Archive for November, 2010

Cuban Punks Arrested on Charge of Possessing "Instruments of Dubious Origin" – Reason Online (blog)

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Cuban Punks Arrested on Charge of Possessing "Instruments of Dubious Origin"
Reason Online (blog)
Billy Bragg started Red Wedge to protest the evils of Thatcherism, and a year later traveled to East Germany to perform at the communist dictatorship's Rote ...

JUST IN! Agitator To Play UCL Occupation TONIGHT! – The New Current

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

JUST IN! Agitator To Play UCL Occupation TONIGHT!
The New Current
The Agitator follows Billy Bragg who has been to visit and show his support for the students as well as world renowned philosopher, linguist and political ...

Student protest – BBC News

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

The Guardian

Student protest
BBC News
Billy Bragg, whose albums are older than many of his audience, has put in an appearance. A timeline of the occupation is being recorded in a series of wall ...
Students told to end occupationBBC News
Students' Fightback: Occupations ContinueLondonist

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Listen: Billy Bragg talks student occupations, protests + more – Drowned In Sound

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Drowned In Sound

Listen: Billy Bragg talks student occupations, protests + more
Drowned In Sound
... on Drowned in Sound, but we're sort of going to make an exception this time as the man who is often on his soapbox, Billy Bragg, is doing so again. ...

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Pressure drop – HOPE not hate (blog)

Monday, November 29th, 2010

HOPE not hate (blog)

Pressure drop
HOPE not hate (blog)
I think I mentioned last week that when I bumped into Billy Bragg at Westminster he gave me a copy of his latest CD - Pressure Drop. ...

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ParentDish’s Top 25 Albums for Kids – ParentDish

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

ParentDish's Top 25 Albums for Kids
ParentDish
Various artists, "For the Kids": The first of this series of compilations of artists including Cake, Sarah McLachlan, Tom Waits and Billy Bragg and Wilco is ...

The city council’s bill for last month’s controversial English Defence League … – Leicester Mercury

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

The city council's bill for last month's controversial English Defence League ...
Leicester Mercury
... spent on "community activities" such as the We Are One Leicester concert, which included a performance from singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg. ...

Opponents of spending cuts step up – Wirral News

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Opponents of spending cuts step up
Wirral News
Veteran politician Tony Benn, Labour MPs John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn, film director Ken Loach and singer Billy Bragg are among other figures who will ...

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Frank Turner Rocks The World – Tucson Citizen

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Tucson Citizen

Frank Turner Rocks The World
Tucson Citizen
He has the fire of Joe Strummer, the conviction of Billy Bragg, the witty lyrical turn of Lach or Bob Dylan, and dresses, looks, and leaps around stage a ...

Not an export to be proud of – Morning Star Online

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Not an export to be proud of
Morning Star Online
Similarly, the AV campaign may not be helped by the involvement of the in many ways admirable Billy Bragg. After his advocacy of a Lib Dem vote in the ...

The Flowerpot Finds A New Home – Glasswerk.co.uk

Friday, November 26th, 2010

The Flowerpot Finds A New Home
Glasswerk.co.uk
In its short history, Damien Rice, Mumford & Sons, Lissie, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg, Laura Marling, The Kooks, Jamie T, Florence and the Machine, ...

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Interview – The Wedding Present: Past and Present meet as Gedge looks back – Yorkshire Post

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Interview - The Wedding Present: Past and Present meet as Gedge looks back
Yorkshire Post
Billy Bragg got his first airplay on Peel's show after taking him a curry. by the time of their eponymous debut album in 1984 they were already one of the ...

Ex-Ministers To Fight Voting Reform – Sky News

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Sky News

Ex-Ministers To Fight Voting Reform
Sky News
But singer and political activist Billy Bragg said the line-up showed the "no" camp was dominated by the "political elite" not ordinary people. ...

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Newsom’s superfans – California Chronicle

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Newsom's superfans
California Chronicle
Owen Pallett, M Ward and Billy Bragg are the best-known contributors, but most of Newsom's best-known songs, including Sprout and the Bean and Monkey and ...

The toughest gig in town – Independent

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

The toughest gig in town
Independent
The Flowerpot spent less than two years in business, but saw the likes of Damien Rice, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg, Laura Marling and The Kooks walk out on to ...

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Readers recommend: songs with famous last words – the results – The Guardian

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

Readers recommend: songs with famous last words – the results
The Guardian
As are those that wind up Billy Bragg's St Swithin's Day, a brilliantly sharp, bitterness-flecked evocation of a ruined relationship remembered only in ...

What you’re listening to: James Keyes – Worcester Telegram

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

What you're listening to: James Keyes
Worcester Telegram
... blues-rock” of Creedence or the “heavy and fun, kind of dreamy but deadly serious at the same time” tone of Billy Bragg and Wilco's “Blood of the Lamb. ...

A progressive Englishness? – HOPE not hate (blog)

Thursday, November 25th, 2010

HOPE not hate (blog)

A progressive Englishness?
HOPE not hate (blog)
Yesterday I bumped into Billy Bragg outside Parliament. We exchanged a few pleasantries, reminisced about the HOPE not hate campaign in Barking & Dagenham ...

World-Leading Bands Muse, Faithless, And Groundbreaking New Artists Metric And … – Science 2.0 (press release)

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

World-Leading Bands Muse, Faithless, And Groundbreaking New Artists Metric And ...
Science 2.0 (press release)
The FAC has over 2500 supporters and its board of directors includes: Kate Nash, Billy Bragg, Master Shortie, Mark Kelly (Marillion), Hal Ritson (The Young ...

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Made In Dagenham Soundtrack Album Features Title Track Performed By Uk Music … – Top40-Charts.com

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Made In Dagenham Soundtrack Album Features Title Track Performed By Uk Music ...
Top40-Charts.com
Highlighted by the title track written especially for the film by well-known folk-punk-protest artist Billy Bragg and performed by UK music iconSandie Shaw, ...

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Zoo Kid (No 916) – The Guardian

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

The Guardian

Zoo Kid (No 916)
The Guardian
... really) in brusque, gruff monosyllables, over clipped guitar patterns or lustrous jazzy chords, like the Billy Bragg of Levi Stubbs's Tears condemned to ...

LateRooms.com – Billy Bragg Set for Bournemouth Show – AUTO-MOBI.info (press release)

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

LateRooms.com - Billy Bragg Set for Bournemouth Show
AUTO-MOBI.info (press release)
Billy Bragg is back on the road and people staying in Bournemouth hotels can see him play on Sunday December 12th. The English musician, known for mixing ...

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Bragg Annoyed By Online Critics – Contactmusic.com

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Bragg Annoyed By Online Critics
Contactmusic.com
Caption: Billy Bragg (Picture) State Of Play - UK film premiere held at the Empire Leicester Square London, England .... British folk rocker BILLY BRAGG is ...

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Franks for the integrity – TribuneMagazine.co.uk

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Franks for the integrity
TribuneMagazine.co.uk
... a group of artists including Jerry Dammers, Paul Weller and Billy Bragg who performed on behalf of the Labour Party in the 1980s? ...

LateRooms.com – Billy Bragg Set for Bournemouth Show – PR-USA.net (press release)

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

LateRooms.com - Billy Bragg Set for Bournemouth Show
PR-USA.net (press release)
Billy Bragg is back on the road and people staying in Bournemouth hotels can see him play on Sunday December 12th. The English musician, known for mixing ...

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