Craig Marks is the Los Angeles Times music editor. He has previously served as the top editor of Spin, Blender and Billboard magazines. He is the co-author of the oral history “I Want My MTV: An Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution.”
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A wide range of music luminaries — from Sheryl Crow to Snoop Dogg — will join Nelson for his 90th birthday celebration this weekend at the Hollywood Bowl.
April 26, 2023
Neil Young, Kacey Musgraves, Snoop Dogg, Miranda Lambert and many more will help Nelson celebrate his 90th birthday at the Hollywood Bowl on April 29 and 30.
Jan. 24, 2023
Beginning Thursday, Elton John will play his final U.S. concerts at Dodger Stadium, where, in 1975, he donned a sequined Dodgers uniform and made music history.
Nov. 16, 2022
Los asistentes al festival de música relatan el caos de ese día, cuando ocho personas murieron, dos docenas fueron hospitalizadas y decenas más resultaron heridas.
Nov. 9, 2021
Music festival goers recount the chaos of that day, when eight people died, two dozen were hospitalized and scores more were injured.
Nov. 9, 2021
Billy Idol, Huey Lewis, REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin and the Go-Go’s Kathy Valentine look back on the music video revolution, as MTV (remember MTV?) turns 40.
July 28, 2021
Joni Mitchell’s peers, progeny, admirers and Mitchell herself reflect upon on her classic 1971 album ‘Blue,’ released 50 years ago today.
June 22, 2021
The Foo Fighters frontman wrote in a statement on Rush’s Neil Peart: “Today the world lost a true giant in the history of rock and roll”
Jan. 10, 2020
Nuestras elecciones para una animada Nochevieja incluyen Grand Park + N.Y.E.L.A. de The Music Center, actuaciones de Kristin Chenoweth, Los Lobos, Dita Von Teese y otros, además de varias fiestas de baile
Dec. 31, 2019
Our picks for a lively New Year’s Eve include Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A., performances by Kristin Chenoweth, Los Lobos, Dita Von Teese and others, plus several dance parties
Dec. 27, 2019