Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to ...
Throughout history, musicians have used music as commentary on current events. It’s often powerful, and it’s a phenomenon ...
Artists from Jesse Welles to Nashville songwriter Zach Schmidt are singing about the senseless killing of Renee Good ...
From the realism of Canserbero to the nostalgia of Elena Rose, these tracks reflect Venezuelan pride and struggle ...
Music was the heartbeat of the Civil Rights era. It provided a powerful voice for change by transforming spirituals and folk ...
Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as the country reels from the seizure ...
When Maui musician Gail Swanson was growing up in Chicago, she would often accompany her mother on protest marches. “On the ...
This week's John Rasmuson column dwells in baby-boomer nostalgia of popular protest music of a generation past. Which got me thinking: amidst war without end and the disappearing... This week's John ...
The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...
Bob Dylan's radical reworking of "Masters of War" at the 1991 Grammys split fans between those who declared the performance a bold success and others who derided it as a muddled mess. If the verdict ...
Today, entertainment is political. Despite this trend, however, political conviction continues to elicit resolute objection: people continue to dislike the invasive nature of today’s politics, and ...
Revolutionary rap: Nigerian star Falz has kept protest music alive ...