Ride to Fame: Got a hit song...

Ride to Fame: Got a hit song in your workbook? Got a tape you want heard by the bigwigs of the music industry? . . . Michael Laskow, above, and his company, Taxi, may have your answer: For a fee, his independent artists-and-repertoire company in Woodland Hills shuttles would-be hits to the industry’s major players (F1A).

Song and Dance: There’s a rising cultural tide in the San Fernando Valley. . . . From Glendale’s 1,460-seat Alex Theatre to the new Performing Arts Center at CSUN, culture lovers could soon be driving north over the Sepulveda Pass for a night on the town (F1B).

Future Schools: Underwater classrooms? Schools in outer space? . . . Seventh-graders at Oakwood School in North Hollywood came up with these visions and others in a school project (F19).

Life Saver: A new list of the country’s top 100 hospitals includes Lancaster Community Hospital, which ranked in the top 20 urban hospitals with fewer than 250 beds. . . . The study noted the hospital’s strong financial position, said hospital CEO Steve Schmidt, who added that “from a quality perspective, we rate very high.”