'Aid!' John Lennon guitar sells for record $2.85 million
John Lennon's recently repaired and lost 12-string guitar has set a world record as the most expensive Beatles guitar sold…
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'Praises of the accordion' by Noé Álvarez is a working-class odyssey in the desert
Book Review Praise of the accordion: a memoir of music, migration and Mexico By Noé ÁlvarezCatapult: 208 pages, $26If you…
Google celebrates the anniversary of the accordion patent with an animated doodle
Let today's Google Doodle inspire you to discover the magic that this versatile instrument brings to the world of music.…
Moody Blues keyboardist Mike Pinder dies at 82
Mike Pinder, the keyboardist and last surviving original member of the rock group Moody Blues, has died. he was 82…
The Times wins first Oscar for LAUSD documentary 'The Last Repair Shop'
The Los Angeles Times has covered the Oscars for 95 years and now it won one. The moving “The Last…
Paul McCartney 'grateful' for return of stolen Höfner guitar
Paul McCartney's signature violin-shaped Höfner bass is back in your hands, decades after it was stolen in the 1970s. The…
'The Last Repair Shop' puts music in the hands of LAUSD students
The stories of hardship, dedication and love of music in the Oscar-nominated short documentary “The Last Repair Shop,” about the…