Questlove’s Earth Wind & Fire Documentary Restores the Significance of the Band & its Leader in Popular Music History
I discovered Earth, Wind, and Fire in the late ‘70s in the most unceremonious of places: the laundromat. The name ...
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Emmys 2025: Questlove on Curating & Directing ‘SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert,’ & His Role as a Musical Historian
In recent years, Questlove and his band The Roots have become something akin to musical historians. The band has been ...
Emmys 2025: Can Kendrick Lamar’s 13-Minute Super Bowl Blast Beat Two SNL 50 Specials (& Beyoncé)?
The Emmy category for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) mixes some interesting bedfellows. On one hand, you have three lengthy programs ...
The Artistic Death of Netflix’s Prince Documentary Series
On February 6, 2025, Netflix and the Prince Estate agreed to withhold the release of a nine-hour documentary covering Prince’s ...
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