Review of the Oscar 2025 short films: What should you win?
If you want your Oscar group to not ignore the three categories of short films: animation, live and documentary action.…
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As Rose Parade Approaches, California Salutes Visiting Bands
ANAHEIM, California— The vibrant hum of staccato snares, the thud of sousaphones and the clatter of shoes, all acting in…
Opinion: Losses increase as we age. But at age 75 I had a surprising breakthrough.
October 22, 2024 3:02 am (Pacific Time) One thing about aging is that the loss is increasing all the way…
Get to know some of the instruments of Mexican music
From the resonant mariachi guitarrón on “Cielito Lindo,” to the powerful accordion on Los Tigres del Norte’s “Ni Parientes Somos”…
'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…
'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…