Divamensch

The great Connie Francis has died at the age of 87. She was the best-selling female vocalist of the late 50s and early 60s - - she had 35...

I'm giving you a Bruce Springsteen double header today: Diva: Best Rock Song, "Radio Nowhere" Mensch: Best Rock Instrumental Performance,...

The other day I was reading a NY Times article about Ozzy Osbourne (it was a slow day at work). It mentioned his highest-charting hit, a...

I'm looking at the presenters again. The 2006 Grammy for Best Rock Album was presented by this unlikely pair: Diva: Queen Latifah Mensch:...

My brother Howard alerted me to the death of Rebekah Del Rio. She was my age, EEK! - - 57 years old. David Lynch’s masterpiece Mulholland...

My brother Howard wrote me about the death of Michael Madsen. I’m 57 so 67 seems pretty damn young. He’s best known for a juicy...

I recently plowed my way through both seasons of Julia, a two-season show on HBO about my beloved Julia Child. One episode ended with a...

I read online yesterday about the death of Gilda Cruz-Romo, a Mexican soprano who sang 160 performances at the Met in the 70s and 80s,...

I was surprised to look at the winners for 2004 and see that Brian Wilson won a Grammy for a tune called "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow." I was...

Francesca and I saw *Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole" on June 27, 2025. It's a new muslcal about Nat "King" Cole, centered on the filming of...

I was grumpy about going to work today. I've been fighting a cold since Tuesday and was super tired and achy this morning - - but not...

Oh my dear, Bobby Sherman! He died the other day at the age of 81. My husband was a fan - - I'm sure he would have been shrieking along...

Do my eyes deceive me or did Brian Wilson win a Grammy in 2004...? He won the Best Instrumental Rock Performance for a whacked out little...

My official favorite movie of all time, up until a few years ago, was Thoroughly Modern Millie, a madcap romp directed by George Roy...

I don't often focus on the presenters but the 2003 Grammys had couple of sets that caught my eye: Diva: A Tribute to Luther Vandross - -...

I saw Christian Marclay's Doors at the Brooklyn Museum on June 15, 2025. Marclay is the artist who did the 24-hour film I saw in 2012...

I saw Stradella's opera San Giovanni Battista at Catapult Opera on June 11, 2025. This was my third Salome opera in four months, a...

I heard Jim Jarmusch in concert at Le Poisson Rouge on June 10, 2025. Jarmusch is one of my favorite filmmakers, I think I've seen almost...

I joined the Planet Fitness in my new neighborhood a couple of months ago. They have piped in music that isn't really my style so I dug...

Brian Wilson died the other day at the age of 82, the tortured genius of The Beach Boys. I was crazy for The Beach Boys in my late 20s. I...