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Scholars study Springsteen during weekend event
(AP)AP - Hold still, Bruce ? this won't hurt a bit!
yahoo.com Sunday, September 27, 2009Alicia de Larrocha dies at 86; renowned Spanish pianistHer first record was
released before she was 10; later she toured with the L.A. Philharmonic and performed regularly at New York's Lincoln Center, featured in its Mostly Mozart Festival. Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha, who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical works, has died. She was 86.
LA Times Sunday, September 27, 2009Gustavo Dudamel starts off at a fast tempoThe excitement is infections and he is, no question, a rare talent. But let's all keep our cool while he continues to grow. Eléctrico Gustavo, writ large on the back of buses, appears to be the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's newest
source of renewable energy. Radiante Gustavo flashing on electric billboards luridly illumines the Southern California sky in competition with Nature and Her sunsets. Pasión Gustavo, in giant letters on Walt Disney Concert Hall, stirs Frank Gehry's steel.
LA Times Sunday, September 27, 2009Family of Marvel Comics' Jack Kirby is seeking more recognition, money for his workThe talented artist never grew rich and famous like others at Marvel. His children are trying to
change that legacy. You'd be hard-pressed to find a recent comic book that didn't have the stylish scrawl of the artists somewhere on the cover, but that was not the case when Jack Kirby was making pop-culture history back in the 1960s with his wildly kinetic drawings of the X-Men, Hulk and the Fantastic Four. "I think I have a highly unique and unusual style, and that's the reason I never sign my drawings," the proud Kirby told an interviewer in 1987, seven years before his death. "Everybody could tell any of my covers a mile away on the newsstand, and that satisfied me."
LA Times Sunday, September 27, 2009Scholars study Springsteen during weekend eventWEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- Hold still, Bruce - this won't hurt a bit! Scholars from
around the world are dissecting the Springsteen legend this weekend in
new jersey.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday, September 27, 2009Early McCartney musings discovered in Liverpool
(AP)AP - A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney's talent for writing was winning him prizes when he was just 10 ? though for an essay about the queen, rather than a hit song.
yahoo.com Sunday, September 27, 2009Early McCartney musings discovered in LiverpoolLONDON -- A discovery in a Liverpool library has revealed that Paul McCartney's talent for writing was winning him prizes when he was just 10 - though for an essay about the queen, rather than a hit song.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday, September 27, 2009Tight security at Julia Roberts film set in India
(AP)AP - Young boys climbed trees and villagers crowded rooftops in a tiny dusty village in northern India Sunday to catch a glimpse of Academy Award winner Julia Roberts shooting her new film, "Eat, Pray, Love."
yahoo.com Sunday, September 27, 2009Lyric Opera opens season with glowing ''Tosca''CHICAGO -- Less than a week after the boobirds perched at New York's Lincoln Center for the
season opening of the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its own 2009-10 season Saturday night with the same opera, Puccini's "Tosca," and drew only cheers and applause.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Sunday, September 27, 2009Fanfarlo: Music For Book LoversThe members of Fanfarlo combine trumpets, violins, mandolins and cellos to create the deep, full sound on their debut album, Reservoir. There is a theme in their music — and in their approach to making it — of melding literary references with vintage instruments.
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