Radio

Review: Playboy Jazz Festival's good vibrations

2013-06-17 00:00:00

There was a moment at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday night when a question came to mind that felt a little like a Zen koan: If you hear a guitar solo but can't see a guitar, did the solo really happen? It's the sort of thought perhaps associated with...

As 'MacArthur Park' turns 45, Jimmy Webb will play it in that park

2013-06-14 18:26:00

Before becoming a widely lauded songwriter, Jimmy Webb was just another aspiring musician living in a dingy Los Angeles apartment. The Oklahoma transplant would wander from his low-rent flat in Silver Lake to a place that would inspire one of his most...

Senate rejects move to tie immigration overhaul to border security

2013-06-13 21:05:00

WASHINGTON — In the first and only vote Thursday on the immigration bill, senators turned back a Republican measure that would have delayed a path to citizenship for those in the country illegally until after the border with Mexico is fully secure....

Big Time Rush kicks into radio action, readies Summer Break Tour

2013-06-15 16:35:00

On a recent afternoon at a Burbank production studio, the members of Big Time Rush were shooting a music video for their song "24/Seven," a characteristically chipper ode to living every day like a holiday. After the shoot the Nickelodeon-bred boy band...

After 20 years, hunt for fugitive Sicilian Mafia boss intensifies

2013-06-15 18:24:00

ROME — Each day, Giacomo Di Giralomo makes a point of asking, "Where are you, Matteo?" on his talk radio show, which is broadcast across western Sicily. It's a question that the police are asking with greater urgency as they seek Matteo Messina...

Founding Father frenemies Hamilton and Burr 'Duel With the Devil'

2013-06-14 06:00:00

History may be written by the victors, but Alexander Hamilton became a victor by writing history. He died at the hands of lifelong rival Aaron Burr in a famous duel, yet posterity has been kinder to Hamilton because of the power of his pen. During his...

Why did Apple's iTunes Radio fall short of the hype?

2013-06-12 11:39:00

As Apple scrambled in recent weeks to wrap up deals with music companies for its new streaming music service, the expectations grew increasingly big for just what this so-called iRadio would be.� Pandora killer. Spotify killer. A wholesale reinvention...

News Corp. moves closer to split. WME takes aim at rival CAA.

2013-06-12 06:54:00

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles. The Skinny: It's been fun here in D.C. but it's time to head home. Hope my cats didn't leave me any welcome home gifts! Wednesday's roundup includes the latest on News Corp.'s plans to split...

AAA study on cell phones in cars: "Hands-free is not risk-free"

2013-06-12 06:45:00

Hands-free phone use while driving — for talking or, especially, for texting — is just plain dangerous, said researchers at the University of Utah who have studied distracted driving for more than a decade. In a study funded by the AAA...

Greek public broadcaster defies order to shut down

2013-06-12 05:37:00

ATHENS -- Angry lawmakers and powerful unions in Greece scrambled Wednesday to reverse a sudden government decree shutting down the country’s public broadcaster to save money, even as the network's employees defied the order and continued to...

iHeartRadio, Spotify lead user growth as Apple unveils streaming

2013-06-11 09:32:00

As Apple finally enters the on-demand music streaming market, established services are making double- and triple-digit gains in users, according to a study by Nielsen. In the last year, the fastest grower was Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio, which...

After Santa Monica shooting, KCRW staffers back on the air, healing

2013-06-11 14:40:00

On Monday afternoon, three days after the Santa Monica shooting rampage in which John Zawahri killed five people, it was not business as usual at radio station KCRW. Some of the staff has sought out counseling. Others have taken time off work to heal...

Bronze Radio Return: the Capitol City's finest.

2013-06-12 08:03:00

WX4NHC Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center ham radio volunteer coordinator John McHugh turns on the ham radio equipment Tuesday morning in Miami.

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Apple's Eddy Cue introduced iTunes Radio, a music streaming service.

2013-06-10 12:07:00