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By Rick Schultz, Special to the Los Angeles Times
By the time Namsoo Kim escaped from a North Korean prison at the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, he had been keeping a poetic diary...
The legendary British post-punk group Gang of Four has influenced such luminaries as R.E.M., U2 and Franz Ferdinand, but it hasn't graced...
By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times
Pop provocateurs Lady Gaga and Eminem may have brought more compelling career stories to the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, but on a shocking...
By Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times Music Critic
Uprisings have been in the news of late, and here was another one. This year's Grammy Awards ceremony, telecast from Staples Center Sunday...
By August Brown, Los Angeles Times
Arcade Fire is likely the first band to play an L.A. DIY hardcore punk space on a Friday and follow it up with a Grammy album of the year...
By Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times
She was the least well known and the lowest-selling artist in the group. But that didn't stop Esperanza Spalding, a 26-year-old jazz...
By James C. Taylor, Special to the Los Angeles Times
The first time the word "Regietheater" appeared in these pages was in 1985. The German term, which means "director's theater," was described...
By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times
After a string of more sartorially subdued award shows, the Grammys are usually a welcome relief, with plenty of flash and sometimes...