00

What does Bruce Springsteen mean to you? That’s the basis of a new documentary built around the legendary rocker’s influence on his fans. Executive produced by famed auteur Ridley Scott, "Springsteen & I" will feature videos and...

Off Camera: Celebrity photographer launches new interview project

2013-05-23 14:00:00

Sam Jones is one of Hollywood’s most acclaimed photographers. His celebrity portraits—of people such as George Clooney, Ben Affleck, Bob Dylan, Kristen Stewart — have appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly and Men&...

Dawes adds fresh sentiments to folk-rock roots

2013-05-22 06:00:00

Members of the L.A. quartet Dawes have been performing for paying audiences since they were teenagers, so there was no reason John Fogerty could see to go easy on them. "Let's do it one more time," said the veteran roots rocker, standing onstage in...

L.A. Salsa Congress gives bachata room to dance

2013-05-22 06:30:00

Salsa dancers know that it's crucial to have a partner with good rhythmic chemistry. The same could be said of salsa music, a flamboyant genre that can be picky about sharing the floor with others. So it's noteworthy that at the 15th annual L.A. Salsa...

Can you hear me now? Symphony plays 'Carmen' on mobile devices

2013-05-22 12:35:00

First the Bard on iPad and now an all-digital symphony? In an ad for a European bank, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra played "Carmen" entirely on smartphones and tablets. The 2 1/2-minute spot shows Czech conductor Libor Pesek stepping up to the...

Facebook faces copyright infringement lawsuit over Eminem song

2013-05-21 11:28:00

A music publisher is suing Facebook and its ad agency for using an Eminem song without permission in an ad for Facebook Home. Eight Mile Style, which oversees Eminem’s portfolio, said in the copyright infringement lawsuit that ad agency Wieden +...

Musician Ronnie Wood, singer Mick Jagger, musician Keith Richards and Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones perform at The Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., earlier this month.

2013-05-23 10:10:00

DAS Musicians

2013-05-23 04:12:00

Composer and pianist Harold Shapero taught in Brandeis University's music department for 31 years.

2013-05-22 22:45:50