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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Ann Powers, Pop Music Critic
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By Ann Powers
The genre got further fragmented, but there were standouts nonetheless.
December 21, 2008
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POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The band, with an emphasis on the heavy in heavy metal, shows that it is back on top.
December 19, 2008
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By Ann Powers Pop Music Critic > > >
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The veterans stick to their old hard-rock formula of blues-based riffs and crass humor, to much fist-pumping delight.
December 8, 2008
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By Ann Powers POP MUSIC CRITIC > > >
POP MUSIC:
He collaborates with some music vets on his major-label debut.
November 18, 2008
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By ANN POWERS
In learning to play the drums, the British singer delves into her music's rhythmic core.
November 18, 2008
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By Ann Powers POP MUSIC CRITIC > > >
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
Beck is engaged and entertaining, Lewis revels in band interplay at a new venue that boasts very good sound and superb sight-lines.
November 11, 2008
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By Ann Powers
MUSIC REVIEW:
At 68, the rock icon strikes an impressive physical presence in an athletic show, but her rhythmic gymnastics sometimes impair her vocals.
October 15, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC:
Jenny Lewis had done polished. It was time for a real free-wheelin' family, ahem, 'jam.'
September 24, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The performer connects with fans on her 'Rock Witchu' tour.
September 19, 2008
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By Ann Powers
With her theatrical flair and big songs, it's a wonder the Backwoods Barbie hasn't promenaded down the Great White Way. For Dolly Parton, the wait's almost over.
September 21, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP ALBUM REVIEW
September 12, 2008
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By Ann Powers
Raphael Saadiq, Eric Benet and others are also part of a bumper crop of releases due this fall.
September 7, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
Eclectic playlist showcases the evolution of the band's sound, from dance influence to driving rock.
August 26, 2008
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By Ann Powers
The job used to require ego and a disdain of the establishment. Ego remains but many now embrace the mainstream. Is it good? They all have opinions.
July 27, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Seattle fest shows that Sub Pop's 'world domination' plans may have come true.
July 15, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Today's tween stars are singing honestly about relationships without amping up their sexuality. And, hey, they know how to rock.
July 6, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
At the Forum, he finds the right mix to be the fans' Dr. Feel Good.
June 27, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
On a Glitter and Doom stop in Phoenix, he finds ways to freshen his considerable songbook.
June 19, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC:
As he readies his 'TwentyFive Live' tour, the pop star ponders the seeming opposites that make him who he is.
June 14, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Her 1993 album was by far her biggest to date, and taking part in a reissue of the groundbreaking feminist work reminds her of both its success and the subsequent backlash.
June 22, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The musician's dazzling performance Saturday night uses hits, guest stars and killer covers to cement his status as perhaps the top live act around.
April 28, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Michael Jackson, unlike Britney and Paris, is too alien to garner the public's sympathy. He should focus on his music.
March 1, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
In pure comic-book adventure, the Seattle show is big on heroics.
April 18, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
The singer's classic hit bridges the generation gap in a new AT & T ad.
April 22, 2008
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By Ann Powers
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT:
"All the Lost Souls" (Atlantic Records)
"Playlist" (Mercury Records)
September 16, 2007
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POP ALBUM REVIEW:
"It Won't Be Soon Before Long"(A&M/Octone) 
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By Ann Powers
POP ALBUM REVIEW:
Minutes to Midnight (Warner Bros.)
May 15, 2007
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Strength, suffering and survival mark the poetry of three artists on the pop-folk horizon.
November 29, 2006
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By Ann Powers
REVIEW:
The documentary details the controversy that engulfed the Dixie Chicks after Natalie Maines' anti-Bush remark.
October 27, 2006
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By Ann Powers
REVIEW
September 16, 2006
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By Ann Powers
MOVIE / POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The movie "Idlewild" and the music of OutKast can learn from each other. The film plays it straight, but the album takes risks.
August 23, 2006
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By Ann Powers
THE MUSIC OF WAR:
Pop protest, born of unifying slogans, reinvents itself for a new era. But amid the subtle dancefloor digs, brash mash-ups and video clips, is the audience listening?
July 2, 2006
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