How the Village People Went From ‘Y.M.C.A.’ to MAGA
The Village People used to be a disco punchline; now they're the favorite band of Trump and his MAGA movement.
Public Radio International3h
‘These songs are about us’: As Ukrainians grieve wartime losses, mourning rituals see a resurgence
Yaroslav Simkiv has played the trumpet for over 50 years and is a recognizable figure in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.
Easy Reader5h
South by South Bay Punk Festival: Big and Loud
Gavin Heaney The inaugural South by South Bay Festival brought music, film, poetry, panels, photography, literature and art ...
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In Stunningly Bright Colors — Make Art, Not War
The world is in danger, mind-numbingly so, from a combination of crises: disease, hunger, mass displacement, racial and ...
Stars turn out for revolutionary folk legend in San Francisco
Music legends from Bonnie Raitt to Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello were in San Francisco to honor Joan Baez.
12 times 'Saturday Night Live' made a cultural bang over the past 50 years
NEW YORK (AP) — “Saturday Night Live” was built with a cast of young no-names performing countercultural comedy. Fifty years ...
How the CIA used jazz greats as cover for a 1961 coup in Africa
Johan Grimonprez uses archival footage of the period to expose the CIA-backed assassination of Congo leader Patrice Lumumba ...
CounterPunch19h
Make Art, Not War
The world is in danger, mind-numbingly so, from a combination of crises: disease, hunger, mass displacement, racial and ...
A look back at when art was revolutionary
Nevertheless, while reactions to Kissick’s specific diagnosis have been mixed, he’s not alone in thinking that contemporary ...
James Mangold: Dylan never meant to set the folk scene on fire. He would have liked a band
The director believes the icon himself wanted to better understand the period in his life depicted in the film, especially ...
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Joan Baez: “I feel as though I found my people when I came to Ireland and the Troubles”
In Dublin for a screening of I Am A Noise, a powerful documentary on her life, folk icon Joan Baez discusses her first act of ...
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“A Complete Unknown” captures the legend of Bob Dylan
I love Bob Dylan. I love his songs. I love Timothée Chalamet. I love the folklore surrounding the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Furthermore, I love how director James Mangold captured these people and ...