Tag: Popcast

NYTimes Popcast: WWPD? (What Would Prince Do?)

Prince was a perfectionist. He was a relentlessly creative musician and a refined aesthete, careful about the music he put out in the world, always presenting a seamless package — image and sound.In the three and a half years since Prince’s death at 57, those responsible for his estate have had to decide just how much

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Talking Nippy…

I joined New York Times music writer Jon Caramonica and a round table of other music and culture critics to discuss how the documentaries Whitney (in theaters now) and Whitney: Can I Be Me? (currently available on Showtime on demand) handled Whitney’s legacy, if either provided new insight or re​velations, if there’s a larger story to be told about her career,

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