“EIGHT DAYS A WEEK” Review of Ron Howard’s crowdsourced Beatles history By Anthony Lane In pursuit of the Beatles: Ron Howard’s new documentary provides rare glimpses of the band’s early years on tour.ILLUSTRATION BY BEN KIRCHNER What is the name of the new Ron Howard film? The poster reads “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week—The Touring Years,” but that looks […]
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This exhibit, currently at the Skirball Cultural Center here in Los Angeles, is a great opportunity to experience an era of music and concert promotion that really spoke to the shared experience of listening to eclectic music. Sure it laid the groundwork for all things Coachella and then some, but this is when there was one stage and you paid […]
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If it is playing in your city, go see the great new documentary “The Wrecking Crew”….a great look into the star maker machinery behind the popular song. http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/
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For those who missed the most excellent story and photo spread in the February 2015 Vanity Fair on the Laurel Canyon sound, here’s a link: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/photos/2015/02/laurel-canyon-photographs
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One of the most important bands in folk-rock history is blowing through town next Saturday in San Juan Capistrano and Sunday in Beverly Hills! America is an American rock band, formed in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek, andGerry Beckley. The trio first met in London, where they began performing live. America achieved significant popularity in the 1970s, and […]
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