Go’s were good and all, but you know who really had the beat? The DJs who powered KHJ and KRLA in the 1960s and early ’70s, when seemingly every kid in Los Angeles was tuned in to one of just a couple ...
Vicky Tafoya was not born when rockabilly and doo-wop had their original heyday in the '50s and '60s. But she was part of the ...
Black Restaurant Week Los Angeles: The 8th anniversary in Los Angeles to discover Black-owned bakeries, desserts, restaurants and food trucks, today through Aug. 31. blackrestaurantweeks.com.
Jessica Boulton works on the Mirror's features desk, specialising in celebrity features and interviews. She also writes a weekly observational comedy column Jess Saying, which runs each Saturday. In ...
Loudon Wainwright III, the eternally cynical and often insightful singer/songwriter and father of three darn good musical kids (Rufus, Martha and Lucy,), is ostensibly touring behind his darkly ...
In the summer of 1975, a soft rock ballad dominated the charts in both the United States and the U.K. The song was 10cc’s “I’m Not in Love,” written by former Neil Sedaka backup band members Eric ...
Discover the powerful 1960s songs of peace and love that brought people together during turbulent times. These timeless anthems still inspire unity and harmony today.
The band released The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands in '68, a concept album where The Turtles pretended to be 11 ...
Loretta Lynn had so many hits in the 60s. “Before I’m Over You” can often be overlooked, but it shouldn’t be. The song, written by Betty Sue Perry, is the title track of Lynn’s sophomore album. The ...
It's a new classic. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have released the song “Lonely in the Park,” a track recorded during the “Born to Run” sessions but not included on the album. The album, ...
These one-hit wonders from the 60s really shocked me when I first looked at their chart data. I could have sworn these rock bands were bigger and more commercially successful than they actually were.
Before Celine Song was an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, she was a playwright in New York who needed day jobs to pay rent. That’s how she found herself as a professional matchmaker. What may have begun as ...