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Sunset Stories: Musicians ponder the power of L.A.'s musical boulevard

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissNext time you find yourself in a room with established musicians, ask them about their early experiences along Sunset Boulevard. Whether grizzled '70s rockers waxing about the Roxy, former post-punks recalling Club Lingerie or contemporary hitmakers ... more info

Music mogul Lou Adler on opening the Roxy and his life up and down Sunset Boulevard

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissL.A. music impresario Lou Adler talks about watching the modern music business take off along Sunset Boulevard. more info

What do Lionel Richie, Run the Jewels and David Bowie have in common? Studio Instrument Rentals on Sunset

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissAlthough unassuming from the street, a single business along Sunset Boulevard has arguably aided more musical superstars than any other: Studio Instrument Rentals. Founded by Ken Berry and Dolph Rempp in 1967 to service the recording scene along Guit... more info

A history of pop music is written along Sunset Boulevard

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissMusic man Lou Adler lives a few miles north of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, where, on a recent afternoon, an anonymous musician had plugged his red Fender electric guitar into an amp and was jamming for cash as cars... more info

Music-making memories of Sunset Boulevard, from the Beach Boys to Vince Staples

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissAttempting to quantify the volume of music stories that have transpired across the 22 miles of Sunset Boulevard is a fool’s game. But a few well-arranged snapshots from the thoroughfare’s recording studios, venues, record labels and sho... more info

Musical memories along Sunset Boulevard's Whisky a Go Go, Tower Records, the Echo and more

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissMusicians, writers and more share their memories from various locations along Sunset Boulevard. more info

A timeline of Sunset Boulevard's key musical moments from 1924 to now

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissSunset Boulevard's evolution over the last century from a former cattle trail to a boulevard of melody has influenced American culture in countless ways. more info

Whisky a Go Go, once a launchpad for bands, faces a less go-go era

2407 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissThe storied venue the Whisky a Go Go, which has occupied the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Clark Street on and off since 1964, has seen its share of action. This is the joint, after all, where go-go dancing was born, where Otis Redding brought soul ... more info

Netflix’s wrestling comedy, ‘GLOW,’ enters the TV ring armed with hammerlocks and female empowerment

2477 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentInside Netflix’s deluxe new office space on Sunset Boulevard, Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin, the stars of the streaming service’s upcoming female wrestling comedy “GLOW” are deep in conversation about the power of women deman... more info

Friends and family celebrate Sunset Strip legend Mario Maglieri at the Rainbow Bar & Grill

2495 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentMario Maglieri was a a central character in the story of Los Angeles youth culture. And Sunday afternoon at the Rainbow Bar & Grill on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, those who knew Maglieri, the late scion of the Sunset Strip who co-owned both t... more info

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