Ann Powers

Why Some Musicians Last

Ann Powers — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:38:28 +0000

The mists of eternity wafted over my Twitter feed the other night. Okay, not quite — but talk of eternity, or at least of the pop scene in thirty years, did make for a lengthy and spirited group exchange. It started when a friend who's not fond of singing competitions asked whether Kelly Clarkson will be remembered in 2042.

Antony's 'Future Feminism': Stage Banter As Statement Of Purpose

Ann Powers — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:19:48 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npyAImVa7qw

On Bob Dylan And Jonah Lehrer, Two Fabulists

Ann Powers — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 20:16:21 +0000

Yesterday my husband and I had the same thought at the same time. It's not an uncommon occurrence for two writers who've spent decades arguing and enthusing about pop music. I mention it, in part, to stave off accusations that I'm plagiarizing from a nearby source, but also because I think what we reflected upon in light of the writer Jonah Lehrer's fatal mistake was probably in the minds of many music obsessives.

Springsteen's American Dream, Beautiful And Bleak

Ann Powers — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:06:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYriU4bhW7I

The Many Voices Of Donna Summer

Ann Powers — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:29:00 +0000

Pop singer Donna Summer, whose long career began in the 1960s and reached its apex in the disco era of the '70s, died of cancer on Thursday at her home in Naples, Florida. Summer was 63 years old. According to Billboard magazine, the singer born LaDonna Gaines had 32 singles that charted in the Hot 100. Fourteen of them made it into the top 10.

Whitney Houston: Her Life Played Out Like An Opera

Ann Powers — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:15:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupsPg5H6aE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J538b-OLRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONA

Get To Know The Song Of The Year Nominees: Mumford And Sons' 'The Cave'

Ann Powers — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rYPHmSzcE

Get To Know The Song Of The Year Nominees: Bon Iver, 'Holocene'

Ann Powers — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE