Music

Rockin’ in the Free World Rockin’ in the Free World

In a weapons producing nation under Jesus In the fabled crucible of the free world Camera crews search for clues amid the detritus And entertainment shapes the land

Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Jerusalem Calling Jerusalem Calling

On his new album, country-rocker Steve Earle lets politics infuse his music.

Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Corn

Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses

Near the end of Jazz Modernism, Alfred Appel Jr.

Oct 3, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe

The Mayor of My Hometown The Mayor of My Hometown

It's only August, but I'll go out on a limb and congratulate the Village Voice's Keith Harris for what I feel confident will stand the test of time as the stupidest comment of ...

Aug 15, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Scene of the Crime Scene of the Crime

Bob Dylan at Newport

Aug 15, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro

The Thrill Is Gone The Thrill Is Gone

It's easy to rephrase Tolstoy's opening to Anna Karenina so it describes junkies, who all share an essential plot line: Who and how to hustle in order to score. But in the world o...

Jun 27, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro

Riders on the Storm Riders on the Storm

Dread ripples through me as I listen to a phone message from our manager saying that we (The Doors) have another offer of huge amounts of money if we would just allow one of our s...

Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Densmore

Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned

On May 14, 2002, the first wave of Internet file-sharing died.

Jun 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne G. Carr

Singing to Power Singing to Power

British folk-rocker Billy Bragg has to be the only popular musician who could score some airtime with a song about the global justice movement. The first single from Bragg's En...

May 30, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

Singing to Power Singing to Power

British folk-rocker Billy Bragg has to be the only popular musician who could score some airtime with a song about the global justice movement. The first single from Bragg's Engla...

May 29, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Hillary Frey

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