Music & Musicians
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Dylan Is the Key to 'Masked' L.A.
"Masked and Anonymous" is a new movie starring Bob Dylan that premiered at Sundance. Director Larry Charles has described his film as an "apocalyptic spaghetti noir western." No surprise: The reviews were not kind. Nonetheless, "Masked and Anonymous" is a great title. It seems the perfect phrase to describe Dylan, even as a metaphor for his many personas over the years. At the same time, it is also a great metaphor for the city of Los Angeles and the lives… -
Overnight Sensation (Jill Sobule on The West Wing)
The Beatles on “Ed Sullivan.†Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk on the “Motown 25th Anniversary Special.†Ricky Martin at the Grammys. Each of these TV appearances launched a musical career into the stratosphere. On Wednesday Feb. 12, 2003, Jill Sobule appeared on “The West Wing.†Will lightning strike again? If you watched the episode, you may have seen Sobule, the singer-songwriter best known for her hit “I Kissed a Girl,†playing two songs in a bar as Toby and C.J. argued a…