Tag: Pop

Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’

[ad_1] Gentle guitar riffs fall dreamily like the snow outside the window. It’s Christmas at Cousins Beach, and Belly and Conrad are racing to catch the miracle on the shore. Puffers still unbuttoned, they stumble out the back door, laughing like delighted schoolchildren. Then the moment ends — but the music doesn’t. “Hell was the… Continue reading Jenny Han explains how pop music is central to ‘Summer I Turned Pretty’

Why can’t pop musicians go on strike? No unions, to start

[ad_1] Every day, Joey DeFrancesco hears from fellow musicians who see actors and screenwriters on strike, and wish they were on a picket line too. “A lot of musicians are really angry now. I get messages all the time asking ‘Why aren’t we on strike?’ ” said DeFrancesco, guitarist for the rock band Downtown Boys… Continue reading Why can’t pop musicians go on strike? No unions, to start

“Bobi Wine: The People’s President” review: Pop star vs. autocrat

[ad_1] In case the world needed reminding, autocrats don’t give up power easily. And they don’t take criticism well — especially from a beloved pop star with a huge platform and an eye on their jobs. “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” shows what happens when a prominent public figure tries to unseat a ruler who… Continue reading “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” review: Pop star vs. autocrat