Country music

For a new generation of indie rock acts, country music is king

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LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” plays out like a whispered dirge. The song is gothic lounge music for a listener who only has about two minutes to have their heart broken — a silky soft slow burn stacked with a choir, organ, bass and most critically, pedal steel guitar, the … Read more

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6: Dec. 31: Actor Anthony Hopkins is 86. Actor Sarah Miles (“The Big Sleep”) is 82. Actor Barbara Carrera (“Never Say Never Again”) is 82. Guitarist Andy Summers of The Police is 81. Actor Ben Kingsley is 80. Singer Burton Cummings of The Guess Who is 76. … Read more