Ann Powers
Critic and Correspondent, NPR Music at NPR
"an awful critic always" -- somebody on the Internet. RT's are not endorsements.
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1 week ago |
kios.org | Ann Powers |Chloe Veltman
Brian Wilson, who co-founded the iconic California band The Beach Boys and turned teen pop into a poetic, modernist musical form, has died at age 82. "We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world," Wilson's family wrote in a statement on his website Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
kuow.org | Ann Powers
Brian Wilson, who co-founded the iconic California band The Beach Boys and turned teen pop into a poetic, modernist musical form, has died at age 82. "We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world," Wilson's family wrote in a statement on his website Wednesday.
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4 weeks ago |
nhpr.org | Ann Powers
The documentary Hands on a Hardbody is one of the most American artifacts late 20th century cinema produced. In 1995, 24 hopefuls showed up at a Nissan dealership in Longview, Texas, ready to compete to win a new Nissan truck by keeping a hand on the vehicle, literally, for longer than the other competitors. These poor, ambitious contenders pray, eat Snickers, joke around, sweat, hallucinate, laugh maniacally and drop off one by one until, 87 hours later, one stands alone and victorious.
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1 month ago |
boisestatepublicradio.org | Ann Powers
This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign upfor early access to articles like this one, Tiny Desk exclusives, listening recommendations and more. Last week, as I mindlessly scrolled through the feeds on my phone, I came across something that raised my eyebrows.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Ann Powers
One Tech Tip: These are the apps that can now avoid Apple's in-app payment systemLONDON (AP) — Apple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker's so-called “walled garden.” For years, the company blocked app developers from informing people about how to pay for a subscription or service that didn't involve going through its own iOS App Store. Some apps didn't like …
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