Archive for January, 2010

Billy Bragg takes his fight to limit RBS bonuses to Speakers’ Corner – Scotsman

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Telegraph.co.uk

Billy Bragg takes his fight to limit RBS bonuses to Speakers' Corner
Scotsman
Billy Bragg delivers his speech from a stepladder in Hyde Park yesterday morning. The musician and activist is refusing to pay income tax as part of his ...
Something to Bragg about as Billy takes on the Royal BankThe Herald

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Goldman Sachs and the $100 million question – Times Online

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Times Online

Goldman Sachs and the $100 million question
Times Online
The singer Billy Bragg has reiterated calls for bonuses at RBS to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. The entertainer was supposed to ...

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Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest – The Surrey Herald

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest
The Surrey Herald
Singer Billy Bragg has reiterated his calls for bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. ...

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest – Daily Post

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest
Daily Post
Singer Billy Bragg has reiterated his calls for bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. ...

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest – Journal Live

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest
Journal Live
Singer Billy Bragg has reiterated his calls for bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. ...

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest – Liverpool Daily Post

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest
Liverpool Daily Post
Singer Billy Bragg has reiterated his calls for bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. ...

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest – North Wales Weekly News

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Bragg refuses to pay tax in protest
North Wales Weekly News
Singer Billy Bragg has reiterated his calls for bonuses at the Royal Bank of Scotland to be capped as he prepared to withhold his taxes in protest. ...

Alistair Hulett: ‘A great songwriter and socialist’ – Green Left Weekly

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Alistair Hulett: 'A great songwriter and socialist'
Green Left Weekly
... was released in 1988 the band was headlining in big Australian rock venues, as well as opening for overseas acts including Billy Bragg and the Pogues. ...

Billy Bragg’s Bank Protest INTERVIEW With Brave New Conversations (VIDEO) – Huffington Post (blog)

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Billy Bragg's Bank Protest INTERVIEW With Brave New Conversations (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog)
Singer and activist Billy Bragg was interviewed recently by 'Brave New Conversations' about why he is threatening to not pay his taxes in protest of the big ...

Organisers quash fears for folk festival – Shropshire Star

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Organisers quash fears for folk festival
Shropshire Star
The line up features Bellowhead, Cara Dillon, Dervish & special guests, Billy Bragg, Michael McGoldrick Big Band, Ade Edmondson & the Bad Shepherds, ...

Concert for Haiti – Morning Star Online

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Morning Star Online

Concert for Haiti
Morning Star Online
And this'll be no Live 8-style festival of back-slapping, much hyped and quickly forgotten, when the musicians include Billy Bragg and the great jazz ...

Native Family – Packet Online

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Native Family
Packet Online
... of unpublished material to a number of artists who then adapted them into songs, most notably Wilco, Billy Bragg, Eliza Gilkyson and the Klezmatics. ...

Friendly Fires to head Camp Bestival – TourDates.Co.Uk

Friday, January 29th, 2010

TourDates.Co.Uk

Friendly Fires to head Camp Bestival
TourDates.Co.Uk
Marc Almond, Billy Bragg and pop duo Hurts are also featured on the 2010 bill, while interview sessions with Andrea Arnold, Nigel Godrich and DJ Derek will ...

No Hope, No Future – Pitchfork Media

Friday, January 29th, 2010

No Hope, No Future
Pitchfork Media
On "I Know", Jones attacks zealots of all stripes with a preachy certitude that would make Billy Bragg sound like Ghostface Killah if not for the ...

Ticket Tracker: Concert announcements, on-sale dates and more – Florida Times-Union

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Ticket Tracker: Concert announcements, on-sale dates and more
Florida Times-Union
Harvest of Hope Festival, with Billy Bragg, Dr. Dog, Anvil, the Mountain Goats, Senses Fail and more than 150 bands, March 12-14 at the St. Johns County ...

Alistair Hulett: `A truly great singer, songwriter, activist and socialist’ – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Alistair Hulett: `A truly great singer, songwriter, activist and socialist'
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
... was headlining in major Australian rock venues, as well as opening for overseas acts including Billy Bragg, the Pogues, and The Men They Couldn't Hang. ...

NDP MP Charlie Angus Tears the Canadian Government a New One over Secret … – Exclaim!

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Exclaim!

NDP MP Charlie Angus Tears the Canadian Government a New One over Secret ...
Exclaim!
He even spoke in November before Parliament alongside UK folk singer Billy Bragg against the criminalization of music downloaders and for more regulations ...

Friendly Fires, Billy Bragg, Marc Almond for Camp Bestival 2010 – NME.com

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Altsounds.com

Camp Bestival Announce Friendly Fires, Billy Bragg And The Blockheads – Addict Music

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Altsounds.com

Camp Bestival Announce Friendly Fires, Billy Bragg And The Blockheads
Addict Music
Dorset resident and quintessentially English firebrand Billy Bragg and the irrepressible Blockheads. Other acts already confirmed to play the festival, ...
Camp Bestival announce Friendly Fires, Marc Almond, Billy Bragg, Annie Mac ...Altsounds.com
Friendly Fires To Close Camp Bestival 2010Gigwise
Friendly Fires confirm Camp Bestival appearancemusicweek.com
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Camp Bestival announce Friendly Fires, Marc Almond, Billy Bragg, Annie Mac … – Altsounds.com

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Altsounds.com

Camp Bestival announce Friendly Fires, Marc Almond, Billy Bragg, Annie Mac ...
Altsounds.com
Dorset resident and quintessentially English firebrand Billy Bragg whose previous Camp Bestival outing was nothing short of staggeringly good will return ...
Friendly Fires To Close Camp Bestival 2010Gigwise
Friendly Fires confirm Camp Bestival appearancemusicweek.com
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McGarrigle funeral plans released – CBC.ca

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

CBC.ca

McGarrigle funeral plans released
CBC.ca
The McGarrigle Sisters recorded 10 albums in French and English, and their songs have been covered by artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Billy Bragg and ...

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The 2nd Annual Harvest Of Hope Fest Announces Second Round Of Confirmations – PRLog.Org (press release)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

PRLog.Org (press release)

The 2nd Annual Harvest Of Hope Fest Announces Second Round Of Confirmations
PRLog.Org (press release)
Harvest of Hope Fest recently announced a diverse roster of national and international acts confirmed including Billy Bragg, Dr. Dog, The Mountain Goats, ...

(Broad)band of brothers: TalkTalk rallies troops for file sharing campaign – Top 10 Broadband (blog)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

(Broad)band of brothers: TalkTalk rallies troops for file sharing campaign
Top 10 Broadband (blog)
... an altogether cooler class of guest in the shape of firebrand comedian Mark Thomas and fellow scourge of the political establishment Billy Bragg. ...

Concert for Haiti – New Statesman (blog)

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

New Statesman (blog)

Concert for Haiti
New Statesman (blog)
Among the headline names are Alan Rickman, Billy Bragg, Tom Wilkinson, Tony Benn, Ken Loach, Frances De la Tour, Jean Binta Breeze, and Benjamin Zephaniah. ...

The Guide – Weekend Things to do – BBC News

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

BBC News

The Guide - Weekend Things to do
BBC News
A documentary film which tells the story of a project by Dorset-based musician Billy Bragg to help prison inmates with their rehabilitation using music, ...