Nero (music group)

Review: 'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea

2013-05-13 05:00:00

Opera was born to be mad. The first great opera concerned the demented Roman emperor Nero. In the nearly three centuries since Monteverdi's "The Coronation of Poppea," mad scene has succeeded mad scene on the lyric stage. They still do, as Long Beach...

Jaden Smith, Kylie Jenner dating? She's 'pretty awesome,' he says

2013-04-18 17:38:00

Jaden Smith thinks that "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" star Kylie Jenner is "pretty awesome." Well, what else would a 14-year-old boy think? Wait. Don't answer that. The son of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith and the daughter of Kardashian...

First impression: 'The Great Gatsby' soundtrack teaser on YouTube

2013-04-17 12:38:00

One of the most hyped soundtracks of the upcoming movie season is for “The Great Gatsby,” Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.� For those who didn’t do their assigned reading in high school, the story...

Music in Vegas 2013: Zedd, Def Leppard, Diplo, Boys II Men, more

2013-01-07 16:25:00

Those looking for further evidence that electronic dance music has consolidated its power on the Las Vegas Strip need look no further than Monday's announcement of 2013 residencies at the Wynn Las Vegas. A veritable feast of electronic dance music...

2013 Grammy Award nominees

2012-12-06 17:03:00

Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...

Nicki Minaj, Glen Campbell, Wilco among L.A.'s top summer concerts

2012-06-05 21:36:47

Coachella 2012: 10 moments to chase during Weekend 2

2012-04-18 16:36:29

Coachella 2012: Avicii has reason for good feelings

2012-04-20 04:35:34

Hard Summer books Skrillex, Miike Snow, Boys Noize, James Murphy

2012-04-24 16:36:14

Norman Corwin dies at 101; radio's 'poet laureate'

2011-10-19 00:00:00

Norman Corwin, the legendary writer, director and producer of original radio plays for CBS during the golden age of radio in the 1930s and '40s when he was revered as the "poet of the airwaves," has died. He was 101. Corwin, a journalist, playwright,...

Paul Leka dies at 68; co-writer of 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye'

2011-10-26 00:00:00

It was intended to be a "throwaway" song, the seldom-played B-side of a 45-rpm record produced in a New York recording studio in 1969. Instead, it became an A-side No. 1 hit single for a band called Steam, a song whose simple but catchy chorus became...

Album Review: Nero's 'Welcome Reality'

2011-08-02 16:36:33

Fans capture the moment and more during Nero's performance at the HARD Summer Music Festival 2012 at Los Angeles State Historic Park downtown on Aug. 4.

2012-08-05 11:07:27

even given the buzz over Hogan's recent "I Like to Keep Myself in Pain" album, the year's biggest local roots surprise comes courtesy of JT Nero (nee Jeremy Lindsay) and Allison Russell.

2012-07-12 00:00:00