Josh Kun
Bio
Josh is an author, curator, and cultural historian. He is a professor in the USC Annenberg School, and holds the chair in Cross-Cultural Communication.
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What Does Sunset Blvd. Sound Like?
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Introducing 10 Songs for 12 Sunsets, a new series about L.A.’s most musical street
Was Music City L.A.’s Greatest Record Store?
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The store was a universe for music lovers
When L.A. Was the Land of Funk
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Lakeside left their mark on a Black music renaissance
How Bossa Nova Brought Frank Sinatra to This Sunset Blvd. Studio
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Brazil met Hollywood on his album with Antônio Carlos Jobim
On Sunset, Ska Brought People Together
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The music was a multicultural refuge for 1980s L.A.
An Eastside Sound on Sunset Strip
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The story of Chicano rock legends Thee Midniters at Ciro’s
When Detroit Met Sunset Boulevard
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How the Motown sound changed when the company came west
Music, Dance, and Middle Eastern Fantasy at The Fez
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Why locals and celebrities flocked to this Hollywood club
Listen to the Room Where Ella Fitzgerald Sang
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Inside the Sunset Boulevard building that busted racial barriers
“Crazy, Noisy, Freaked-Out Dance Music for Weirdos”
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The queer legacy of 3909 Sunset Boulevard