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- Friday, Aug 03, 2012
ZNet Article This, in a nutshell, is the reality of culture and politics under capitalism. What seems rebellious can be so easily twisted back to bolster the system -
- Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012
ZNet Article How many Pavarottis may be left behind because school boards didn’t see them as a worthwhile investment? -
- Friday, Mar 30, 2012
ZNet Article Anyone inspired by punk rock’s most subversive, deliciously irreverent moments will love Pussy Riot -
- Thursday, Mar 01, 2012
ZNet Article Sandinista by the Clash is an album that is revolutionary in all senses--politically, socially, artistically -
- Tuesday, Feb 07, 2012
ZNet Article Ever since the famed attempt by Ronald Reagan’s reelection campaign to use Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In the USA,” American conservatives just can’t seem to find their soundtrack -
- Tuesday, Jan 24, 2012
Commentary Interview with Ani Difranco on her album, the evolution of her own work, and her belief in music as a force for social change -
- Sunday, Apr 04, 2010
ZNet Article The initial response to The Brutalist Bricks is something akin to coming home after a long trip. It's all familiar, everything is just where you left it, but somehow, it all still feels so strange--comfortable, yet fresh and new at the same time. ... -
- Friday, Mar 12, 2010
ZNet Article In May of 1962, after a horrific performance at Carnegie Hall, a despondent Cash found himself approached by Ed McCurdy, a socialist and folksinger who had just barely escaped the grip of McCarthyism into the thriving Greenwich Village folk scene.... -
- Saturday, Feb 13, 2010
ZNet Article Any band that experiences such a meteoric rise in popularity like that of Vampire Weekend is bound to provoke a backlash. And that's exactly what's happened. Since their new release rocketed to number one last month, a veritable arsenal of pen-ink... -
- Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009
ZNet Article It's been a year since the world watched at Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. I remember sitting in a Chicago bar and hearing the crowd erupt into cathartic applause when the news was announced. Not only were eight years of ... -
- Sunday, Nov 01, 2009
ZMag Article A new book by Antonino D'Ambrosio on Johnny Cash -
- Saturday, Oct 17, 2009
ZNet Article “When you hear a song that is written in a way you never heard before, or you see a painting that is done in such a way that makes you go ‘wow, I never thought this shape and this color could go together,’ that opens a space in your mind and... -
- Sunday, Sep 20, 2009
ZNet Article Over the years, MTV's notion of "controversy" has become about as enticing as a trip to the corner store to pick up toilet paper. That the media can't stop talking about Kanye West's "outburst" is proof that they're really grasping at straws. The ... -
- Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009
ZNet Article There is a lot of sound and fury over the upcoming stage version of American Idiot. Unfortunately, it signifies nothing. The recent announcement that Berkeley Repertory had at long last assembled the creative team for the opener of their '09/'10 s... -
- Tuesday, Jul 14, 2009
ZNet Article WARNING: the following sentence may cause you to vomit a little bit in your mouth. Creed have reunited and are releasing a new album. -
- Saturday, Jul 11, 2009
ZNet Article As the evening continued (and the alcohol flowed), my conversation with Son of Nun drifted into even deeper territory. To SON, one of the underground's most socially active rappers, the correlation between art and politics is never static. It is e... -
- Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009
ZNet Article Call it a hazard of the profession. I’ve interviewed many artists in all different genres, and while all have been more than willing to open up about their music, cracking into their opinions about all the myriad issues that surround us—politi... -
- Monday, Mar 16, 2009
ZNet Article It’s an inescapable truth on March 17th, inevitable as shamrocks and Guinness. Be you Irish or not, you are almost certain to hear the distinct lilt of the Emerald Isle’s music at one time or another this St. Patrick’s Day. -
- Thursday, Feb 12, 2009
ZNet Article This year's Grammy awards show made it impossible to ignore how utterly clueless today's music industry is. The past year has seen a marked shift in popular music, with a crop of artists both old and new figuring out innovative ways to relate the... -
- Wednesday, Feb 04, 2009
ZNet Article This may be the make or break year for American Idol. With its eighth season underway, the producers are scrambling for anything they think might inject some fresh blood into the show and pull it out of its three-year slump in viewership. With t... -
- Thursday, Jan 15, 2009
ZNet Article First thing's first: much respect to the Queen of Soul! To be even writing a letter addressed to you is something of an honor. I remember the sounds of your songs wafting through my house as long as I've had a memory. My parents were children o... -
- Wednesday, Jan 14, 2009
Commentary To say that Tha Truth is eager is something of an understatement. The Philly MC is downright fanatical--a term this writer uses in its most positive sense. War, racism, sexism, the prison industrial complex and police brutality are all explicit ta... -
- Tuesday, Dec 30, 2008
ZNet Article In many ways, 2008 was a predictable year in music... -
- Thursday, Dec 11, 2008
ZNet Article The (International) Noise Conspiracy's moment in the sun should have come a long time ago. One would think that a group who sought to be "a cross between Elvis Presley and Che Guevara" would have rule of the roost in the garage rock revival circa... -
- Thursday, Nov 13, 2008
ZNet Article If there's one word that can sum up what happened last Tuesday, it would have to be "catharsis." The election of Barack Obama set off a mass of spontaneous celebrations; dancing in the street from Harlem to the Castro. -
- Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008
ZNet Article The image of the pampered pop-star is an insidious one. But for every artist living the high-life, for every Madonna, U2 and Metallica out there, there are hundreds, if not thousands living hand-to-mouth, paying their touring expenses out of pock... -
- Friday, Oct 03, 2008
ZNet Article On their new release All Rebel Rockers, Michael Franti and Spearhead have done their best to channel the insurgent spirit of that most insurgent style of music: reggae. To be sure, Franti has always let the inspiration of Marley, Brown and Toots ... -
- Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008
ZNet Article Watching the Democratic and Republican National Conventions each election year is a lot like sitting through a festival of Elvis impersonators. There is guaranteed to be plenty of flash, plenty of slick moves and smooth voices, plenty of nostalgi... -
- Thursday, Sep 11, 2008
ZNet Article If MTV is the massive, monolithic bastion of music's lowest common denominator, then their yearly Video Music Awards are the hulking, empty-headed sentinel standing outside the gates. This year's show was, for the most part, no exception. Between ... -
- Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008
ZNet Article In the five years since the release of his searing debut Blood and Fire, Baltimore-based MC Son of Nun has gone from playing small fundraisers and local open mic nights to sharing stages with the likes of Wayne Kramer, The Coup and Tom Morello. Hi... - All Most Recent Content
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