Ann Powers Books
Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
By Ann Powers
"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate di...
Read MoreBest music writing 2010
Best Music Writing has become one of the most eagerly awaited annuals out there. Celebrating the year in music writing by gathering a rich array of essays, missives, and musings on every style of m...
Read MoreWeird like us
By Ann Powers
"Ann Powers, pop critic for The New York Times and one of today's most notable authorities on alternative culture, claims in this personal chronicle that bohemia is alive and well in America - nurt...
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