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MARRIAGE REVEALED. Diana Ross, 41, sleek singer and actress (Lady Sings the Blues); and Arne Naess Jr., 47, Norwegian shipping tycoon and mountaineer; both for the second time; in New York; on Oct. 23. The two met last May in the Bahamas, where Naess was vacationing after leading an expedition to the summit of Mount Everest...
DIED. ARNE NAESS JR., 66, Norwegian shipping magnate and ex-husband of pop diva Diana Ross; after falling 320 ft. while climbing in the Franschhoek mountains; in Cape Town, South Africa. Married to Ross for 14 years until their divorce in 2000, he was an ecologist and experienced mountaineer who conquered Mount Everest...
MUSIC | Josh Rouse, Leona Naess...
Josh Rouse, a country singer-songwriter from Nebraska, shares the stage with British alt-rocker Leona Naess. Rouse played in both punk bands and school orchestras while in high school and his current songs reflect the influence of both. Naess’ soulful indie-pop style has been compared to that of Liz Phair and Alanis Morissette. 8 p.m. $10. Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston...
This debut CD crackles and sparks like diary pages set on fire. Naess is a 24-year-old British-born singer-songwriter who now lives in New York City. Her music draws on folk and rock, and some of her songs are subtly propelled by tape loops. Her voice has an evanescent grace that will remind some of Beth Orton; her lyrics, in contrast, often have the confessional bluntness of Liz Phair. The best songs on this album--the sweetly numb title track, the jangling All I Want--are dreamlike but not soporific, confident yet not overpowering...