Prince (music artist)

Five things we learned from the Prince show Tuesday night

2013-05-08 07:07:00

Early Tuesday night, Prince played the first of four shows at the City National Grove of Anaheim, part of the Purple One's so-called Live Out Loud tour with his new backing band, 3rd Eye Girl. Pop & Hiss will publish a full review later, but for now, here...

Review: Prince rocks (and rebuilds) in Anaheim

2013-05-08 12:35:00

This is what it sounds like when Prince plays a club: BANG$%CRUNCH#@WHEEDLE&$YOWL!!! The Purple One touched down in Orange County on Tuesday night for the first of four shows at the City National Grove of Anaheim, part of a brief tour of tiny-for-him...

Moviegoing at the midnight hour

2013-05-04 09:00:00

El Monte high school teacher Trevor Schoenfeld is an omnivorous moviegoer, the kind who wants to see films he's interested in at their first possible screening. For years, he's been willing to line up at the multiplex for the first midnight showings of...

SXSW 2013: Prince throws a party to end all parties

2013-03-17 11:57:00

AUSTIN, Texas -- On the last night of this year's South by Southwest music festival -- when many attendees were probably thinking about spending the next several weeks lying down in a quiet room -- Prince threw a party that nobody wanted to leave....

Holiday Music

2012-12-05 11:54:00

With its flashing lights, loud music and stimulating party scene, Vegas always has a festive vibe. But the city really steps up its game during the holidays. Here are a few good reasons to end your year in the city of sin. Palms Casino Resort is...

Meshell Ndegeocello talks Nina Simone ahead of Royce Hall date

2012-12-07 06:00:00

Meshell Ndegeocello's place in pop culture has shrunk since her mid-'90s days on MTV. But her talent has only grown. In October the New York-based singer-bassist released the stunningly beautiful "Pour Une �me Souveraine," a collection of songs written or...

Review: Alex Clare stays too far away at Fonda Theatre

2012-11-30 12:38:00

Is Alex Clare a singer or a song? In October this bearded Brit reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 with “Too Close,” a dubstep-inflected power ballad originally released on YouTube in early 2011. Co-produced by the cool-hunting hitmaker Diplo,...

Mel Shaw dies at 97; Disney design artist

2012-11-29 21:21:00

While playing polo on the fields of Southern California in the late 1930s, Mel Shaw met Walt Disney and was soon playing on his team, the Donald Ducks, that took on the president of Mexico's personal team in 1938 — and won. "He called me a wild...

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett shares ‘Horror Business’ with fans

2012-10-25 16:43:54

Kimbra brings 'Vows' to the Fonda Theatre

2012-10-03 17:53:00

An experienced presence in her native New Zealand, Kimbra bent American ears -- and quite a few of them -- earlier this year as the female voice on Gotye's Hot 100-topping "Somebody That I Used to Know." But that acoustic quirk-pop hit only hints at a bit...

Composer Claudio Simonetti on Argento, ‘Suspiria’ and ‘Dracula 3D’

2012-10-27 07:12:23

Judge to determine if Katherine Jackson was abducted

2012-07-25 12:42:46

Prince's performance during the halftime of Super Bowl 41 went down in history as entertaining. Prince started the show off singing "We will Rock you," and his performance escalated from there. Preforming classic songs like "Purple Rain" and "Lets go Crazy" Prince proved that he still had it.

2013-01-21 08:20:30

The years immediately before Presley slid into bloated self-parody remain fascinating for their mix of spectacle, showmanship and sometimes surprising artistry. This two-CD, one-DVD set documents the singer's Madison Square Garden concerts of June 1972, his first live performances in New York.

2012-12-07 11:24:00

Black Ensemble Theater's "One Name Only" musical could include Barbra Streisand in its tribute to acclaimed singers who are recognized by just one name (Aretha, Patti, Beyonce).

2012-10-25 12:47:00