At the top of where the Angel’s Flight Trolley once deposited its riders (and hopefully will again one day), nestled between a pair of impressive skyscrapers, you’ll find the California Plaza and one of L.A.’s best kept secrets, the Water Court. An artfully designed combination of
Just two years ago, documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia began interviewing Amy Winehouse's family, friends and collaborators in a darkened London studio. Because Winehouse had died only less than two years earlier, emotions were still rather raw. So Kapadia opted to forgo the camera and used an
If you follow economic or political news at all, you know there has been a lot of discussion about our national infrastructure and the need to rebuild it: our roads, bridges, airports, train stations, cell towers, internet lines – all those things we need to
Admittedly, I'm not a music streaming customer. While I channel some (but not most) of my entertainment through my computer, I actually prefer watching television on a television, and listening to music via CDs or my iPod. Music streaming had not been on my radar
I'm a huge fan of The Voice, let me say that to begin. The elements of the blind auditions that start each season – the coaches listening to the contestants with their backs turned, the dramatic button pushes that swing the chairs around and the
In his latest recorded musical venture, Grammy-winning jazz pianist Billy Childs takes on the music legacy of Laura Nyro–and the result is an impressive, wide-ranging musical tribute to the work of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter. When Childs was only 11-years-old, his older
