I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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'Dear Summer: Volume 3' returns to highlight more emerging artists and DJs
The citywide mixtape features six DJs and 17 up-and-coming and established artists from the Greater Boston area.
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Rozzie Bound gives consumers a chance to own part of a bookstore
What started as a pandemic-era pop-up is quickly becoming a fixture. -
Local legend and disco queen Donna Summer's iconic outfits go to auction
And MassArt Art Museum shines and sings with two new installations. -
Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
She sold more than 150 million records worldwide and won 12 Grammys.
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