It’s painful to watch Ozzy Osbourne struggle in this documentary, but his efforts to make one final onstage appearance are awe-inspiring. By Glenn Kenny In a new biography, “It Girl,” the journalist ...

Laufey is being honored at Variety’s 2024 Hitmakers event as the Crossover Artist of the Year. Much of the jazz world seems pleased enough to claim her, as there was no resistance when her sophomore ...

With the Grammys coming next week and the Oscar nominations out, I've been thinking about the ways the culture industry — including writers like me — throws things into buckets in order to see what ...

For years, singer and musician Laufey knew she wanted to be a performer but struggled to find an audience. The child of an Icelandic father and a Chinese immigrant mother, Laufey sometimes felt out of ...

Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, who had one of the biggest pop-jazz instrumental crossover hits of all time with “Feels So Good” in the 1970s, died Tuesday at age 84. The death was reported by multiple ...

The streets of Glendale will soon be dotted with coquette fashion this fall as thousands of Laufey fans gather for a magical performance when the rising jazz and pop singer-songwriter returns to the ...

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Chuck Mangione is an American flugelhorn player, trumpeter, and composer, best known for his smooth jazz sound and crossover ...

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From cradle to late life, the godmother of punk remembers it all — including, especially, her life with the late Fred “Sonic” Smith. By David Hajdu The rock journalist turned writer turned filmmaker ...