The New Orleans musician known for party-starting rapping chats about healing through song, and the TV, movies and boots that keep her stomping ahead.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes:’ 5 Takeaways From the Film’s Conclusion
The HBO documentary about the singer and songwriter wrapped with a deep exploration of his tabloid troubles, creative process and decision to return to live performance.
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Joe Farnsworth Drummed for Jazz Greats. Now He’s Becoming the Mentor.
Benny Golson, Pharoah Sanders, McCoy Tyner: Farnsworth spent years playing with his heroes. “The Big Room,” a new album due Friday, features a cast of rising stars.
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Nick Drake, Long a Folk Mystery, Is (Partly) Revealed
A 42-track collection built around two found recordings helps illuminate the creative process of the revered but elusive icon, who died in 1974.
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Ozzy Osbourne, the Lovable Prince of Darkness
The rocker helped define the sound, look and attitude of metal. But his persistence through addiction, his connection to audience and a late-career reality TV show endeared him to generations.
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Is She Jazz? Is She Pop? She’s Laufey, and She’s a Phenomenon.
The genre-defying musician makes retro earworms infused with the second guessings of a Gen Z diarist. Her third album, “A Matter of Time,” is due in August.
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Can Indigo De Souza Spin Pop Gold From the Wreckage of Her Past?
The singer and songwriter first emerged as an indie-rock bandleader from Western North Carolina. With a newfound clarity, she is re-emerging as a California pop artist.
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Birkin: The Bag, the Woman, the Myth
Why has this obsession endured?
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Taye Diggs Can’t Resist a Good Rom-Com
“There is the element of love, which can be so serious and so complicated, but when you add the dynamic of humor, it makes it so much more real and exciting and fun to watch.”
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Patty Griffin’s Life Fell Apart. Rebuilding Gave Her Music a Jolt.
During the last 16 years, the singer-songwriter lost her voice, her parents and her relationship. She captures her period of crisis and rebirth on “Crown of Roses.”
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What Life Is Like for Four Young Adults Supporting Their Aging Parents
Most young adults don’t expect to support their aging parents. Here’s what happened when four people had to.