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Laura Duncan - “Open Arms”
As I was breezing through the monthly HearNoHo musical showcase last night, Laura Duncan was a revelation. I’m talking blues riffs, jazz tinges, and one of the strongest voices I’ve heard in a while. This UK transplant is now based in Los Angeles, and I’ll seek her out again. She [...]

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Couple years ago I took some pics at Harvelle’s of a man named Leroy Powell.  He’s a great performer, and I was lucky to see him in a small place where I could take photos.
Leroy chatted with me afterwards, and I sent him my photos which he liked. He still likes them — one of [...]

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Music permeates North Hollywood Arts District on the first Thursday of every month with Hear NoHo, a nascent showcase of local musicians performing in community venues spanning the community. I’d written about the series debut a few months ago. I even took photos then. My work makes up the bottom banner at HearNoHo.com. But, [...]

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I remember tales of Serious Photographers who wouldn’t be caught dead shooting a wedding. I guess it can be considered base or mercenary. I’ve heard stories of photogs doing weddings on the weekends for money but keeping it Very Secret from their contemporaries.
Then there are some photographers I admire who do weddings for fun or [...]

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Lykke Li Heats Up the Desert
Sitting there on the cool grass of a polo field, my ears ringing and my feet throbbing, I was waiting for The Cure to wrap up the third and final day of the Coachella music festival. My exhaustion spoke eloquently to me about a job well done, about having [...]

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Jimi Hendrix |MTV Music

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Song of the day: “Hologram Buffalo” by Brightblack Morning Light
On Wednesday I went to the beach before work. I saw three great morning sunlight photographs I wanted to save but had no camera. Thursday morning I had hand therapy and could not go back. This morning I left the Valley with camera in the back [...]

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I’m semi-obsessed with this singular song today:
” Kärlekens Alla Färjor” - Detektivbyrån
I’ve played it seven times so far, and it’s not even lunchtime. It’s like happiness in a cup, which I wish I really could buy.  It’s put together so well. The band Detektivbyrån is from Sweden. Here’s their Myspace. Here’s a video of [...]

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Look who was guarding the ol’ apartment this morning. Looming on the railing, this wrong-colored mantis was sunning itself. I thought they were green? But, tt made for a good outdoor photoshoot. Then, norbs had to go and add a monkeywrench wth this comment on Flickr:
You need a song to accompany the photo Mick. Great [...]

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Speaking of movies — surely someone somewhere was speaking of them – I just got back from Burn After Reading, that startling vignette from the uniquely brilliant Coen brothers you’ve probably seen way before me. No review here, of course. I don’t do that sort of thing. I’m just happy I didn’t know about the [...]

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