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By Oliver Wang, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Few music styles are as indelibly linked to Southern California as surf guitar. Just a single chord, struck on a vintage Fender, with the...
By Ann Powers, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Say it with me: Haley Reinhart. The name of "American Idol's" reigning big surprise doesn't quite roll off the tongue, does it?
By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times
Despite first-quarter sales that beat Wall Street's expectations, Warner Music Group got slapped with a downgrade from Fitch Ratings, an...
By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times
The key to the surprising success of "The Voice," NBC's new Tuesday night music reality show, can be captured in something that country...
By August Brown, Los Angeles Times
Here's something about dealing with criticism that they don't tell you on the way to becoming one of America's biggest pop singers. All...
By Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times
The following statements may or may not be true about nomadic singer-songwriter Cass McCombs: He was born a Scorpio in 1977. Los Angeles...
By Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times
A college logic professor I once had liked to use a TV commercial for Country Time lemonade as a case study in the way savvy marketing...
By Chris Willman, Special to the Los Angeles Times
Steve Martin and Ed Helms are brothers of the banjo as well as of the film and television arts — a fairly exclusive fraternity as...