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he was into pop music.tening to it in the mornings on the way to school, and on the weekends we listened to kids. i got a pop music was the old records. i knew a lot of music, so i did not get into the pot until junior high school. when i got into it from -- into hip-hop until high school. gooi knew the samples and was familiar with the records. >> you knew they were not the first ones to come up with it. >> even when i did not know them, that was one of the things about being a teenager, hearing the record and getting the sample. that is crazy. ifis: i love that you do your own way. i am always honored to have you on the program. tell your mom i said hi. >> i will. with us.ay a conversation with dan fagan is coming out in just a moment. ago, a die manufacturer brought jobs to a small new jersey town, but it also spewed chemical waste into the air so toxic a community was riddled with cancer. the efforts to close that is in his book. thank you for your work, and i am honored to have you on this program. >>

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the territorial dispute followed and korean pop music or k-pop and drama came third. >> translator: japanese people tend to think more about recent events. but south koreans seem to focus more on the past. >> reporter: the poll asked both groups why they have negative impressions of each other. 77% of south koreans said it was because japan hasn't recognized the issues connected to its invasion of their country. about 55% of japanese surveyed said they don't like how south koreans keep criticizing them based on events of the past. the poll suggests south koreans believe japan is becoming more militarized, and more right wing. japan comes third in a list of sides have strong and d d d d d complicated emotions but they haven't learned even the very basic information about each other's countries. >> reporter: nearly 80% of japanese and south koreans surveyed admit they base their opinions on tv news. some of those polled who know people in either country said one way to change perception and improve ties is to visit and get to know each other. kaho izumitani, nhk world, tokyo. >>> u.s. defense

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those sorts of things, studying the greats, studying the people that made music, 300 years, 400 years. that is the ultimate popat is music that is not going away, and i think having met standards set for you at such a young age can only inspire you to want to do that. tavis: is her father still living? >> yes. tavis: so he made news by going to the village, and you are making news around the world. i am interested. what is dad saying about all of this excess? >> you know, he is a proud african man. he gets emotional, it is a big deal. he is very proud, and he is very happy, and he is happy that he has been such a massive part of the journey. tavis: and we are all be better for it. congratulations on your success, your first time on the program, but i hope not the last. emeli sande. "our version of events." you will want to remember the name. you'll be hearing it a lot. >> thank you. tavis: that is our show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with playwright and activist

he hated pop music.i was doing, because i worked there and the mob controlled everything, they were decent with me. the years go by and i was down in miami, he was doing a movie and he called me up and said, kid, we are going to dinner. you go to dinner. and he is with and he was doing his last album. i am done, i am through, the rat pack is over. i am doing one more album and i am retiring. i go back to new york where i was living and everything had manifested itself. one more album, i could not believe it. i started typing. the end is near, so i face the final curtain. i called him in vegas and i said, i have something very interesting. i flew out a week later and i played it to him. he said kid, i love it. listen to this, he put the phone up to the speaker. he plated to me and i heard it for the first time and i started crying, changed my life. it was all about what i observed. it was primarily all about frank. am old enough that 27 to write up but i am not the guy to record it. tavis: i am so moved b

. ♪ >> reporter: it's been a decade since korean pop music and tv shows started capturing attention on global stage. now a new form of korean entertainment is ready for its worldwide debut. nhk world, seoul. >>> heavy rains causing floods in china. rachel ferguson has an update. >>> it has been a very bad week in terms of the heavy rainfall in southern china. let's go straight to a video to see some of the effects of these inundations. this was in guangdong on thursday. this resulted in a landslide and three deaths. eight people were saved by rescue personnel. a few people are still missing. the last is a latest in a series of events to strike china this week. there was also a tornado in addition to flooding, flash glooding, and it resulted in an economic loss estimates around $16 million u.s. dollars. it is still lighter today, but that will not last into saturdays we'll see a return of rain 50 to 100 millimeters. into sunday, it is expected to intensify further. the next three days. we're expecting 100 to 150 millimeters of rain. the tail end of the front line will be moving over tai

. ♪ [ music ] >> tim mcgraw will be joined by 14 other big acts and country and pop music, including d taylor swift. each artist got to receive $10 ,000. that's the academy's charity group that works to improve the lives of music. you can watch nday night right here at 9:00 on kpix5. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,, goodnight. thanks, olivia. thank you. so you can make a payment from your cell to almost anyone's phone or email. (speaking french) so you can express your gratitude... in the moment. chase quickpay. so you can. >>> hello, everybody, where the warriors have not been out of the second round of the playoffs since gerald ford was in the oval office. tonight golden state needed a win gens san antonio to break that streak. here's how it came down. you could hear a pen drop when harrison barnes needed six stitches and returned briefly. warriors trailed by 12 at one point in the second half. currie hit a bucket to cut the lead to 2. but the spurs look to corral leanard down the stretch. gave san antonio a lead. spurs win 94-82 and the warrior season is over. a bit of a heartbrea

. >> tim mcgraw will be joined by 14 other acts in country and pop music, including lady antebellum, keith urban, and taylor swift. >> it's going to be cool. we get to do a few collaborations. we get to do a few things together. artists get to do the songs they love and the songs they will be out touring with this summer and it's going to be a big night of music. >> each artist picked a charity to receive $10,000 from the academy of country music charity group. you can watch tim mcgraw superstar summer night at sunday at 9: on kpix5. >>> less bling, why movie stars won't be quite flashy at the festival this year. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, the stars won't be shining quite as bright on the red carpet. police say thieves got away with more than a million dollars worth of jewels the actors were supposed to wear. >> wow. the crooks unscrewed the safe that the jewels were locked in. they took it. police are looking at security video for some clues. >> well ahead, the giants scored nine runs. was it enough? the a's running. trying to climb back to 500. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ...in a word, no.

most of your pop music stations now, called top 40 stations generally, are controlled very much by a aylist, and this playlist is drawn up by a music director or a program director. >> you had a list of 40 records. you had to play those 40 records over and over, you had an a list and a b list. >> and that's it. nothing else, no deviations at all. >> i allowed the disc jockeys who worked for me at that time to play any two records of their own selection... >> ♪ my dj plays it once or twice every hour ♪ >> and your name once an hour, no more, please. >> ...within the aforementioned policy. >> biondi: and that, of course, led to the demise of the personality disc jockey. >> rock radio became the establishment. >> we became such a money pot. we were a bank. >> wabc has painted an rea truck solid gold and loaded it with hundreds of free prizes. >> i know i just won. >> oh my gosh! >> biondi: it was a rough time. >> disastrous. >> top 40 sucks. >> ♪ you would cry too if it happened to you ♪ [three gunshots fired] >> i was chosen to bring the station back to rock and roll after we'd been pla

♪ cumbia draws on the african, european mix of the country, so they created a long way from the pop musicought together musicians who had been famous in the '50sened '60s, and matched them up with younger counterparts. with the impressive amount of fried meat we go for dinner at one of the band's favorite spots. >> the recording we made for three weeks in medellin, had four musicians, and musicians from, i think the youngest was 25 maybe and the oldest was maybe 82. >> old school and new school mix? >> the idea so we can meeting not only doing music, but also exchanging lots of information about how music was made, how music was recorded, what was the spirit of the music. >> so that's the ideas, get back to the roots. >> first up, the cali version of seviche. cooked shrimp lathered in manet, ketchup and wore chester shire sauce. it's a staple used in everything from tamales to stews. cooked rice, and guancha, not a clam -- >> like a rock mollusk pretty much. >> it's delicious. wow. >> so this is like palau, very pacific pago rojo, red snapper. >> steamed shrimp, and nice green tomatoes. o

on his face the post, this was a kid do what into pop music -- hip-hop music, video games.hen the revolution was happening, he would go to the square to hang out and wanted to be part of that change in his country. and he was killed in this drone strike. and the u.s. to this day has never publicly said who they are going after in that drone strike. al-et's turn now to nasir awlaki, the grandfather of abdulrahman . he spoke about the killing of his grandson. >> i want americans to know about my grandson, that he was a very nice boy. he was a very caring boy for his family. .or his mother, his brothers 1995 inorn in august, the state of colorado, city of denver. when heaised in america was a child until he was 7 years old and i never thought that one day he, this boy, it's nice boy would be killed by his own government. >> that is nasir al-awlaki, the grandfather of abdulrahman al- awlaki. >> the story that we all know in the public now is that u.s. toicials leaked information the media that he was 21 years old. we of the purchase it to prove that he was 16 and bowring colora

you know electric pop music and also somebody suggested that. jazz swing and music came out of oppression. and the world now there's a lot of economic problems so maybe people are looking for the same sort of. them up and that's what we try and bring some sunshine. finally the russian convoy drives into the. heavily laden vehicles. get through. the international paratroopers in a rush to help them but. the commander of the second. has to use his. last resort. they drive into the field where the trouble is a challenge. to sleep gives them a boost to the camp is finally set up and the russian group a fast asleep. technology . around russia. at the going down of the sun and good morning we will remember that we will be. the super super super super super newbies along with there's been a new. yet. so you know. he was. who was away for. the war and peace show and chanting good is in full swing russian military be an act of decent brought about like heaven to accordions to entertain. troops. the first call to the famous beatles song people begin to gat

of the country, so will and mario create the something a long way from the pop music that's a stapleenes in the '50s and '60s, and matched them up with younger counterparts. as if the impressive amount of fried meat we ate at the tejo courts wasn't enough, we go for dinner at one of the band's favorite spots. >> the recording we made for three weeks in medellin, had four musicians, so sort of a big ensemble, and there were musicians from, i think the youngest was 25 and maybe the oldest was 82. >> old school and new school mix? is that oversimplify indication? >> the idea so we can meet not only doing music, but also exchanging lots of information about how music was made, how music was recorded, what was the spirit of the music. >> so that's the idea, it's to get back to the roots. >> first up, the cali version of ceviche. cooked shrimp slathered in mayonnaise, ketchup, and worcestershire sauce, essentially a '70s shimp cocktail. native here in the pacific coast, it's a staple used in everything from tamales to stews. so it's rice and like coveragea. >> the mollusk. >> it's not a cl

i hugged my mom, i hugged jay and just cried. >> and now, blue ivy is already a pop music success ofritics. there was the lip-syncing incident at president obama's inauguration, which led to a mea culpa press conference. ♪ and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air ♪ >> and just last month for her fifth wedding anniversary, she was under heat as some lawmakers questioned how she and her hubby jay-z were granted travel access to cuba. what did you make of all of the controversy? >> you know, it was such a beautiful trip. i met some incredible children. i visited some incredible entrepreneurs. i learned so much about so many people and the country and it was actually quite shocking. ♪ got me looking so crazy in love ♪ >> but fans continue to fall even more crazy in love with her, perhaps in part because of beyonce's down-to-earth qualities. what's been the biggest surprise to you about who you've become and what you've been able to achieve? >> you know, at the end of the day you're the same exact person. i still like the simple things. like, i have on my press-on nails right

♪ i really view amber as a kelly clarkson type artist where she can do country music, she can do pop musicg up. and now i'm making my dreams come true. ♪ ...away that one part's kind of high a bit. it might be a breathing thing. yeah. try to sing it a couple of different ways and then get a good breath in before. okay. adam: also the last note, i think, should be -- ♪ break away okay. you could hit any note if you just commit. okay. amber: in order to have another moment, i need to listen to the advice adam and hillary have given me and go out there with confidence and sing my butt off. [ cheers and applause ] singing "breakaway," here is amber carrington. ♪ da, da, da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da, da, da ♪ da, da, da, da, da, da ♪ grew up in a small town ♪ and when the rain would fall down ♪ ♪ i'd just stare out my window ♪ dreaming of what could be ♪ and if i'd end up happy ♪ i would pray ♪ trying hard to reach out ♪ but when i tried to speak out ♪ ♪ felt like no one could hear me ♪ ♪ wanted to belong here ♪ but something felt so wrong here ♪ ♪ so i prayed ♪ i could break away ♪ i'll spr

pop. [hip-hop music] ♪ - ♪ i'm fresh ♪ ♪ you gotta, you gotta, you gotta ♪ ♪ gotta be fresh - that game iseader board get to take a trip to vegas to be in this big kumite tournament. uh, that's like bloodsport. there's a rumor that jean-claude van damme's gonna be there. - that sounds awesome. so what are you ranked? - 7,769. - oh, so he's right there. - yeah. i am. i just need to train a little, and then i might get to meet jean-claude and get his "claude-o-graph." - all right. - that's cool. - i got wesley snipe's claude-o-graph at a menards when i was a kid. - seriously? - yeah. - my mom kissed evander holyfield at a house party before i was born. - see me fade away! - oh! [all shouting] oh, that almost went in! - hey, jillian, sweetheart. have you been crying? i mean, like, more than, like, your normal amount? - a little bit, yeah. alice is in an especially shouty mood today. her divorce papers came through, and she's just been acting like a real trick. - divorce papers? cool. - i'm not afraid of her. i will head-butt that cross-eyed bitch. - jillian, get back to your desk. - totally.

when you're trying to bring about change, i write pop music.is a very hopefully a very catchy thing that will stick with people. jenna: i was thinking about taylor swift a little bit today. thinking about her. she is around the same age as you. she chooses difficult topics. chooses some of the guys she dates. you could do that too. you could choose something not so political. it takes real courage to talk about some of the things that you're talking about. what's been the reaction from your community, from the muslim community to some of the things you have to say? >> there will always be naysayers but for the most part it has overwhelmingly been positive. most people assume most americans would look -- muslim-americans would look down on a singer talking about women's rights and freedom but at the end of the day muslims want freedom. the response is very positive and they have been very receptive to it. jenna: i first learned about your story because a friend of our show launched this moral courage project and talks about people and profiles d

the communist party newspaper complain about teenagers listening to radio free europe with pop musicoon. that is not a problem in north korea. one of the things i think is clear is that we need to encourage north korea to invest its resources in feeding and educating its people, and not to continue down the path of isolation that it's followed. we would welcome meaningful measures, economic or otherwise, that would improve the lives of the people of north korea. one way for pyongyang would do that is -- we have long made clear we're open to improved relations with north korea, if it's willing to take concrete actions to live up to its international obligations and commitments. though given the events of the past ten months, the bar for resumption of meaningful engagement is certainly much more difficult to reach. president obama put it best during major speech he gave in november in burma. in a passionage that was clearly directed at north korea, he said, let go of your nuclear weapons and choose the path of peace and progress. if you do, you will find an extended hand from the unite

back then pop music was in its infancy stage and it was just a small little group of people.had hit. the rat pack was the thing. that's what i wanted to do. i wanted to be like them. they were the whole fashion spot, vegas was the place to be. i like that kind of music. and i ventured into that very quickly. >> that kind of music which great voices like yourself, the great crooners, where you listen to it and it's pure, beautiful music. without sounding like a crusty old guy, we don't have that today. you have some. i wish there were more and i think there is a tremendous lust and desire for the pure beautiful voice music for lack of a better word that you and your contemporaries did versus what is pop today. >> you're correct. unfortunately you're fighting technology. times have changed and times do change. that was very much a part of the michael buble success. he's a fellow canadian. he's and wonderful artist. you go in a studio and you have a vision in your head and you have to get it while you're in there and you have to be able to sing. there were none of these machines

>> reporter: their sound developed ernie, a cross cultural mosaic of rock, african guitar pop and classical musicreppy convenient ear. ♪ as a young girl... >> reporter: vampire weekend quickly generated buzz on internet blogs. in 2008, spin magazine picked them for its cover. even before the band's first album was out. >> we're the beneficiaries and partially the victims of the kind of explosion of internet music culture. >> reporter: victims because some critics didn't get the preppy joke. one accused the band of having a putrescent stench of old money. did the back lash bother you at all. >> i think at the start when you're not used to being written about, you can take it to heart. it can get to you. >> it's a little bit unnerve to go have someone call you total trash or garbage. >> reporter: were you called trash? >> trash and garbage. probably other things too. but truly this happens to all bands. >> reporter: you almost made preppiness radical. was that by design in a way? >> well, there always seemed to be something worth exploring about preppiness and the fact that some people reacted so s

this is big music, icona pop is coming on the show. [ cheers and applause ] that's correct.ou guys, right now it's time for "late night hashtags." here we go. ♪ hashtags, hashtags hashtags, hashtags hashtags ♪ >> jimmy: you guys are on twitter, right? [ cheers ] yeah. it's fun, we use twitter on our show every single week. so, if you watch our show and you want to play along, we do this thing every wednesday night where i send out a hashtag and we ask you guys to tweet out things based on that topic. so because "iron man 3" comes out tomorrow, i went on twitter and i started a hashtag called "if i had a super power." and i asked you guys to tweet out a funny or crazy super power you wish that you had. we got thousands of tweets. in fact, within 20 minutes, it was a worldwide trending topic -- for a long time too, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for those tweets. i appreciate that. now i thought i'd share some of my favorite #ifihadasuperpower tweets from you guys. here we go. this one's from @libbybennett. she says, "i'd have the power to know my neighbor's wi-fi pas

pop songs. this one is all house music. i'm thinking really? not so hot, maybe. >>> mommy-to-be kate middleton was glowing in yellow yesterday at buckingham palace. due in july, she spent the day mingling with guests and cradling her baby bump. >>> finally in a new interview with "esquire," brad pitt claiming he suffers from a symptom. >> he made that up. >> maybe a bad memory. a condition that evidently prevents facial recognition. the 49-year-old actor says people often get offended or think he's being disrespectful when he can't remember who they are. do you call it just getting old? >> you just call it ignorance. if you want to remember someone, you remember them. >> yeah. >> right? >> i often have trouble with it. that's what i'm going to say from now on. i'm richard lui, and this is "early today," and this is just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> on nbcnews.com this morning, as hospital crumbled, mom brought new life. this explains how 25-year-old shayla taylor was giving birth as the tornado touched down in moore