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Tuba Thefts Plague California Schools

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The popularity of banda music, in which the tuba plays a dominant role, is seen by some as the cause of a recent rash of thefts.

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Music Review: ‘The Lighthouse,’ From Boston Lyric Opera

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:02:17 +0000

“The Lighthouse,” the 1980 opera by Peter Maxwell Davies, is being performed at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

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‘American Idol’ Hollywood Week, Part 2: Flu Pandemic Ravages Group Night

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:49:58 +0000

Let’s cut to the chase: Symone Black, who fell hard off of the stage at the end of last night’s episode, is fine. Symone was taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration and seemed to be back on track, returning for group night on the arm of her possibly egomaniacal dad. She maybe would’ve been better off being sent home, if only to avoid the “Most Stressful Hell Week In Idol History” (Seacrest’s words). Jump below to see who got through — and who threw up — after the jump.

Before the end of the first act, we find out that Jeremy Rosado joins Symone and 184 hopefuls on the other side, but Lauren Mink and Ethan Jones are cut. At least we won’t be subjected to weeks of Ethan’s alcoholic-dad-in-rehab storyline being tediously drawn out. Now, on to groups!

The rules are a little different this time around: Groups have to be formed by an mix of day-one and day-two people, and this causes all hell to break loose! Everyone freaks because they’re afraid to make new friends, or something. Alisha Bernhardt, who is a police officer, refuses to compromise on song choice and can’t find anyone to sing Three Dog Night’s “Joy To The World” with her. This is for two reasons. 1.) Most of the kids thought she was referring to the Christmas carol, and 2.) No one likes cops. Here is some life advice, Alisha: If you are trying to make friends with minors, don’t lead with the cop thing.

In group “M.I.T.”, cowboy Richie Law tries to teach his teammates “salsa box steps”, but Heejun Han is having none of it, offering the camera a few deadpan stares worthy of “The Office.” Seacrest dubs it the battle of “East vs. West” in a subtly racist voice-over. Heejun tells us he no longer likes cowboys, not even the football kind. Ah, Idol, carefully stoking prejudice in pursuit of a compelling narrative!

Meanwhile, Amy Bronchfield, the girl from Tennessee who lives in a tent, is incubating a new super strain of the flu as part of a Machiavellian plan to decimate the competition. She rehearses with her group in wide-open spaces, maximizing the chance of airborne transmission. Her evil plot works and kids start dropping like flies. Literally, they are passing out left and right in the teases for next week. Gabrielle Carruba pukes; Phillip Phillips and Eben Christian each cut out of rehearsals early to convalesce. Ok, it wasn’t really intentional, but girlfriend was fully aware that she was not right and proceeded to hug and breathe on people. Gross. Fox crowns her “Patient Zero”, a title she completely earned.

And that’s about where Fox leaves us, staring at a group of five exhausted girls about to perform after a night of in-fighting and passive-aggressive power grabs, and knowing full well that an E.R.-level medical maelstrom is about to swallow them whole.

Are you biting your nails for next week’s episode or LOLing as hard as we are at all the outsize drama? Tell us in the comments below, or on Facebook and Twitter.

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Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, ‘Write Your Own Songs’

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Steve Aoki Talks Disco Naps, EDM And, Um, Dischord Records…

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:25:21 +0000

The stories I could tell about Steve Aoki. Nothing mean, just juicy. Anyway, now that “EDM” is on the verge of being the new rap-rock in America (if it isn’t already), it seems kind of odd that he’s not the one getting the big magazine covers and Grammy nominations. But he’s ready for that to change, as you’ll discover in the Washington Post:

Steve Aoki, the globe-trotting DJ and founder of Los Angeles-based record label Dim Mak is busier than ever, zipping around the world from music festivals to club openings and coolly acting like he’s not exhausted.

Last month, the 34-year-old released his debut studio album, “Wonderland,” and embarked on a North American tour with dubstep producer Datsik. Covering 45 cities in 58 days is a standard itinerary for Aoki who, in dance music circles, is party emperor: He’s known for soaking his audiences in champagne, collaborating onstage with everyone from Lil Jon to Travis Barker and crowd surfing in inflatable rafts…

Do you ever sleep?
I take what I call “disco naps.” They’re little naps throughout the day or before a gig. They really work, actually. I just took one…

So how did EDM get this big?
It was an interesting revolution. Before 2006, there were complete separations between dance music and everything else. It was very underground, very insular. People who loved dance music didn’t share it with the world. But collaborations — like when Diplo and Tiesto did ”C’Mon” in 2010 — changed everything. They were bridges that brought people together…No one wants to say, “I’m a huge fan of Lady Gaga!” Now, you want to say, “I’m into this guy Skrillex.” He was the underdog and, you know, now look at him.

Who are you listening to right now?
I’m seriously obsessed with Propagandhi. The new Justice album is really well done. And Fugazi, always Fugazi. I love the Dischord bands, I’ll never get sick of them.

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Video: Covers In Crack Alley (New Series from Filter Magazine) – Barry Adamson Walks On Lou Reed’s ‘Wild Side’

chrisauman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:30 +0000

Hadn’t known Barry Adamson target=”_blank” was a part of the Nick Cave scene… From our pals @ Filter: “Behind the FILTER Magazine offices in Los Angeles—among the stray cats, dirty dumpsters and occasional syringes—you may also find FILTER friends performing some of their favorite covers. Ladies and gentleman, we give you Covers in Crack Alley.
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Adele Is Not Worried About Her Weight Or What Ol’ Sourpuss Lagerfeld Has To Say About It…

chrisauman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:32:00 +0000

I wanna party with Adele. As for this nonsense about her weight, flip to the New York Post:

Karl Lagerfeld may recently have called Adele “a little too fat,” but the British songstress reveals that she is “proud” of her body and has no interest in being “some skinny mini.”

“I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines,” Adele tells People. “I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.”

She echoes the sentiment in an interview with Anderson Cooper, to air on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, in advance of the Grammys.

“I’ve never seen magazine covers and music videos and been like ‘I need to look like that to be a success,’” says singer, who is up for six Grammy awards. “I don’t want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don’t want to do it and I don’t want people confusing what it is that I am about.”

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PHONTE – The Good Fight (Official Music Video directed by Kenneth Price)

chrisauman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:29:08 +0000

As they say on these here interets: “New Tigallo, New Tigallo, New Tigallo!” Press play and enjoy “The Good Fight” Produced by 9th Wonder Charity Starts At Home out now on +FE Music

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Music Video: Jay-Z ft Kanye West – Niggas In Paris

chrisauman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:29 +0000

The only complaint I have about this video is that we only hear “Niggas In Paris” once, and not many times in a row as Jay-Z and Kanye West did on their “Watch The Throne” tour. An onslaught of kaleidoscopic effects and baroque illuminatiesque imagery (with lots of Panthers) that definitely lends…

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Karl Lagerfeld Apologizes For Adele ‘Fat’ Remark

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:40:00 +0000

The influential designer calls the UK musician his “favorite singer.”

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