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HiT Podcast No. 1: Singer/Songwriter Seth Swirsky
When I decided to create the Hollywood In Toto podcast I knew right away who I wanted for my first…
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Why Kenny Loggins Wants Your Kids to Get ‘Footloose’
The singer-songwriter, now 68, first developed his songwriting chops while growing up in Alhambra from age 7 through college. He…
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‘Gangstas’ Author Reveals Rap’s Unlikely Capitalists
Ben Westhoff’s “Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West…
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4 Traditional Country Singers You Must Hear
My father asked me that while we watched a great PBS documentary on The Highwaymen. The supergroup featured Johnny Cash,…
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Michael Nesmith: The Essential Monkee
Now, at 73, Nesmith reminds us again how vital he is to the band’s enduring appeal. Nesmith isn’t an official part…
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Sorry, Alice: 4 Ways Rockers Can Still Shock Us
Alice Cooper was giving parents nightmares long before the current crop of rockers tried doing the same. He trotted out…
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Pop Culture Confessions: Why Chris Isaak Matters
This critic caught rocker Chris Isaak at the Denver Botanic Gardens a few years ago. As summer concerts go, it…
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HiT List: GOP Bashing ‘Alpha House’ RIP
“Alpha House,” one of Amazon’s first original programs, is “not a current show.” That’s according to company studio chief Roy…
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HiT List: Is Rape Now Off Limits in Stories?
And, sadly, it’s a fact of life. You just shouldn’t show it in fiction lest you anger social justice warriors. Or…
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Why Neil Young’s Corporate Rant Is All Wrong
The veteran rocker and the YouTube sensation have little in common beyond some scraggly hairs (hers are plastic). The unexpected…
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