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Genius in our Midst: Billy Bragg
Read more: Genius in our Midst: Billy BraggIn 1983, Billy Bragg released his first album, Life’s a Riot with Spy vs. Spy, unleashing his ferocious talent on the music world. In acts of pure alchemy, he merges the rough-edged punk of The Clash with the earnest protest folk of Phil Ochs and sprinkles his songwriting with a unique perspective on the relationship…
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Genius in our Midst: X
Read more: Genius in our Midst: X2020 is a tough year. Tough, tough, tough, tough, tough. In the middle of a year that rivals the insanity of 1918, 1941, and 1968, something unexpectedly wonderful happened. In April of this year, while people were dying in New York at the rate of 1,000 a day, four people in California – John Doe,…
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Genius In Our Midst: Bragg
Read more: Genius In Our Midst: Bragg“We’re actually recharging our batteries: me from the audience and their response, and the audience from me and my songs and ideas. We’re recharging our batteries so we can go back out there and fight the good fight, get our own little space wherever we are. I’ll do my bit, and you’ll do your bit,…
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Genius in our Midst: Crumb
Read more: Genius in our Midst: CrumbR. Crumb is a comic artist and a founder of the underground comix movement of the 1960s. Among his creations are Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and the Keep on Truckin’ dude(s). His album covers include the classic Cheap Thrills by Big Brother and the Holding Company. Toyota offered Crumb $100,000 to use his…
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Genius in Our Midst: Jones
Read more: Genius in Our Midst: JonesWith The Clash, photo by Helge Øverås Mick Jones is one of those songwriters whose musical instincts never fail. There’s something unique in his phrasing and structure that transcends the instruments, the arrangements, and even the band that is playing his song. Whether it’s The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite, BAD II, or Carbon Silicone, it’s…
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Words & Music by Mike Power 