L.A. City Council moves to regulate sales and use of e-cigarettes
Calling it a potential health risk and a gateway to tobacco, the Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday voted unanimously to regulate the sales of e-cigarettes and other "vaping" devices. The new law...
View ArticleA la carte TV pricing would cost industry billions, report says
Consumers want to choose the channels they get from their pay-TV providers but such a move would not only undermine the business model for media companies, it could also lead to higher prices for...
View ArticleNTSB drops rail union from N.Y. commuter crash probe
The National Transportation Safety Board has dropped the union representing rail workers as a participant in the probe into Sunday’s Metro-North derailment that killed four people in the Bronx. The...
View ArticleMost U.S. workers unprepared to meet retirement expenses, survey says
More than half of U.S. workers aren't saving enough money to be able to cover essential living expenses in retirement, according to a survey by Fidelity Investments. The savings survey found that 55%...
View Article400,000-year-old thigh bone poses evolutionary mystery
A 400,000-year-old thigh bone from an early European human is causing confusion among genetic anthropologists who say its genetic material is related to another mysterious species believed to have...
View Article'New Hat Bandits' sought after fifth bank in L.A. County is robbed
The FBI and three other law enforcement agencies are seeking the public's help in identifying two men who have been dubbed the "New Hat Bandits" after a fifth bank was robbed in L.A. County. The FBI...
View ArticleNASA's E.T. smartphone satellite has phoned home
NASA’s extraterrestrial smartphone has phoned home. The 4-inch-square satellite, PhoneSat 2.4, which uses an off-the-shelf Samsung Nexus S phone running Google’s Android operating system, transmitted...
View ArticleSelfie in front of a suicide attempt lands on NY Post cover
Yes, selfies have officially become so ubiquitous that "selfie" is Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. But maybe, just maybe, we're getting a little too comfortable with snapping pictures of...
View ArticleNorman Rockwell painting sells for record-breaking $46 million
Norman Rockwell’s 1951 painting “Saying Grace” broke auction records Wednesday when it sold at Sotheby's in New York City for $46 million. That is the highest price an American painting has ever...
View ArticleSamuel R. Delany named science fiction and fantasy grand master
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has named Samuel R. Delany the grand master for 2013. He'll be given the award at the Nebula Awards weekend in 2014. Delany is the author of many...
View ArticleClippers' Willie Green remains starter; Jamal Crawford stays on bench
For now, at least, Willie Green will be the Clippers' starting shooting guard in place of the injured J.J. Redick, and Jamal Crawford will come off the bench. Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday at the...
View ArticleFive things to know about your new Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot
You might have heard a resounding cry of "who is that?" when it was announced Wednesday that 28-year-old Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot would be cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming "Batman vs....
View ArticleMartin Bashir exits MSNBC in wake of Sarah Palin outburst
Martin Bashir has learned something Alec Baldwin already knows: Even a cable news host can say too much. MSNBC announced Wednesday that Bashir, a commentator and occasional substitute host, is leaving...
View ArticleFootball: Paraclete is going for its ninth Southern Section title
In Lancaster, there's no high school that has been as successful in football as the Paraclete Spirits. Coach Norm Dahlia has his team seeking a ninth Southern Section championship in Friday's...
View ArticleLindsey Vonn cleared to resume training on downhill
It seems that Lindsey Vonn has created her own 24-hour news cycle, with daily and sometimes hourly reports on her quest to be healthy for the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Now the U.S. Ski Team has announced...
View ArticleSuspect in massacre of Mexican officials is caught in Sacramento
A man suspected of gunning down eight city officials in Mexico more than 10 years ago has been arrested in Sacramento. Genaro Olaguez, 53, was arrested without incident after he was found living with...
View ArticleMassive hack shows users still don't know how to create safe passwords
Cyber security researchers recently discovered a server with about 2 million stolen Internet passwords, and as expected, many of the login credentials are no more complex than "1234." Of the stolen...
View ArticleAssembly speaker shuffles committee assignments, names new chairs
SACRAMENTO--Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) has shuffled a number of policy committee appointments, resulting in three new chairs and a full slate of assignments for the Assembly's newest...
View ArticleCarl Icahn wants Apple shareholder vote on larger stock buyback
Shareholder activist Carl Icahn said Wednesday he had informed Apple that he has submitted a proposal to let shareholders vote on a larger stock buyback. In a tweet Wednesday, Icahn wrote: "Gave $AAPL...
View ArticleTwo skydivers collide in Arizona, plummet to deaths
TUCSON -- Arizona police are investigating the deaths of two skydivers who collided and then plummeted to the ground after the canopies of their parachutes collapsed. The skydivers were foreigners who...
View ArticleStudent shot outside Orlando-area high school after fight
A student was shot outside an Orlando, Fla.-area high school after an apparent fight Wednesday afternoon, officials and witnesses said. West Orange High School in Winter Garden was on lockdown after...
View ArticleJay Z and Beyonce are going vegan ... for 22 days
Jay Z and Beyoncé are two of the latest celebrities taking the plunge into a vegan lifestyle. The rapper announced on his lifestyle blog that he and his wife would embark on a 22-day vegan challenge...
View ArticleR. Kelly's 'Trapped in the Closet' returning to IFC in 2014
R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” is back, again. The singer’s campy hip-hopera will return to IFC next year with additional installments, the cable network said Tuesday. Although a premiere date or...
View ArticleListen to Giorgio Moroder's synth-soaked remix of 'Forever' by Haim
Among the many delightful bits of information that Giorgio Moroder passed along to The Times' August Brown in October was that the 73-year-old disco pioneer had remixed a tune by L.A.'s Haim. In terms...
View ArticleTexas man sentenced to 21 months in prison in pipe bomb case
A former paramedic who became a public face of grief for a Texas town after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a pipe bomb, which was unrelated to...
View ArticleOn the 30th anniversary of the release of 'Scarface,' hear Giorgio Moroder's...
For more on Giorgio Moroder, check him out on Facebook and Twitter. And if you’re in the mood for more...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder: Daft Punk's Disco Don Reflects on His Remarkable...
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments The 73-year-old EDM pioneer discusses how the robots re-energized his career. Associated Press Giorgio Moroder Producer Giorgio Moroder, who helped invent disco in the...
View ArticleChic and Giorgio Moroder play the Hollywood Bowl in May
Classic disco fans, break out your wide lapels and polyester, because a '70s dance revival is coming to the Hollywood Bowl in May. Nile Rodgers' Chic and Giorgio Moroder are teaming up for a bill...
View ArticleBritney Spears, Sia and Kylie Minogue for new Giorgio Moroder album
Giorgio Moroder has announced details of his first solo album in over 30 years. The legendary EDM producer will release his currently-untitled LP in spring 2015. © 2013 Gabriel Olsen Giorgio Moroder on...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder to Release First Studio Album in Over 30 Years
0 0 0 0 0 Email Print Comments The forthcoming album will feature collaborations with Britney Spears, Sia, Charli XCX and others Associated Press Giorgio Moroder Giorgio Moroder is back with a new solo...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder Releases First New Song in 20 Years
Resurgent disco deity Giorgio Moroder has kicked off this year's Adult Swim Singles series in style, offering up his first new song in 20 years. The sprawling, eight-minute dance floor opus "Giorgio's...
View ArticleBritney, Kylie and more enlisted for Giorgio Moroder's solo album
Disco legend’s first album in three decades will feature a line up of collaborators including Sia, Charli XCX, Mikky Ekko and Foxes ...
View ArticleDance Legend Giorgio Moroder Gives Coldplay's 'Midnight' a Disco Remix
One of Coldplay's most unassuming tracks off their forthcoming record Ghost Stories is now its most danceable. Electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder, who has collaborated with Donna Summer, Blondie...
View Article'Deja Vu' review: Dance master Giorgio Moroder's latest step
+ - Giorgio Moroders Deja vu on RCA Records Photo Credit: RCA Records advertisement | advertise on newsday REVIEW BOTTOM LINE: The EDM pioneer makes a star-studded return. Giorgio Moroder, the dance...
View ArticleDiddy, Pete Tong, Giorgio Moroder to speak at EDM event IMS Engage
Last month, the EDM-focused speakers' series IMS Engage announced its first round of lecturers, including Moby, David Lynch, Junkie XL and Hans Zimmer. Now they've expanded the roster with rap and...
View ArticleFed's 'beige book' reports modest to moderate economic growth
Regional economies through the country got a boost from manufacturing and the housing recovery this fall, but overall the nation's economic growth was modest to moderate. Manufacturing, which expanded...
View ArticleHear Giorgio Moroder and Kylie Minogue team up on 'Right Here, Right Now'
Disco king Giorgio Moroder’s so iconic that he got his own track on Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories:...
View ArticleIs the Peugeot 504 reaching its end as Africa's workhorse?
That's the suggestion buried within this item from Reuters. The item reports that Peugeot closed its assembly plant in Nigeria some years ago, and that "Africa's growing middle-class" has shifted out...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder remixes My Morning Jacket's 'Compound Fracture'
Bonnaroo-ready guitar rock isn’t what typically comes to mind when thinking about Giorgio Moroder’s brand of electronic disco. But that’s exactly the genre the...
View ArticleHear Giorgio Moroder Give My Morning Jacket a Disco Makeover
My Morning Jacket's The Waterfall standout "Compound Fracture" has received an unexpected four-on-the-floor remix courtesy of disco king Giorgio Moroder, who radically transforms the track from an...
View ArticleDisco kingpin Giorgio Moroder performs tonight
MUMBAI: Not too many people can claim to have a world-renowned song created to pay homage to them, especially one that acts as an auditory primer to their life's work. But such is the case with Giorgio...
View ArticleGiorgio Moroder teams up with Kylie and Britney for new album
18 November 2014 From the section Entertainment & Arts A the age of 74, the Italian producer and innovator is still hoping he can make people dance Disco legend Giorgio Moroder has announced his...
View ArticleSynth disco king Giorgio Moroder to spin his classics in city tonight
MUMBAI: Not too many people can claim to have a world renowned song created o pay homage to them, especially one that acts as an auditory primer to their life's work.But such is the case with Giorgio...
View ArticleChic, Giorgio Moroder cancel Hollywood Bowl show
The L.A. disco revival lost a bit of its groove Wednesday. The planned May 10 dance-music blowout at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring Nile Rodgers' Chic and Giorgio Moroder has been canceled, according to...
View ArticleGIORGIO MORODER TO RELEASE BRAND NEW STUDIO ALBUM DÉJÀ VU JUNE 16TH ON RCA...
(Source: RCA Records) (New York- April 17, 2015) Giorgio Moroder, the founder of disco and electronic music trailblazer, will be releasing his first solo album in over 30 years entitled DÉJÀ VU on June...
View ArticleAdult Swim Singles Scores New Tracks from Giorgio Moroder, Mastodon
Giorgio Moroder is going from collaborating with two robots to creating music for Cartoon Network. After Daft Punk introduced the dance music legend to a whole new generation, Moroder will deliver that...
View ArticleWhat time are the 2014 Grammy nominations unveiled?
Will Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lorde and Robin Thicke make it into song- and record-of-the-year categories? Did Kendrick Lamar’s breakout year land him a seat in the new artist and album-of-the-year...
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