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Art Center opens annual exhibition
The Huntington Beach Art Center on Friday will open its 14th annual "Centered on the Center" exhibition.
As many as 190 artists from Orange County and other parts of Southern California, who represent an array of genres and artistic levels, will be...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Appetizers, Artists, Judges, Artists
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'Looper:' Playing a younger Willis
In "Looper," Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a hitman in the near future whose targets have been sent back in time; one day, the man who turns up turns out to be an older version of the assassin. To bring the premise to life, Gordon-Levitt had to look (and...Tags: Bruce Willis, Music, Concerts, Movies, Entertainment
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Dubstep's mainstream takeover
At the 2:17 mark of Britney Spears' 2011 hit single "Hold It Against Me," dubstep entered the mainstream.
It had been bubbling around pop's surface before Spears put her glossy touch on it, but this was Top 40's most blatant — and effective —...Tags: Led Zeppelin (music group), Music, Crizzly (music group), Skrillex (music group), Britney Spears
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On Theater: 'Traveler' is history lesson in folk music
Folk music, that most uniquely American art form, takes center stage at the Laguna Playhouse with the world premiere of "Lonesome Traveler," covering four decades of the evolving genre. Starting with the mid-1920s and ending in 1965 — when Bob...Tags: Music, Joan Baez, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Concerts
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Ten @ 10: Food lit overload
A book that arrived last week sparked musings about the burgeoning industry of food lit titles, a category that has exploded in recent years and seems to keep building.
By food lit, we mean books that are not cookbooks, but instead tackle topics in the...Tags: Polynesia, Garlic, Genres
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German album blends genres
RockwoodPeter Fox, a German musician, from Berlin released his first album Stadtaffe (city ape) in 2008. The first single on this album is Alles Neu (everything new) and the second Haus am See (house by the lake). Fox has an original kind of genre, a mix...Tags: Music, Europe, Genres, House Music (genre), Entertainment
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Game Time: "UFC Undisputed 3" and "Twisted Metal"
Zap2ItUFC Undisputed 3 X360, PS3/$59.99/Feb. 14 A gamer stepping into the Octagon has about the same survival rate as a snowball in the Sahara. Thankfully, kindhearted publishers such as THQ create games to help simulate all of the fist-flinging, high-...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Broken Bones, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Showtime (tv network), Gaming
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South Dakota native to release first western novel
(AP) - Rodney Thompson says he's no cowboy. But if you passed him on the street, you might beg to differ. He certainly looks like one. And the self-described ex-South Dakota farm boy knows how to paint a vivid picture of the cowboy lifestyle in words....Tags: Black Hills Corporation, Horse (animal), Genres, Book
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Legendary Singer Etta James Remembered at Funeral
CNN/KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN) -- Mourners remembered legendary singer Etta James on Saturday as an authentic voice whose velvety vocals bridged genres from blues to rock. The Rev. Al Sharpton presided over her funeral in southern California where she was...Tags: Music, The New York Times, Jerry Wexler, Al Sharpton, Health
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Is this the twilight of blues music?
They buried Hubert Sumlin two weeks ago at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, laying to rest the man whose ferocious guitar riffs galvanized Howlin' Wolf's classic recordings of the 1950s and '60s.
Just before Sumlin's casket was lowered...Tags: Music, Concerts, Muddy Waters, Mick Jagger, Chester Arthur "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett
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Best of 2011 in local hip-hop and R&B: Gerrick D. Kennedy
Pop & HissThroughout the week and holiday season, Pop & Hiss will be presenting various top 10 lists from its contributors. What follows are the favorite albums of the year from staffer Gerrick D. Kennedy....
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