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Springsteen Embraces Political Tour, Dismissing Trump Backlash
entertainment15 days ago

Springsteen Embraces Political Tour, Dismissing Trump Backlash

Bruce Springsteen says he doesn’t worry about losing fans after slamming Donald Trump and confirms his Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour will be political. He released the protest song Streets of Minneapolis and will perform it at the No Kings rally in St. Paul before the tour’s Minneapolis kickoff on March 31, telling the Minnesota Star Tribune that the tour will be topical and that blowback is part of it, with guests like Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers and Jane Fonda joining him.

via Variety|
#bruce-springsteen#donald-trump#entertainment
Iconic Woodstock-era protest rocker Country Joe McDonald dies at 84
entertainment1 month ago

Iconic Woodstock-era protest rocker Country Joe McDonald dies at 84

Country Joe McDonald, frontman of Country Joe and the Fish and a Woodstock-era anti-war voice, died in Berkeley at 84 from Parkinson's complications. Best known for the protest song I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag, he helped define 1960s counterculture and performed with influential Bay Area peers; his career spanned decades with continued activism and music.

via NBC News|
#country-joe-and-the-fish#entertainment#i-feel-like-im-fixin-to-die-rag
U2 Burns Bright with Six-Track Protest EP Days of Ash, Teasing a New Album
entertainment1 month ago

U2 Burns Bright with Six-Track Protest EP Days of Ash, Teasing a New Album

U2 releases Days of Ash, their first new music since 2017, a six-track EP centered on global rights struggles—from Renee Good’s death at ICE to Iran’s protests and a Palestinian activist death—featuring Ed Sheeran and Taras Topolia on the closing track. Bono uses the songs to critique political rhetoric and advocate for democracy, while a Kyiv-related documentary accompanies the release. The band also confirms a separate full album later this year, and drummer Larry Mullen Jr. briefly returns from neck surgery.

via The Guardian|
#bono#days-of-ash#entertainment
Top Music Releases of the Week You Can't Miss
music7 months ago

Top Music Releases of the Week You Can't Miss

This week in music features notable releases including Maruja's genre-blending protest album 'Pain to Power,' Algernon Cadwallader's reunion album 'Trying Not to Have A Thought,' and The Sound of Animals Fighting's first album in 17 years, 'The Maiden,' showcasing a diverse range of innovative and energetic music across genres like punk, emo, jazz, and experimental post-hardcore.

via BrooklynVegan|
#emo-revival#experimental-post-hardcore#jazz-hip-hop
"Oliver Anthony: From Obscurity to Riches North of Richmond"
music2 years ago

"Oliver Anthony: From Obscurity to Riches North of Richmond"

Oliver Anthony, a previously unknown artist, has skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with his song "Rich Men North of Richmond." While the song initially appears to be a protest against the wealthy, it also contains extremist and conspiratorial narratives. Far-right influencers have seized on the song, potentially opening up a wider audience for their ideas. Anthony's rise comes in the context of recent political and racial tensions in country music. Some speculate that his sudden fame is due to organized efforts by his fans, while others attribute it to his perceived authenticity in the country music genre.

via NPR|
#billboard-hot-100#conspiracy-theories#country-music