Leaves from Dolly Parton’s front garden, a Yellow Submarine cookie jar full of ashes, a branch from the tree Marc Bolan’s car hit … our writer explores Holy Pop, the exhibition where superfans are sa…
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I’m a late arrival to short-form video – its effect on my life has shocked me | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett ⊖
Consuming constant clips made me feel stupider and lonelier. Thank God I’m old enough to remember a world before
A clip from Before Sunrise. A woman joking that she won’t date men with flat heads beca…
60 days ago
‘The biggest, baddest, saltiest chick you would ever see’: why no one sang the blues like Big Mama Thornton ⊖
Gay, fearless and utterly unique, Thornton had a hit with Hound Dog before Elvis – but was then fleeced and forgotten. One hundred years after her birth, a new documentary sets the record straight
Wil…
5 months ago
‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub
It was a surreal experience for Dr Samuel Waymon, Nina Simone’s youngest sibling, to…
Songs about new beginnings – ranked! ⊕
From CMAT and the Carpenters’ fresh starts to the Beatles’ Here Comes the Sun and Nina Simone’s Feeling Good, starting again is a rich theme in pop. Here are some of the best examples
It’s hard to ima…
9 months ago
‘I wanted to be Nina Simone’: Jeff Buckley documentary shows female influences ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
It’s Never Over offers a new look at the short life of the musician and the importance women played in his life
In the years since Jeff Buckley’s shocking death at age 30 in 1997, his estate has sanct…
15 months ago
Meghan Markle is among several historic figures - including Oprah and Maya Angelou - featured in project celebrating Black women, helmed by her pal Tyler Perry ○
The Duchess of Sussex was included in a heartfelt tribute, which compiled photos of historical icons like Nina Simone as well as more recent personas, like Kamala Harris .
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