Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

Ned Rorem, major American composer and diarist, has died at age 99 : Deceptive Cadence : NPR

Composer Ned Rorem in 1953 in Paris, where he lived for nearly a decade and wrote his infamous Paris Diary. Provided by the artist hide caption toggle caption Provided by the artist Composer Ned Rorem […]

Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil’s Tropicália movement, has died at 77 : NPR

Gal Costa, piercing voice of Brazil's Tropicália movement, has died at 77 : NPR

Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa performs in São Paulo, Brazil in 2013. Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Gal Costa, the Brazilian […]

Bruce Springsteen Played Guitar for Clarence Clemons As He Died

Bruce Springsteen Played Guitar for Clarence Clemons As He Died

Bruce Springsteen made his debut appearance on The Howard Stern Show on Monday, where he sat down for a lengthy two-and-a-half-hour career-spanning conversation about his life and music. Springsteen also performed solo acoustic renditions of […]

After Frank Biondi died, his daughter helped write his memoir

Frank Biondi

In an industry teeming with publicity-hungry executives, the late Frank Biondi stood apart. An architect of modern-day Hollywood, he quietly shaped media companies into creative powerhouses. Biondi led HBO in its early years. He helped […]