In 1958, Ross Bagdasarian Sr. used the last $200 he had to purchase a state-of-the-art tape recorder and crafted the blend of sped-up vocals/standard-paced music for his novelty hit “Witch Doctor.” ...
More than hyperactive enough to engage small fry with microscopic attention spans, "Alvin and the Chipmunks" also has built-in nostalgia appeal for baby-boomer parents and grandparents willing to ...
Dave Alvin's songs have an exquisite sense of place. Names such as Abilene, the Rio Grande, and the late Los Angeles club the Ashgrove stud his lyrics. Conversely, the song's narrators are transients, ...
It was hard to imagine a more unlikely scenario than the one that played out at the end of Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s duo show Thursday at the Troubadour, a hometown stop — for Alvin anyway ...
A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring the Grammy-winning animated singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks was unveiled Thursday as part of the celebration of their 60th anniversary. The star was ...
When Theodore discovers Alvin and Simon have a secret club, he promises not to tell anyone if they let him join. When pirates show up at the house, the boys do all they can to protect a treasure chest ...
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. KPCC's Alex Cohen talks to ...
Alfred Hitchcock revolutionized the film industry with innovative editing techniques and marketing campaigns. Ross Bagdasarian, the creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks, made a brief appearance in a ...
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) is the second installment in the beloved film series where Alvin, Simon, and Theodore return for more chaos and mayhem. In this movie, the trio meets The ...
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