How bassist Mike Elizondo brought low-end and soul to Dr. Dre’s superstar productions
Since the ‘90s, the bass guitar has played an ever-increasing role in hip-hop – from the rubbery grooves of Raphael Saadiq and Pino Palladino to the dirt-fisted funk of Leonard ‘Hub’ Hubbard and ...
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The Minus 5 – “Words & Birds”
Power-pop veterans the Minus 5 have a new LP on the way. For the forthcoming Oar On, Penelope!, Scott McCaughey’s oft-changing band includes R.E.M.’s Peter Buck on bass and 12-string guitar, McCaughey ...
When Duran Duran fused Chic and Sex Pistols for one of bassist John Taylor’s standout performances
Duran Duran may be back in vogue – but for anyone who learned to play bass in the ’80s John Taylor has never been out of fashion ...
Sharon Barton celebrates 50 years as an organist
Sharon Barton of the Hutchinson/Silver Lake-area can thank her husband, Barry, for recognizing her musical milestone of playing the organ for 50 years. She also has played the piano for 57 years, ...
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LA mayor says Palisades fire checkpoints will remain open
On Sunday, resident and contractor access passes can be obtained at 1150 Pacific Coast Highway (Lot 3) in Santa Monica between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bass in a statement said Pacific Coast Highway ...
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Bass: PCH to reopen Monday in wake of Palisades fire
With cleanup and restoration work still ongoing in the wake of the Palisades fire, all areas of Pacific Coast Highway will nonetheless reopen to essential traffic beginning Sunday, though with ...
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29 of the best tracks for testing bass
Everybody loves bass, right? Low frequencies don't just move a substantial mass of air, they're also crucial when it comes to music moving you both emotionally and even physically. Nothing makes you ...
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More than a dozen specialty guitars worth $70K reported stolen from Austin music studio
AUSTIN, Texas — Several Austin-based musicians are asking for help after they say more than a dozen unique guitars worth tens of thousands of dollars were stolen from their East Austin studio ...
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LA is on edge as new fires ignite — with one already rampaging across more than 10,300 acres
Air support and "other aggressive actions" were deployed to fight it, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said ... The vital I-5 freeway was also temporarily closed as a result of the Hughes Fire ...
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Fallout 5 - everything we know so far
Read on to learn everything we know about Fallout 5. If you've ever played a Fallout game, you'll know the series revels in its nuclear-ravaged American setting. Fallout games have all been set in ...
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“It was devastating!”: Robert Plant recalls the first time Led Zeppelin played together in new documentary teaser
Tickets for the UK cinema release of Becoming Led Zeppelin are now on sale. After an exclusive IMAX release on 5 and 6 February, the Led Zeppelin documentary will open in UK cinemas nationwide from 7 ...
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Review: Expert playing from the Fort Worth Symphony, but interpretive questions linger
Concertmaster Michael Shih and principal violist DJ Cheek performed with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor Kevin John Edusei at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth on ...