David Lister: There should be room in the arts world for people of all ... The Independent (blog) It's why only one in a thousand "political plays" is written by a Conservative or anyone right of centre, why there are no rock festivals to support coming out of Europe, why the right has never produced a Billy Bragg, much less a David Hare. ... |
Music Scribe Shocked, Shocked at Lack of Protest Songs in 2011 Big Hollywood In contrast with the outpouring of musical commentary inspired by America's invasion of Iraq in 2003 (dozens of outraged songs from REM, the Beastie Boys, Billy Bragg and countless others), iPods aren't exactly being rocked in 2011 with the sounds of ... |
From The Vault: Frank Turner Paste Magazine (blog) He's an Englishman with a Billy Bragg-sort of charm that keeps you fixated on the thoughtfulness of his lyrics, while you get swept away by the power of their delivery. A hardworking musician, Frank has spent years on the road, and is recently known ... |
What 2011 in rock teaches us about the future Corning Leader In contrast with the outpouring of musical commentary inspired by America's invasion of Iraq in 2003 (dozens of outraged songs from REM, the Beastie Boys, Billy Bragg and countless others), iPods aren't exactly being rocked in 2011 with the sounds of ... |
Drink'N'Music 2011 - 10 Records, Paired with 10 Tipples CanadaEast.com Kickoff track You'll Never Know is a highlight, but my favourite is the string infused She's Losing Herself, which evokes UK greats Squeeze and Billy Bragg. What to Drink: A local wine from Mott's Landing, which are not yet available at the ANBL, ... |
 Yorkshire Evening Post | YEP Review of the Year 2011: November Yorkshire Evening Post Part of the Occupy protest movement, the camp was at one point visited by veteran folk-rocker Billy Bragg. * X Factor singer Matt Cardle turned on Leeds's festive lights at a huge celebration event in the city centre. Other guests at the bash included ... |
 Colorado Springs Independent (blog) | Anthony Graham/Broken Glass Photography Colorado Springs Independent (blog) So here's the full story, straight from this week's Reverb column: There was a time when punk-rock veterans were hanging up their high-decibel angst in favor of the folksier, if no less ragged, sound of Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg. |
Cunt Sparrer is heading to San Francisco for New Year's Eve Eve San Francisco Bay Guardian And we do cover Billy Bragg and the Misfits in our set. JC: And we've covered Angelic Upstarts and 7 Seconds before. JC: I don't know, though, I don't think I'd really be interested in being in any other cover band. I know it's kind of a novelty right ... |
2011 in Review: 21 albums worth checking out Dansville-Genesee Country Express (blog) The most compelling folk-rock anarchist since Billy Bragg, Turner turns in a foul-mouthed love letter to his home country, not to mention such diverse topics as commitment, religion and rock 'n' roll. His relation to every one of those is complicated, ... |
2011 in Review: 21 albums worth checking out The Patriot Ledger (blog) The most compelling folk-rock anarchist since Billy Bragg, Turner turns in a foul-mouthed love letter to his home country, not to mention such diverse topics as commitment, religion and rock 'n' roll. His relation to every one of those is complicated, ... |
Wednesday Video Spotlight: Wilco and Billy Bragg play Woody Guthrie's ... NewsOK.com (blog) In honor of today's big news that the George Kaiser Family Foundation has purchased the complete Woody Guthrie Archives with plans to create a downtown Tulsa space to display the collection, check out this video of Wilco and Billy Bragg performing ... |
Concert Stage Post-Bulletin Guthrie, who was born July 14, 1912, has been a major influence on generations of folk artists including Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Bruce Springsteen, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Billy Bragg. He died in 1967 from complications of Huntington's Disease. ... |
 Colorado Springs Independent | Reverb Colorado Springs Independent There was a time when punk-rock veterans were hanging up their high-decibel angst in favor of the folksier, if no less ragged, sound of Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg. But improbably enough, the acoustic guitar has lately been joined by the accordion as ... |
 San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | The Iraq War: How good was it for business? San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Remember, as Billy Bragg once said: “War, what is it good for? It's good for business.” Every February the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center holds the Association of the United States Army annual military hardware trade show, ... |
 BBC News | Woody Guthrie to Be Honoured with Museum and Archive Exclaim! (blog) By Alex HudsonIconic folksinger Woody Guthrie has received no shortage of tributes in recent years, with artists like Wilco, Feist, Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, Lou Reed and more revisiting some of the songwriter's works. Soon, Guthrie will be celebrated ... Bound for Local Glory at Last Woody Guthrie folk music archive to go on display Woody Guthrie Archive Planned for Tulsa |
10 in local music to look for in '12 The Independent Weekly But Yep Roc has done important work in its decade-plus, from helping launch the careers of Chatham County Line, Two Dollar Pistols and Thad Cockrell to giving the catalogs of legends like Nick Lowe and Billy Bragg new energy. ... |
 Chicago Tribune | What 2011 in rock teaches us about the future Chicago Tribune In contrast with the outpouring of musical commentary inspired by America's invasion of Iraq in 2003 (dozens of outraged songs from REM, the Beastie Boys, Billy Bragg and countless others), iPods aren't exactly being rocked in 2011 with the sounds of ... |
Jack White and Bob Dylan Team Up To Finish Hank Williams Songs (No. 9 Music ... antiMUSIC.com Similar to Billy Bragg and Wilco's Mermaid Avenue "collaborations" with Woody Guthrie, Dylan has brought in a slew of artists to finish off the old Williams compositions, according to ClashMusic.com. "I did a project with Bob Dylan: he put together 20 ... |
 Altsounds.com | Skint & Demoralised return with new album 'This Sporting Life' Altsounds.com When Abbott initially made the transition to performance poet, it presented a multitude of opportunities to be counted as a musical act, and so lyricists like Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, Shane MacGowan, Morrissey, Billy Bragg, Guy Garvey, Leonard Cohen, ... |
 The Guardian (blog) | Quiet in the August troubles; but Occupy looks here to stay The Guardian (blog) Even Billy Bragg came along to lead the protestors in song. Though their banners proclaim familiar slogans about government cuts, inequality, or public services, few among their number would claim to offer a firm political vision. |
 kjrh.com | Bound for Local Glory at Last New York Times She has also opened up his notebooks to contemporary musicians like Billy Bragg and Wilco, Jackson Browne, Rob Wasserman, Lou Reed and Tom Morello so that they could compose music to her father's words. One of those artists, Jonatha Brooke, ... Woody Guthrie Archive Planned for Tulsa |
Review of 2011 - part one Bournemouth Echo Neighbours of Dorset folk singer Billy Bragg rush to his defence after he is targeted by an anonymous hate mail campaign. Twitchers galore arrive in the New Forest to try and catch a glimpse of a rare white-tailed eagle which was spotted there. ... |
 The Guardian | Top Music stories of 2011- from Adele to Amy Winehouse The Guardian Prince on being pop's 'loving tyrant' Has Glastonbury returned to its political roots? Billy Bragg discusses the power of protest at the festival. Plus Guy Garvey from Elbow tells us about Michael Eavis's denim gloves and his favourite breakfast fruit. ... What 2011 in rock teaches us about the future |
10 awesome albums you may have missed in 2011 Lakenewsonline.com The most compelling folk-rock anarchist since Billy Bragg, Turner turns in a foul-mouthed love letter to his home country, not to mention such diverse topics as commitment, religion and rock 'n' roll. His relation to every one of those is complicated, ... |
 The Nation. (blog) | The OccupyUSA Blog: Special Holiday Weekend Edition! The Nation. (blog) 11:10 Today's song pick for OWS, a winning entry from Susie Cagle, Billy Bragg's "The World Turned Upside Down." If you can Digger it. 11:00 From The Atlantic: the most important economic graphs of the year. 10:35 A little Dickens: OccupyChicago ... |
