Top Ten Songs About Women’s Equality Top Ten Songs About Women’s Equality
In honor of today's 91st anniversary of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, here's my completely assailable list of the top ten songs about women's equal...
Aug 26, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
This Is a Recording: On Alan Lomax This Is a Recording: On Alan Lomax
How Alan Lomax became the most significant Baedeker of America’s folkways.
Aug 24, 2011 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Crazy, Stupid, Republicans Crazy, Stupid, Republicans
Eric has never written for US News, and he is frustrated with T-Mobile.
Aug 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Top Ten Songs About Nuclear War Top Ten Songs About Nuclear War
Fear of nuclear apocalypse has provided serious creative juice for songwriters and musicians of all genres.
Aug 5, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Special Schadenfreude Edition… Special Schadenfreude Edition…
Eric reviews Paul McCartney, Raul Malo and Elvis Costello, and Reed sees the ghost of the Republican party's past.
Jul 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts NxtGen: Stuff the Cuts
For those concerned that there's no good protest music out there, the English hip-hop group NxtGen is using rap to take searing aim at the British government’s austerity budg...
Jun 30, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan
An aging but still spry Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican reggae master, rocked the Glastonbury Festival with a searing version of one of his biggest hits re-tooled as a cry for ...
Jun 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective
Gil Scott-Heron was a pioneering poet and musician. His unique musical fusion of jazz, blues, rap, funk, and soul was captivating and his radical political vision was transformativ…
Jun 9, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
Remembering Gil Scott-Heron Remembering Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron's political legacy was vast and his connections to social movements deep.
May 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Heroine Blues: On Dorian Lynskey and Sara Marcus Heroine Blues: On Dorian Lynskey and Sara Marcus
Whoever sings them and however great they sound, rebel songs can't do your fighting for you.
May 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Franklin Bruno