Posted inBooks and Literature Korean-Americans Pop and Rock Music Book Review: ‘Y/N,’ by Esther Yi In Esther Yi’s weird and wondrous ‘Y/N,’ a bored young woman in thrall to a boy band buys a one-way ticket to Seoul. Posted by By Alexandra Jacobs
Posted inAcademy Awards (Oscars) Movies Naatu Naatu (Song) Pop and Rock Music RRR (Movie) ‘Naatu Naatu’ From ‘RRR’ Wins Best Original Song The rollicking dance hit beat out two songs featuring American pop megastars. Posted by By Julia Jacobs
Posted inAcademy Awards (Oscars) Lady Gaga Movies Pop and Rock Music Top Gun: Maverick (Movie) Lady Gaga Wipes Off Makeup for Oscars Performance of ‘Hold My Hand’ The artist wasn’t even set to take the stage. Instead she exchanged her initially glamorous look for a stripped-down one to suit her intense delivery. Posted by By Sarah Bahr
Posted inBlack Flag (Music Group) Deaths (Obituaries) Husker Du (Music Group) Lockett, Glen (1951-2023) Pop and Rock Music SST Records Spot, Record Producer Who Captured the Fury of 1980s Punk, Dies at 71 A lifelong jazz aficionado, he changed course to produce bands like Black Flag and Hüsker Dü for the influential SST label. Posted by By Alex Williams