Chris Barton
Deputy Music Editor and Jazz Critic, LA Times
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Deputy music editor of Los Angeles Times, as well as its jazz critic, pop culture writer and ginger. This is not a charade.
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RT @sethcolterwalls: April 1979: Ornette Coleman burns #SNL down. (53-min mark here: hulu.com/watch/159681.) Keep in mind during tonight's…
Watch Saturday Night Live
hulu.com — Milton Berle hosts with musical guest Ornette Colman. Sketches include The Village Persons "Bend Over Chuck Berry", Irwin Mainway's Kiddie Fun World and The Farbers
Science and astrology, together at last MT @neiltyson: The symbol "lb" for pound is an abbreviation of the constellation Libra, the scales
Too soon to tell if my recent (way, way late to the game) move into making margaritas at home is the beginning or end of something.
Truth. MT @williamfleitch: It's insane that New Orleans Mother's Day shooting isn't a larger deal bit.ly/17wDl3u (by @DavidDTSS)
Why isn't New Orleans Mother's Day parade shooting a 'national tragedy'?
guardian.co.uk — On 3 September 2005 - less than a week after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast - I began to understand that America cared little about what was happening in New Orleans.
Just realized Wang Chung's album is getting a deluxe reissue next week. I think it's time we all reassess some things,.
Talked with @jeffparkersound in advance of his date @bluewhalemusic Thursday night. You should go latimes.com/entertainment/…
Guitarist Jeff Parker leaves his comfort zone in relocating to L.A.
latimes.com — Los Angeles can be tough on newcomers, particularly among musicians. A key figure in the fertile Chicago jazz scene and member of the groundbreaking indie band Tortoise , guitarist Jeff Parker is midway through a relocation to L.A. that has found him straddling two cities during the last few months.
Have Daft Punk always been the Commodores under those masks or is this new?
Community? Community.l RT @KateAurthur: #Community, #Nashville, #Greys, #Scandal, #Castle: RENEWED. bit.ly/10oj4Vo
Which TV Shows Have Been Renewed, Which Have Been Canceled, And Which Ones Are We Waiting To Hear About
buzzfeed.com — Every year in mid-May, the broadcast networks - NBC, Fox, ABC, CBS, and the CW - roll out their new schedules and new shows to advertisers. It used to also be a time when shows on the bubble would learn of their fates.
Helpful tip: Emails with subject lines in all caps cannot refer to themselves as a 'friendly reminder.'
When's Best Housewives on? Anyone? RT @TomJunod: Oh, shit.
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Carbon Dioxide Level Passes Long-Feared Milestone
nytimes.com — The level of the most important heat-trapping gas in the atmosphere, carbon dioxide, has passed a long-feared milestone, scientists reported on Friday, reaching a concentration not seen on the earth for millions of years.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Arts and Entertainment, Opinion and Editorial, Metro Los Angeles and more.
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