Archive for April, 2010

The Guthrie family brings the spirit of song and protest to Kent – Seattle Times

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The Guthrie family brings the spirit of song and protest to Kent
Seattle Times
My dad's songs, including lyrics he left behind, with music by Wilco, Billy Bragg and others. I wanted to say thank you to those musicians for doing that. ...

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Gig review: Wilco in Wellington – Stuff.co.nz

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald

Gig review: Wilco in Wellington
Stuff.co.nz
California Stars, from the band's collaboration with Billy Bragg to unearth Woody Guthrie leftovers, provided a happy singalong moment. ...
Finding exile on mainstreamSydney Morning Herald

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Jesse Malin Remembers ‘Professor’ Joe Strummer – Spinner

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Jesse Malin Remembers 'Professor' Joe Strummer
Spinner
... Malin counts Strummer as one of his "professors," placing him in a pantheon of personal heroes that includes Jello Biafra, Billy Bragg and Bob Dylan. ...

The Agitator (No 776) – The Guardian

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

The Guardian

The Agitator (No 776)
The Guardian
"Don't fight the horse if you know that it's dead," he spits (and it is indeed like being showered in spittle), like Billy Bragg barking brusquely over ...

Theatre review: Pressure Drop at the Wellcome Collection – Islington Tribune newspaper website

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

musicOMH.com

Theatre review: Pressure Drop at the Wellcome Collection
Islington Tribune newspaper website
... is decorated like a living room, another is a pub, the last is a chapel), as “progressive patriot” Billy Bragg and his band play powerful introductions. ...
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Pressure Drop – musicOMH.com

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

musicOMH.com

Pressure Drop
musicOMH.com
Billy Bragg and his band provide live musical accompaniment to Mick Gordon's play on Englishness, identity and what it means to come home. ...

Finding exile on mainstream – Sydney Morning Herald

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Sydney Morning Herald

Finding exile on mainstream
Sydney Morning Herald
The band continued to build cult status with Summerteeth and the Mermaid Avenue Woody Guthrie sessions with Billy Bragg until Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. ...

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Rathole Radio concert features robot audience member – Liverpool Daily Post

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Rathole Radio concert features robot audience member
Liverpool Daily Post
... the concert will feature folk musicians David Rovics and Attila The Stockbroker, who both supported Billy Bragg in Liverpool last year. ...

“We need songs for right now” – Socialist Worker Online

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

"We need songs for right now"
Socialist Worker Online
Myself and Steve Earle and Billy Bragg and some other musicians had just gotten doused in tear gas, and we were then playing this rally for steelworkers, ...

Happy Days Are Here Again – hotpress.com (subscription)

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Happy Days Are Here Again
hotpress.com (subscription)
'Billy Bragg Jeans' is the sort of love song your partner looks askance at you afterwards for never having written a song like that for her. ...

Guante: A warrior with words – Minneapolis City Pages

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Guante: A warrior with words
Minneapolis City Pages
A concept album, which is somewhat of a rarity in the hip-hop world, An Unwelcome Guest (the title a reference to a song from the Billy Bragg/Wilco album ...

Summer festivals – Socialistworker.co.uk

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Summer festivals
Socialistworker.co.uk
Billy Bragg, Skank Tank, Papa Le Gal, The Stoned Holy Rollers, The Stow, Jackie Oates, the Bad Shepherds and Kasai Masai are among the music acts this year. ...

Billy Bragg sings about English identity in play – U.S. Daily

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Billy Bragg sings about English identity in play
U.S. Daily
By Reuters British musician Billy Bragg poses inside his hotel room in New York October 16, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton LONDON (Reuters) - Musician ...

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Tricky decisions facing election’s tactical voter – Channel 4 News

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Channel 4 News

Tricky decisions facing election's tactical voter
Channel 4 News
As the singer Billy Bragg once unwittingly demonstrated, tactical voting isn't always easy to predict. Back in 2001, he set up a website designed to help ...

Pressure Drop, Wellcome Collection, London – Financial Times

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Pressure Drop, Wellcome Collection, London
Financial Times
... presentation in the exhibition/display space of the Wellcome Collection, but rather that it involves singer, songwriter and activist Billy Bragg. ...

Billy Bragg sings about English identity in play – Reuters UK

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Reuters UK

Billy Bragg sings about English identity in play
Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Musician Billy Bragg wants the English to think about what it means to be English. The 52-year-old singer and songwriter, who is as well ...
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KT Tunstall In BNP Shock – ClashMusic.com

Monday, April 26th, 2010

stv.tv

KT Tunstall In BNP Shock
ClashMusic.com
Previously, KT Tunstall has campaigned on behalf of Barack Obama as well as playing left-wing dates with Billy Bragg. Speaking to The Herald, ...
KT Tunstall's stepfather stands as BNP candidateThe Herald

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Average Reader Rating: – WhatsOnStage.com

Monday, April 26th, 2010

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Playwright Mick Gordon and legendary singer-songwriter Billy Bragg have collaborated to create this production-come-gig examining what it means to be ...

The Eliza Carthy Trio to play live at Trelawnyd Memorial Hall – Flintshire Chronicle

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The Eliza Carthy Trio to play live at Trelawnyd Memorial Hall
Flintshire Chronicle
Touring on and off since the age of 14 she was championed by John Peel and Billy Bragg. Eliza has performed and recorded with a dizzying array of musical ...

Sarah Brown shows her Labour colours with red wedged shoes – Mirror.co.uk

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Mirror.co.uk

Sarah Brown shows her Labour colours with red wedged shoes
Mirror.co.uk
Maybe her trendy footwear was a nod back to the run-up to the 1987 general election - when, under the Red Wedge banner, Billy Bragg put on gigs in support ...

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Sarah’s red wedges – Mirror.co.uk

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Sarah's red wedges
Mirror.co.uk
Maybe her trendy footwear was a nod back to the run-up to the 1987 general election - when, under the Red Wedge banner, Billy Bragg put on gigs in support ...

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Pressure Drop – The Guardian

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Pressure Drop
The Guardian
The excellent cast and Billy Bragg's musical contributions lift the play with songs about a white, working-class family facing up to who they are in a ...

Singles of The Week – The Music Fix

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Singles of The Week
The Music Fix
(AM) Angry, anti- government rant in a Billy Bragg meets Madness style which will appeal to fans of Frank Turner and appal the rest of the world in equal ...

KT Tunstall’s stepfather stands as BNP candidate – The Herald

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

The Herald

KT Tunstall's stepfather stands as BNP candidate
The Herald
... United Nations campaign to raise awareness of global warming, as well as an advocate of the leftish “vote for a change” campaign backed by Billy Bragg. ...

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Bragg Confronts British National Party Politician On The Streets – Gaea Times (blog)

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Daily Mail

Bragg Confronts British National Party Politician On The Streets
Gaea Times (blog)
By WENN Outspoken singer/songwriter BILLY BRAGG has clashed with his local British National Party leader while campaigning for Labour Party votes on the ...
Nick Griffin To Propose New 'Equality Act' In Party Election ManifestoThe Spoof (satire)

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