In an insulting Wall Street Journal essay, Joseph Epstein criticizes Jill Biden’s use of the title “Doctor.” Now he and the paper are wondering why people are angry. The screenplay earned Fonda his first Academy Award nomination; his second came in the lead actor category for the 1997 independent film “Ulee’s Gold.” He was 79. Get our revamped Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes insights and columnist Glenn Whipp’s commentary. Another new Taylor Swift album in 2020? Roky Erickson, the psychedelic pioneer and 13th Floor Elevators frontman who died last Friday, was the greatest alien left stranded in our midst. Pitcher Tyler Skaggs grew up an Angels fan in Santa Monica and joined the organization as a first-round draft pick. With her landmark novel “Beloved” and other writings. A co-anchor of the ABC Sunday political show “This Week” from 1996 to 2002, Roberts devoted most of her attention to Congress, where her father Hale Boggs was a House majority leader until his death in 1972. As the 13th Floor Elevators rose on the Billboard charts they secretly followed their own cosmic agenda, to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. The 13th Floor Elevators’ work received a post-breakup boost when the writer and guitarist Lenny Kaye included “You’re Gonna Miss Me” on his seminal 1972 collection, “Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968.” Set alongside proto-punk songs by the Seeds, the Standells and the Count Five, “You’re Gonna Miss Me” became a secret handshake among fans of hard, weird rock music. He was 92. The diminutive Texan was an early tech entrepreneur who founded Electronic Data Systems, a computer services company, in 1962 with $1,000 in savings. She was 97. Even when he failed to gain control of his targets, he scored huge payoffs by selling shares back to the company and dropping the hostile takeover bid. John Singleton’s 1991 debut, “Boyz n the Hood,” was an inner-city coming-of-age story that earned two Oscar nominations and put the young filmmaker in the company of emerging black moviemakers such as Spike Lee and Mario Van Peebles. Their battles with repressive authorities in Texas and their escape to San Francisco’s embryonic counterculture are legendary. He and co-founder Rollin King used a formula of short, no-frills trips that spawned dozens of imitators. His band, the 13th Floor Elevators, formed in Austin in 1965 and broke up four years later. After he and nine other game show contestants pleaded guilty to perjury and were given suspended sentences, Van Doren slipped into obscurity and became an editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. No cause of death was provided. Roky Erickson & the 13th Floor Elevators;Roky Erickson;13th Floor Elevators. John Havlicek, shown above dribbling against Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks, was the all-time leading scorer in Boston Celtics history. Column: Wall Street Journal, you ran a sexist essay on Jill Biden. Tom Girardi is facing the collapse of everything he holds dear: his law firm, marriage to Erika Girardi, and reputation as a champion for the downtrodden. Tencent Group buys another 10% of Vivendi’s Universal Music. Sitcom star Katherine Helmond had memorable roles as ditzy matriarchs in “Soap,” “Who’s the Boss?” and “Coach.” Her work as Jessica Tate on the 1970s parody “Soap” earned her seven Emmy nominations, and she was nominated again in 2002 for her guest role in “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Helmond also starred in director Terry Gilliam’s films “Brazil” and “Time Bandits.” She was 89. Michelle King was the first African American woman to lead Los Angeles Unified School District. Lizzo tells critics to chill: ‘I’m a big girl who did a smoothie detox,’ that’s all. Erickson’s creative output was forever altered, for better and worse, by the explosive cocktail of music and acid. The Elevators followed their own spiritual cosmic agenda, to change society by finding a new path to enlightenment. If the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech was good enough to get a nod from the FDA, the vaccine from Moderna and the NIH almost certainly is as well. The music of the Texas garage band 13th Floor Elevators needs little introduction to PKM readers. For tips, records, snapshots and stories on Los Angeles music culture, follow Randall Roberts on Twitter and Instagram: @liledit. Roky Erickson, lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the psychedelic rock band The 13th Floor Elevators, died on Friday (May 31) in Austin, Texas, at … Roky Erickson, the psychedelic lodestar who helmed The 13th Floor Elevators and wrote one of garage rock's original anthems, "You're Gonna Miss Me," died on Friday at the age of 71. Lee A. Iacocca’s swaggering persona dominated the automobile industry like nobody since Henry Ford. Jimmy Rabbitt, radio DJ who brought outlaw country to L.A. airwaves, dies at 79. Born in Riverside, he became a top broadcaster in New York, but he also sparked a national firestorm in 2007 with a racist remark about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. Known as “Big John” and “The Truck” for his forceful nature and 6-foot-3-inch frame, Dingell was the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history. The comedy veteran got his start writing for 1970s variety shows such as “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” and he later played Larry David’s devout friend Marty Funkhouser on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” He was 76. The film precipitated a late-career surge by Erickson, who released an album with the popular Austin indie rock band Okkervil River in 2010 called True Love Cast Out All Evil. They were among the first bands to collectively hitch their wagon to LSD, even coining the term "psychedelic rock". Roky Erickson spent his rock ‘n roll career … And their singer was one of the 60s’ first acid casualties. Lana Del Rey is engaged, and here’s what we know about her under-the-radar fiancé. He battled injuries throughout his career but started 24 games last season and showed signs of dominance this year. Not that he had much of a chance. Bush. Roky (which is pronounced Rocky) Erickson endured bouts with mental illness for much of that life, a condition exacerbated by his frequent use of psychedelic drugs. At others, he tapped into the music, howled and reconnected with the present. She was 75. During an outdoor set in the ‘00s as part of the city’s annual South by Southwest music conference, his stage presence was as endearing as it was curious. His burly howl and searing guitar helped establish a new path for rock music and turned him into a beloved cult figure for the remainder of his life. Erickson, who was born Roger Kynard Erickson in Austin, Tex., was revered by artists including R.E.M., T Bone Burnett, ZZ Top, Doug Sahm and the Jesus and Mary Chain, all of whom covered his work on the 1990 tribute album, “Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye.” Erickson, however, never broke into the mainstream. In the 1980s, Pickens sought riches on Wall Street by leading bids to take over big oil companies including Gulf, Phillips and Unocal. He was 82. $123 $61 Roky Erickson Handbill; $44 $22 13th Floor Elevators Postcard; $1,400 $700 13th Floor Elevators Handbill; $4,070 $2,035 13th Floor Elevators Handbill; $209 $104 Haunted Garage Handbill; $224 $112 The Dead Milkmen Handbill It’s hard to truly measure the legacy of Roger “Roky” Erickson. The Origins of Austin Punk in the Aftermath of the 13th Floor Elevators Roky Erickson hurtles toward Doug Sahm in Chapter 1, Part 1 of the Austin Punk Chronicles By … He spent more than three years in a mental institution after pleading insanity to avoid jail time for possession of marijuana, during which time he reportedly received electroshock therapy to treat schizophrenia. He was 80. Critics derided the made-for-television rock band as the “Prefab Four,” but their slapstick NBC comedy series helped make them a phenomenon and foreshadowed the craze for music television that emerged in the early 1980s. Sidney Sheinberg, right, with Steven Spielberg and Lea Adler, Spielberg’s mother, at a 1994 Beverly Hilton gala. Now Roky Erickson’s back - Dorian Lynskey meets him. Roky Erickson performs on the third day of the Wireless Festival at Hyde Park in July 2011 in London. Music and laughter forever.”, Across a trio of Elevators albums and a dozen solo albums, Erickson’s eerie, oft-gothic lyricism illuminated a darkened world filled with gremlins, vampires, zombies, bloody hammers and two-headed dogs. In 2010, he teamed with Austin roots rock band Okkervil River for “True Love Cast Out All Evil.” True to its title, the work found Erickson on more solid ground, and less worried about monsters, than he once was. Some hotels and rental hosts may still be taking bookings that California has banned. The album sparked a renewed interest in Erickson's work, a movement that peaked in 2005 with the documentary film You're Gonna Miss Me, which debuted at Austin's SXSW Music Festival. Erickson recorded two classic albums with the Elevators, 1966's The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators and 1967's Easter Everywhere, as well as 1968's Live and parts of 1969's Bull Of The Woods before he was committed. Roky Erickson, the psychedelic lodestar who helmed The 13th Floor Elevators and wrote one of garage rock's original anthems, "You're Gonna Miss … What happens when #FreeBritney fans have a Zoom rally? Who the heck is Clayton Johnson? Chris Kraft, shown with President Reagan in 1981, never flew in space but was the creator and longtime leader of NASA’s Mission Control. David Koch was the aide de camp to Charles, his older brother, as the two leveraged the family fortune to push American politics to the right. His massive opera productions included a version of Puccini’s “La Boheme” that became the most-often presented production in the Metropolitan Opera’s history. Among several Pei projects in the Los Angeles area are the former Creative Artists Agency headquarters in Beverly Hills and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. More than 500 Britney Spears fans and legal advocates showed up on Zoom for Wednesday’s #FreeBritney rally amid the pop star’s latest conservatorship hearing. Despite leaving his earthly incarnation just last year, echoes of his creations, particularly his work with 60’s Austin rockers The 13th Floor Elevators, are certainly alive and well today. Pioneering shock jock Don Imus was one of radio’s most popular and polarizing figures. One of baseball’s most feared sluggers, he became the first African American to manage in the big leagues in 1975, when he filled that position for the Cleveland Indians. “My brother Roky passed away peaceably today. “Recently, it has been possible for man to chemically alter his mental state and thus alter his point of view,” read the liner notes for “The Psychedelic Sounds of the Thirteenth Floor Elevators,” referencing use of the not-yet-outlawed hallucinogenic drug LSD. The Save Our Stages measure, part of the COVID stimulus package, could bring much-needed relief to club owners across L.A. and the country. He was 79. Motown great Smokey Robinson got tripped up by an alternate spelling of Hanukkah and delivered a hilariously botched Cameo holiday video for a fan. Roky Erickson, seen here performing in London in 2012, died Friday at the age of 71. A keen political infighter, he spent two decades at the pinnacle of power before retiring in 2002, leaving a legacy of prolonged economic growth and authoritarian control. I had a vague mental notion of the history of the 13th Floor Elevators and Roky Erickson, but this book really laid out the promise and tragedy of this group. From 1948 to 1968, Day appeared in 39 films, but in the early 1970s she walked away from Hollywood and spent most of her time in Carmel, where she was an animal rights activist. “Don’t shake me Lucifer,” he sang on his Halloween-recorded 1987 live album “Evil One,” “I been up all night / and no suicide clock works.”. The salesman extraordinaire had a spectacular career, punctuated by his role as father of the wildly popular Ford Mustang in 1964, his epic 1978 firing at the hands of Henry Ford II and his dramatic rescue of Chrysler in the early 1980s. By 1967, Gibbons returned to Houston and formed an artfully designed band, conceptually inspired by friend and fellow musician, Roky Erickson and The 13th Floor Elevators. He was 74 by most accounts, but the death certificate listed him as 73. He was 92. Most of California bans vacation stays, but travelers, lodgings aren’t in line. By the 1990s, Erickson was destitute, but his stature among his many rock disciples hadn't waned. Roky Erickson is also discussed here. Peter Mayhew played the Wookiee warrior Chewbacca in the original “Star Wars” trilogy. With the passing of the 13th Floor Elevators' leader Roky Erickson on May 31, 2019, the psychedelic rock innovator left behind a rock 'n' roll legacy like no other. At times he seemed surprised that people were there watching him. Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his Marathon Clothing store in the same South L.A. neighborhood where he was known as much for his civic work as he was for his hip-hop music. Lizzo is clapping back at critics who judged her smoothie cleanse. Michigan Democrat John Dingell Jr. used his considerable power in the House of Representatives to uncover government fraud and defend the interests of the automobile industry. The high-profile case has been called one of the most sensational courtroom dramas in modern U.S. history. The band's biggest hit, "You're Gonna Miss Me," was written by Erickson when he was still in high school and he initially released it through an earlier band, The Spades. With a feral yowl that telegraphed mania, the singer and songwriter led the 13th Floor Elevators through a series of hard, tripped-out late 1960s psychedelic anthems, including “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” “Slip Inside This House” and “She Lives in a Time of Her Own.”, Erickson’s death was announced by his brother, Mikel Erickson, on Facebook. He was 33. Erickson, whose given name was Roger Kynard Erickson, was just a teenager in the mid-1960s when he turned his love for classic blues and soul music into unhinged rock and roll. T. Boone Pickens followed his father into the oil and gas business and built a reputation as a maverick, unafraid to compete against industry giants. The trailblazing 13th Floor Elevators released the first “psychedelic” rock album in America, transforming culture throughout the 1960s and beyond. “Roky lived in so many worlds, you couldn’t keep up with him,” his longtime friend Bill Bentley told Variety. Roky Erickson, the psychedelic lodestar who helmed The 13th Floor Elevators and wrote one of garage rock's original anthems, "You're Gonna Miss Me," died on Friday at the age of 71. “He lived so much, and not always on this planet.”. Carol Channing was a Broadway star best known for her enduring portrayal of the title character in the musical “Hello, Dolly!” A winner of three Tony Awards, including one for lifetime achievement, she appeared in the play at least 5,000 times. Erickson continued to tour, and became a beloved figure in his Austin birthplace. The deal values the world’s biggest music company at $36.8 billion. To fully appreciate the way in which psychedelic rock pioneer Roky Erickson, who died Friday at 71, treated musical creativity at the beginning of his career, one need only reference his band the 13th Floor Elevators’ 1966 debut album. return of my reworked version of this Austin Texas band "the 13th Floor Elevators" classic performed in 1966. A fitting tribute to the 13th Floor Elevators founder and frontman. The Dallas-born godfather of psychedelic rock died last year at age 71. Herb Kelleher built Southwest Airlines into the biggest discount carrier and set the standard for budget air travel for more than three decades. He was 69. His death was announced by his brother, Mikel Erickson, on Facebook. He dotted his concise between-song banter — “Thank you!” — with gleeful giggles. He was 51. The Koch brothers pushed the boundaries of dark money in politics and fueled a backlash against environmental regulations and government programs such as healthcare and mass transit. Its genius was unmistakable even then, and it eventually became The 13th Floor Elevators' only appearance on the Billboard singles charts. Peter Fonda was the son of a classic Hollywood star and a key player in the 1969 countercultural road trip saga “Easy Rider,” which he co-wrote and produced. The legendary engineer served as flight director for all Mercury flights and seven of the Gemini flights, helped design the Apollo missions and later oversaw the beginning of the shuttle era at Johnson Space Center. Roky Erickson at the mic leading the 13th Floor Elevators at the New Orleans Club on Red River, 1966 – Photo by Ralph Y. Michaels/Courtesy of Anthology Editions He was 52. The Albums Collection … 13th Floor Elevators. Her major accomplishment was pushing the graduation rate to record levels by allowing students to quickly make up credits for failed classes. He was 91. A conductor and pianist who toggled between classical, pop and jazz, Previn won Oscars for “My Fair Lady” (1964), “Irma la Douce” (1963), “Gigi” (1958) and “Porgy and Bess” (1959). Love for Spears grows stronger. Actress Peggy Lipton rose to stardom in the late 1960s on the counterculture police series “The Mod Squad” and later starred on TV’s “Twin Peaks.” Over five seasons, “Mod Squad” earned Lipton four Emmy nominations and a 1971 Golden Globe award for best actress in a TV drama. Jumping octaves in ways that predicted heavy-metal belters such as Ronnie James Dio and Axl Rose, he sang as if dangling from a 13th-floor window. Tim Conway came to prominence on television as a bumbling ensign in “McHale’s Navy” opposite Ernest Borgnine from 1962 to 1966, then became a regular on “The Carol Burnett Show,” where he famously developed a knack for making costar Harvey Korman crack up. Some of his most crucial solo work was recently resurrected for reissue by the acclaimed Light in the Attic imprint, inviting yet another generation to trace the artist’s long, meandering trip. “The world lost a … Hailing from Austin, Texas, the members of 13th Floor Elevators were quite possibly the first artists to describe their music as psychedelic. As if the words weren’t spooky enough, Erickson’s distinctive, soaring voice sealed the deal. He was 77. Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984, Havlicek played all 16 of his professional seasons in Boston from 1962-1978, winning NBA titles in each of his eight Finals appearances, including five over the Lakers. Architect I.M. Roky Erickson, seen here performing in London in 2012, died Friday at the age of 71. She was 57. We assess 50 years of post-Beatles Paul: from DIY solo to Linda and Wings, from Stevie to MJ to Rihanna and Kanye. She was 97. He was 71. Randall Roberts is a staff writer covering music and pens the weekly California Sounds column for the Los Angeles Times. He was 96. Speaking to TV host Jimmy Kimmel, pop star Taylor Swift debunked a fan theory that she’s planning to release another album, ‘Woodvale,’ so soon. Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators performs on the Larry Kane Show in 1967, in Houston Texas. He was 74. His death was announced by his brother, Mikel Erickson, on Facebook. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens joined the court as a centrist Republican but emerged in his later years as the leading voice of its liberal bloc. Email: randall.roberts@latimes.com. Smokey Robinson’s wild mispronunciation of ‘Chanukah’ is the gift that keeps giving. 'The Moving Sidewalks' name was chosen and shortly thereafter they recorded "99th Floor". Hear Roky Erickson Perform Live In Studio. The Texas native was a legend in his home state and an embodiment of what became his hometown's slogan, "Keep Austin Weird." Billionaire Ross Perot blazed across America in the 1990s as a third-party presidential candidate and won nearly 19% of the popular vote in the 1992 election, finishing third behind Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican President George H.W. He was 71. He was 89. Roky Erickson, psychedelic rock pioneer with 13th Floor Elevators, dies at 71 Roky Erickson performs on the third day of the Wireless Festival at Hyde Park in … The wife of music producer Quincy Jones and mother of Kidada and Rashida Jones, Lipton was 72. Singleton went on to direct “Poetic Justice” (1993), “Higher Learning” (1995) and “Baby Boy” (2001), which featured Taraji P. Henson at the start of her career. 13th Floor Elevators / Roky Erickson has 4,278 members. He was 94. Schizophrenia, substance abuse and personal tragedy marked Erickson ’s life, but his music career had a 14-year rebirth up to the end of his life. He was 92. The guitarist's confinement signaled the end of The 13th Floor Elevators, the trailblazing psychedelic rock band he helped found in 1965 while still a teenager, along with electric jug player Tommy Hall and guitarist Stacey Sutherland. A fixture on progressive L.A. rock radio in the 1960s and 1970s, Jimmy Rabbitt introduced Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings to Southern California audiences. Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson was the only major leaguer to be named most valuable player in both the National and American leagues. Her books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and seven have been adapted as TV miniseries, with her late husband, Steve Krantz, serving as executive producer for most. Charles Van Doren was one of the first intellectual stars of the television era as a contestant on the NBC show “Twenty One,” but quickly became the country’s leading villain after admitting that his winning streak had been rigged. She was 95. The number of unoccupied beds in Southern California has steadily dropped as hospitals are flooded by unprecedented numbers of COVID-19 patients. Venla Shalin/Redferns “I’m beautiful and I’m still fat,” she wrote, and it wasn’t about losing weight. Enforcement is a question. Doris Day was a big-band singer who became a Hollywood star in such lighthearted movies as “Pillow Talk” (1959) and “Lover Come Back” (1961), two of the three films she made with Rock Hudson. Guitarist Peter Tork, far right, became an overnight star in 1966 as one of the Monkees. In 2015, Erickson reunited with the remaining members of The 13th Floor Elevators for a concert at Austin's psych rock festival, Levitation. Grammy-winning singer and songwriter James Ingram topped the charts in the ‘80s with hits like “Baby, Come to Me” and “Somewhere Out There.” He also co-wrote the Michael Jackson hit “P.Y.T. Dodgers right-hander Don Newcombe was the first outstanding African American pitcher in the major leagues and in 1949 became the first to start a World Series game. He was 95. Mary Oliver, one of the country’s most popular poets, focused on spirituality, nature and New England. She was 83. Luke Perry played bad-boy heartthrob Dylan McKay in the 1990s TV drama “Beverly Hills, 90210.” The series put the affluent ZIP Code on the map as it became a pop-cultural phenomenon with Perry as the disaffected, ever-mysterious love interest of the romantic leads. He was 99. I first encountered Erickson's music as a college student in the early 80s, when I heard the song "Bloody Hammer." He was 102. Roger ‘Roky’ Erickson is often heralded as one of the most influential psychedelic musicians that ever lived. But there was a visual side to Roky and the boys, beautifully captured in a new coffee table book, 13th Floor Elevators – A Visual History. Complete your Roky Erickson & The 13th Floor Elevators* collection. How the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer compare head to head. With COVID stimulus in sight, L.A.’s desperate nightclub owners hope it’s not too little, too late. 13th Floor Elevators Frontman Roky Erickson Is Dead. Erickson’s career was stunted by mental health issues and forced institutionalization. He was 79. hide caption. The band was together from 1965 to 1969, and during that period released four albums and seven singles for the International Artists record label. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Pei had a client list that included French President Francois Mitterrand for the Louvre and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis for the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library in Boston. The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas, United States, formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland. But after international sanctions, a series of fraudulent elections and an economic collapse sparked by the seizure of white-owned farms, Mugabe become a pariah and retired in 2017 rather than face impeachment. He was 89. The 13th Floor Elevators were a remarkable band: Erickson's wild-man vocals create an atmosphere where unfettered mayhem reigns. Please allow us time. “How can you say you miss my loving — when you never needed it?”. 13th Floor Elevators: A Visual History In the mid-1960s, the 13th Floor Elevators thundered out of Texas with electrified fury, lysergic vision, and intricate iconography. Judith Krantz wrote blockbuster romance novels including “Scruples” and “Princess Daisy” that sold more than 80 million copies worldwide. He also starred in the “Apple Dumpling Gang” movies in the 1970s and gained fame with a new generation as the voice of Barnacle Boy on “SpongeBob SquarePants.” He was 85. (Donna Svennevik / Walt Disney Television via Getty), (Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi / Associated Press), (Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images for Warner Music), (Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images / Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images), ICU capacity explained: What to know about a key coronavirus metric. He was 27. After another pleading verse, Erickson moved into the chorus with a gleeful sense of vindication: “You didn’t realize,” he sang, rubbing it in through repetition. Will it be enough? André Previn conquered L.A. with his artistic genius twice: first as an Academy Award winning composer of Hollywood movie music, then as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. We dug up some tidbits about musician Lana Del Rey’s new fiancé. The “poor little rich girl,” as newspapers tagged the heiress, ultimately created a fortune that exceeded the immense one left by her great-great-grandfather, 19th-century shipping and railroad baron Cornelius Vanderbilt. 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