Ann Powers

American writer and music critic
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Ann Powers

Summary

Ann Powers is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Seattle[2]. She was born on February 4, 1964[3]. She worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], and critic[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Seattle[2], Ann Powers…
  • Ann Powers was born on February 4, 1964[3].
  • Ann Powers was married to Eric Weisbard[9].
  • Ann Powers held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ann Powers worked as a journalist[4].
  • Ann Powers worked as a writer[5].
  • Ann Powers worked as a music critic[6].
  • Ann Powers worked as a critic[7].
  • Ann Powers's field of work was American literature[11].
  • Ann Powers's field of work was journalism[12].
  • Ann Powers's field of work was music criticism[13].
  • Ann Powers's field of work was popular music[14].
  • Ann Powers's field of work was pop music[15].
  • Ann Powers was employed by Los Angeles Times[16].
  • Among Ann Powers's employers was Blender[17].
  • Ann Powers was employed by Museum of Pop Culture[18].
  • Among Ann Powers's employers was The New York Times[19].
  • Among Ann Powers's employers was The Village Voice[20].
  • Ann Powers was employed by SF Weekly[21].
  • Ann Powers was educated at San Francisco State University[22].
  • Ann Powers was educated at University of California, Berkeley[23].
  • Ann Powers is recorded as female[24].
  • Ann Powers's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Ann Powers's Commons category is recorded as Ann Powers[26].
  • Ann Powers's residence is recorded as Seattle[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1964-02-04[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 81e79503-e204-49d4-9a68-b5b716886bfd[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Ann Powers was born in Seattle[2]. She was born on February 4, 1964[3].

Education

Educated at San Francisco State University[22], a university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1899[34] and University of California, Berkeley[23], a public research university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1868[37], headquartered in Berkeley[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], and critic[7]. Fields of work include American literature[11], a sub-set of literature[39], in United States[40]; journalism[12], an industry[41]; music criticism[13], an academic discipline[42]; popular music[14], a music genre[43]; and pop music[15], a music genre[44], founded in 1950[45]. Employers include Los Angeles Times[16], a daily newspaper[46], in United States[47], founded in 1881[48], headquartered in Los Angeles[49]; Blender[17], a magazine[50], in United States[51], founded in 1994[52], headquartered in New York City[53]; Museum of Pop Culture[18], a museum[54], in United States[55], founded in 2004[56]; The New York Times[19], a daily newspaper[57], in United States[58], founded in 1851[59], headquartered in One Times Square[60]; The Village Voice[20], a newspaper[61], in United States[62], founded in 1955[63], headquartered in New York City[64]; and SF Weekly[21], a newspaper[65], in United States[66], founded in 1980[67].

Personal Life

Among Ann Powers's spouses was Eric Weisbard[9].

Why It Matters

Ann Powers ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (164 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Ann Powers born?

Ann Powers's place of birth was Seattle[2].

Who was Ann Powers married to?

Ann Powers's spouses include Eric Weisbard[9].

What did Ann Powers do for work?

Ann Powers worked as journalist[4], writer[5], music critic[6], and critic[7].

Where did Ann Powers go to school?

Ann Powers was educated at San Francisco State University[22] and University of California, Berkeley[23].

References

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  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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