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Antiwar singers out of tune with public: the entertainers who have crossed the line in their opposition to war with Iraq are finding there is a high price
The band Pearl Jam, which became famous during the Seattle "grunge-rock" movement of the 1990s, is not known for having politically conservative enthusiasts....(Continue Reading) Even our enemies deserve music: Michael Franti and other young artists are spearheading a new generation of politically engaged musicians. Jeff Chang charts
In New York's hermetic world of music and fashion, it's been the year of the throwback, a post--11 September retreat to the familiar and comfortable....(Continue Reading)Pete Seeger's last war: the grand old lion of the American left sings to fight another day
ON THE DAY Ronald Reagan died, an atypically modest tribute to the patriarch of the right appeared at the foot of a veteran's monument in Wappingers ......(Continue Reading)Billy Bragg: not a time for writing love songs - Interview - Biography
Billy Bragg has seen many things since he was first inspired by The Clash: a brief period as a soldier (he'd fancied driving tanks); years on the road ......(Continue Reading)Band of brothers: Philip Kerr on the re-release of the great war movie that made him a pacifist - film - All Quiet on the Western Fr - Movie Review
As Michael Hofmann makes clear in the introduction to his excellent new translation of Ernst Junger's book Storm of Steel (Penguin, 14.99 [pounds sterling]), ......(Continue Reading)
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