Articles by Ann Powers

221 articles since 2006

Top of her game

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | October 15, 2008
NEARLY A century before Tina Turner’s current and possibly final tour, Sarah Bernhardt, the greatest actress of her time, made a similar journey. Read more
 

For ’70s trio Labelle, the future is ‘Now’

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | October 12, 2008
THE METROPOLITAN Opera House in New York was invaded by aliens on Sunday, Oct. Read more
 

A rap right for our times

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | October 7, 2008
My hubby, Eric, and I got into an argument about T.I. while driving back from the Neil Diamond concert the other night. Read more
 

Live: Neil Diamond at the Hollywood Bowl

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | October 3, 2008
Neil Diamond looked about ready to unleash another zinger after the umpteenth rousing chorus of “Sweet Caroline” on Wednesday at the Hollywood Bowl. Read more
 

She’s not afraid to make key changes

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 24, 2008
Jenny Lewis no longer calls Silver Lake home, but she hasn’t moved to Laurel Canyon. Read more
 

A sweet ‘9 to 5’ gig

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 21, 2008
DOLLY PARTON is at her most delightful when she’s laughing at her own jokes. Read more
 

Live: Janet Jackson at Staples Center

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 19, 2008
Control is the ruling principle of Janet Jackson’s career and, as far as the public knows, of her life. Read more
 

Fabulous’ determination

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 14, 2008
ONE OF the many prescient lines uttered by Corinne Burns, the New Wave Lolita played by Diane Lane in 1982’s “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains,” comes after the drug-induced death of a has-been bass player in the ladies’ room of a scummy Northeastern nightclub. Read more
 

Death’ shows there’s life yet in Metallica

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 12, 2008
Metallica Death Magnetic (Warner Bros. Read more
 

Sex is the brand

Entertainment | By Ann Powers | September 10, 2008
RUSSELL BRAND is a bad, bad boy. Read more
 
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