Politics

Beastie Boy Adam ‘MCA’ Yauch To Be Honored With Brooklyn Playground

Adam Yauch, best known as “MCA” of rap pioneers Beastie Boys, was a major figure not only in popular music, but also in the city of New York, specifically the borough of Brooklyn where he […]

2013/05/02

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Massachusetts Bill Aims to Make Modern Lovers’ ‘Roadrunner’ Official State Rock Song

The Modern Lovers’ classic “Roadrunner” may proclaim in its lyrics that it’s “in love with Massachusetts,” but does the state love it back? At least, enough to make it the official state song? That’s what […]

2013/02/21

Stevie Wonder Talks Barack Obama, “Keep Moving Forward”

“The extreme right that feels everything they say are right and that God means it to be this way and that this is the way it is, are no different than the Taliban.” – Stevie Wonder

2012/11/06

Lesley Gore’s 1964 Hit ‘You Don’t Own Me’ Transformed Into Pro-Choice Battle Cry

Lesley Gore’s 1964 hit “You Don’t Own Me” is about a woman standing up to a man over her right to respect and freedom. In a new video, the song soundtracks a different struggle over women’s rights, specifically the right to choose.

2012/10/26

Springsteen performs in Parma, OH for Obama on October 18. (Duane Prokop, Getty Images)

Bruce Springsteen Announces Another Obama Campaign Event

Fresh off stumping for Obama last week in Ohio and Iowa, Bruce Springsteen has announced another campaign appearance for the president. The Boss will play a free concert at an Obama rally in Charlottesville, Virginia this Tuesday, October 23rd.

2012/10/22

David Crosby and Graham Nash rock Occupy Wall Street. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Crosby, Stills & Nash Team With Tom Morello For Concert Against California Prop. 32

Crosby, Stills and Nash have been political for as long as rock music has been political, speaking out on important issues since Vietnam. Now, they’re banding together with Tom Morello, former Rage Against the Machine guitarist and practically Occupy Wall Street’s musical spokesman, for a benefit concert protesting California politics.

2012/09/25

Bruce and wife Patti Scialfa with daughter Jessica at one of her equestrian competitions in 2011. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Springsteen’s Daughter To Chris Christie: Horses Aren’t Food

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie hasn’t been shy about his love of Bruce Springsteen, but will he hear Springsteen’s daughter out?

2012/09/13

(From L-R) Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale, Gerald Casale and Mark Allen Mothersbaugh of Devo. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Devo Rips Romney, Praises Blondie, Talks Musical [Interview]

Devo will spend this month on the road alongside Blondie, playing “Whip It,” “Girl U Want” and other new wave classics to the nostalgic masses. But they also have a brand new song that’s likely to make the setlist, one that finds its inspiration in an unlikely place – Mitt Romney’s dog.

2012/09/11

DNC 2012 Soundtrack: Springsteen, James Taylor, Tom Petty & More

As President Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention came to a thunderous close in Charlotte last night, viewers heard the triumphant sounds of an anthemic artist tailor-made for the occasion: Mr. Bruce Springsteen.

2012/09/07

Ian Hunter On His New Album: Lying Politicians & The Wild West [Free Download]

Coming from someone who released an album by the name of “Rant,” Ian Hunter’s political outspokenness is no surprise.

2012/09/05

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