In a rare interview, the Kentucky songwriter revisits his 2020 protest song, the years it took to perform it live, and music’s ability to uncover shared ground.
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In a rare interview, the Kentucky songwriter revisits his 2020 protest song, the years it took to perform it live, and music’s ability to uncover shared ground.
The Bright Eyes frontman explains why today’s political absurdity resists the kind of polemical songwriting he practiced during the Bush years.
Timed to the 250th anniversary of American independence, the release pairs sharp covers with a clear political intent — including a studio collaboration with Joan Baez.
A new PBS documentary traces the folk icon’s 1930s activism into the present, where his music reappears at demonstrations against immigration enforcement.
Adam Weiner’s eighth album as Low Cut Connie turns political anger into something communal, pulling from Fred Rogers and Sly Stone to reclaim joy without softening the message.
The track draws directly from the fear of “Gestapo-like tactics” in Los Angeles neighborhoods, according to Tankian.
The Rage Against the Machine guitarist releases “Adjourn It,” a direct response to U.S. immigration enforcement, ahead of his new solo album and October’s Power to the People festival.
The folk-punk band’s 1997 anthem of political optimism was abruptly silenced by a national tragedy, reframing its revolutionary message.
The song, performed at a get-out-the-vote event, directly references the 2020 killing of George Floyd and the subsequent military response.
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