SXSW Interview: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Curator of cool holds court

"...the mistakes I’ve made was doing reality TV,” confessed Sean Combs to a standing-room-only crowd. “When I was doing..."

March 12, 2014 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett

Notorious

In Notorious, the life of hip-hop artist Christopher Wallace, aka Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, assumes the shape of the standard biopic formula.

"...sound of his rhymes, the transformative hookup with producer Sean Combs (aka Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, et al.), and..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Made

"...Jon Favreau. Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen, Sean Combs, Faizon Love, Peter Falk, Vincent Pastore and Makenzie..."

July 27, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Get Him to the Greek

Jonah Hill and Russell Brand make a well-matched odd couple, and their path to Hollywood is littered with the excesses of drugs and rock & roll.

"...Directed by: Nicholas Stoller. Starring: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Sean Combs, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne and Colm Meaney. Director..."

June 4, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Don't Cost a Thing

A nerdy high school student pays a cheerleader to pretend to be his girlfriend in order to appear cool.

"...is very product-placement oriented – just ask J.Lo’s ex Sean Combs, whose music and Sean John clothing line is..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Has your style avatar Stephen found religion … or just joined a cult?

"...I may have gotten around to smirkingly referring to Sean Combs as "P. Diddy," but I will never get..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Monster's Ball

"...Directed by: Marc Forster. Starring: Coronji Calhoun, Mos Def, Sean Combs, Peter Boyle, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry and Billy..."

Feb. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...up three generations of executioners at a Georgia penitentiary; Sean Combs plays a death row inmate who alters their..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time

Buffett began composing the song after visiting a local Mexican restaurant

"...net worth of $550 million. Other musicians rank higher (Sean Combs, Jay-Z, and Dr. Dre), but none with success..."

July 21, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Draft Day

Baseball season arrives with Kevin Costner playing a football GM. Blasphemy!

"...Costner, Jennifer Garner, Frank Langella, Denis Leary, Chadwick Boseman, Sean Combs and Terry Crews...."

April 11, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Eight Things That Hip-Hop Taught America

SXSW panels

"...Despite that, hip-hop gave rise to such artist-moguls as Sean Combs and Jay-Z, who completely changed the game. "There..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Thomas Fawcett

One Trick Monkey

"...Diddy have in common? A vodka endorsement! Yet whereas Sean Combs' booze affiliation is but one cog in his..."

Feb. 15, 2008 Music Review by David Lynch

Double Down

Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn goof around and discuss the making of Made.

"...Diddy, or, to be on the safe side, simply Sean Combs, as he is called in the film's credits)...."

July 27, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

I'm Still Here

Is Joaquin Phoenix having a meltdown, or is he putting us on? Only his brother-in-the-law, the film's director, knows for sure.

"...display while constantly smoking who-knows-what, snorting cocaine, and trailing Sean “P. Diddy” Combs from Los Angeles to New York,..."

Sept. 10, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Stephen goes to SOCO!

"...column in the New York Daily News tells us Sean John/Puff Daddy/P. Daddy/P. Diddy Combs has ordered his staff..."

July 30, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Big-Ticket Races Filling Up

If Rick Perry runs for president, who'll run for governor?

"...Sanchez facing a surprise challenge from fresh-faced first-time candidate Sean Hubbard...."

July 29, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

What would you give if you could give any celebrity in the world anything? Happy Holidays from "After a Fashion!"

"...then sat down with fellow fur-wearer (and fur designer) Sean "P. Diddy-- Combs. Said the aforementioned Matthews of Campbell's..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Affronts to Gracious Living

Your Style Avatar ticks through the 10 worst fashion and style trends of the Year 2000.

"...Too Can Be a Designer! Clothing and accessories by Sean "Puffy" Combs, Monica Lewinsky, Melanie Griffith, Shoshanna Lonstein, Carlos..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Music List No. 3

Dead Meadow, Sad13, Cindy Wilson, Lizzo, Boogarins, and 494 others

"...Andrew Combs (Nashville, TN.)..."

Jan. 10, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...Andrew Combs (Nashville, Tenn.)..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Cult of Personality

Insect Records head and Attack Formation commander Ben Webster has never been photographed with Red River mascot-to-be Butcher Bear

"...the Drive-In's one-armed scissor, before hooking up with Minneapolis' Sean Na Na and subsequent electro-R&B successor Har Mar Superstar...."

June 25, 2010 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition

(Bad Boy)

"...Totaling 80 tracks, Bad Boy 20th Anniversary documents Sean "Diddy" Combs' New York imprint, founded in 1993 and..."

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Alejandra Ramirez

Playback – SXSW: Zero Hour

SXSW started early this year, but now – as usual – everything hits at once

"...Kendrick Lamar, Nas, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, and Sean "Diddy" Combs are all appearing at the Festival, SXSW..."

March 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Lovers Rock

Announcing the Austin Music Awards and more Valentine's Day mash notes

"...engagements, including Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker, millennial hip-hop luminary Sean "Diddy" Combs, and rock & roll icon Neil Young..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Luv Doc Recommends: The White Party

Long Center for the Performing Arts, Friday, May 27, 2011

"...his suit, he was the epitome of sartorial panache. Sean "Puffy" Combs, generally considered to be one of the..."

May 27, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...“The Great Buck Howard” (USA, 87 min.) Writer/Director: Sean McGinly Cast: Colin Hanks, John Malkovich, Ricky Jay, Griffin..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye

A New Year's Eve bout with cedar fever made me feel like 2005 is just an extension of 2004, and it looks like the same on the small screen

"...Elliott or any of her crew, such as when Sean "P. Diddy" Combs sent some of the Making the..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Summer Film Calendar

Your month-to-month guide to summer film

"...Vaughn as two fumbling crooks trying to get "made." Sean "Puffy" Combs co-stars...."

May 25, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

After a Fashion

Our Style Avatar's career in fashion design dons funeral black.

"...someone like the venerated Anna Wintour tells us that Sean "Puffy" Combs is "an incredible designer," design's collective stomach..."

March 9, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...also sued Napster -- the Black Crowes, Aimee Mann, Sean "Puffy" Combs, and Creed...."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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