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Ann K. Powers (born February 4, 1964) [1] is an American writer and popular music critic. [2] She is a music critic for NPR and a contributor at the Los Angeles Times , where she was previously chief pop critic.
Ann Powers is NPR Music's critic and correspondent. She writes for NPR.org and she can be heard on NPR's newsmagazines and music podcasts. One of the nation's most notable music critics,...
Jun 16, 2024 · In her new book, “Traveling,” the music critic Ann Powers offers a highly personal, even confessional, meditation on Mitchell’s life, work and influence.
Jun 17, 2024 · NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and legacy of Joni Mitchell in a 400-page biography. She challenges the myths and stereotypes of the folk-rock icon, drawing on interviews, personal reflections, and musical analysis.
In Travelling, celebrated music critic Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox of Mitchell – at once both elusive and inviting – through her myriad journeys. Drawing on extensive interviews with Mitchell’s peers and deep archival research, Powers takes readers to rural Canada, charts the course of Mitchell’s musical evolution ...
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Dec 6, 2022 · Albums veered into the realm of ideas, even when they weren't "concept albums," per se. Track by track, they laid out powerful narratives, or web-like, explored particular themes, or formed...
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In a new biography, Ann Powers makes Joni Mitchell one of us. Interview by Brittney McKenna. By mapping Mitchell's geographical, musical and personal journeys, Powers frees the woman from the icon.