Tween pop returns as kids seek rock with a lighter edge
The article traces tween pop’s rise from Hanson and the Spice Girls to contemporary acts like Jonas Brothers and Avril Lavigne. It contrasts early teen stars with today’s glossy branding and discusses how hip hop reshaped Top 40, pushing rock into nostalgia while tween pop rebrands it for a younger audience and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demi Lovato
Disney
Raven Symone
Avril Lavigne
Simmons
KISS
Jonas Brothers
Kurt Cobain
Music lessons blend styles and moods across lessons
A Los Angeles Times piece by Ann Powers surveys music lessons and themes, noting heavy guitar can be sweet, pop punk can host songbirds, show tunes and rock can share vibes, and lyrics reflect love confusion and daily mood shifts. It references Avril Lavigne, Faith Hill, Miranda Cosgrove, iCarly, Grease, The Go Go's and the idea that hard rock can be girly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
Avril Lavigne
Faith Hill
Avril
Miranda Cosgrove
Icarly
Dear Abby Advice Columns Reassure and Guide Readers
Advice excerpts show a single father seeking help for guardianship and finances while parenting a 14 year old. Abby urges DSS support and community resources, praising stability, and notes library resources for parenting. A separate reader recalls ending abusive family ties and defends personal choices, urging respect for others decisions.
ASK AMY Nearing 40, woman rejects Mrs title etiquette
Dear Amy, I just turned 38 and felt old when a friend called me Mrs Flowers. The answer: use the most formal version to introduce others, but personal choice on how to be addressed remains. Also, long relationship and child adoption raise wedding cost concerns and gifting ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Social Services
Abby
Amy
Mrs. Flowers
Heidi Klum
Sue
Teen 15: Elyria High Class Of 2008 Profile
A readout of Elyria High School seniors seeking feature in Teen section. Student plans include studying engineering at Ohio State. Interests include soccer running music and calculus. Kate Hudson imagined as life biopic star. dream car a Mustang. favorite movie Billy Madison.
Jamie Lynn Spears Shares Newborn Maddie Briann on OK! Cover
Jamie Lynn Spears, 17, shows off daughter Maddie Briann to the world days after birth at a McComb Mississippi hospital. She praises the delivery as perfect and says she wants to raise Maddie as a Southern soccer mom with fiancé Casey Aldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maddie Briann
Jamie Lynn Spears
Spears
Casey
Maddie
McComb
Miss
Britney Spears
Mississippi
Jamie Lynn
Aldridge
Liberty
Big Sister
Daddy
Original Village People policeman in hospital
Victor Willis, the original policeman of the Village People and lead singer of hits like Y M C A and Macho Man, is recovering from vocal cord surgery in a San Diego hospital. He postponed European and Canadian tour dates after hoarseness and hopes to reschedule remaining concerts once recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village People
Victor Willis
Willis
San Diego
Linda Smith
Jolie twins birth guarded by hospital window covering
Lenval hospital in Nice says Jolie Pitt birth room windows are covered with a special material that blocks outside cameras. It calls leaked photos of the couple fakes and confirms no view inside the room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt
Lenval
Nice
France
Jolie
Pitt
Also Mentioned on This Page
TWEEN
Ann Powers
Los Angeles Times
Dear Abby
North Carolina
Toronto
DearAbby.com
P.O. Box
Los Angeles
Abigail van Buren
Amy Dickinson
Uiscount
Apollo Theater
Oberlin
EMH Regional Healthcare System
Amherst
Avon and Elyria
Ithcare.org
Kee Lorain Rd
Tok
Hancock
Tribune.com
Ask Amy
Chicago Tribune
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Maria Ilievska
Elyria High
Ohio State
Calculus
Ohio
Cleveland
Kate Hudson
America
Billy Madison
Baby
Mag
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!