India, Oct. 11 -- When writing about protest music, it is customary to refer to names that are nearly cliches. Singers such as Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, and Nina Simone; or, more recently, The Clash, ... Read More
India, Oct. 9 -- When writing about protest music, it is customary to refer to names that are nearly cliches. Singers such as Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Nina Simone; or, mo... Read More
India, Sept. 27 -- One of the many luxuries of my superannuated life is the bountiful gift of time, specifically the four or five hours a day I can happily burn through doing nothing but listening to ... Read More
India, Sept. 25 -- One of the many luxuries of my superannuated life is the bountiful gift of time, specifically the four or five hours a day (yes!) I can happily burn through doing nothing but listen... Read More
India, Sept. 13 -- There's a crackling video I return to on YouTube, whenever modern music begins to feel too sanitised. It is from March 1969, recorded in an abandoned linoleum factory in Staines, En... Read More
India, Aug. 23 -- In a flat in Manchester in January 1980, Ian Curtis (yes, that Ian Curtis, a few months from becoming post-punk's most mourned voice at 23) of the band Joy Division sat gluing coarse... Read More
India, Aug. 21 -- In a flat in Manchester in January 1980, Ian Curtis (yes, that Ian Curtis, a few months from becoming post-punk's most mourned voice at 23) of the band Joy Division sat gluing coarse... Read More
India, Aug. 9 -- I have become a born-again fan of Mick Jagger, 83, and The Rolling Stones. Last month, they released their 25th British studio album, Foreign Tongues and, during a promotional intervi... Read More
India, Aug. 7 -- I have just become a fan of Mick Jagger and his band, The Rolling Stones. How ridiculous does that sound? It's 2026. Jagger and his mates founded the band in 1962 - 64 years ago - and... Read More
India, Aug. 7 -- I have just become a fan of Mick Jagger and his band, The Rolling Stones. How ridiculous does that sound? It's 2026. Jagger and his mates founded the band in 1962 - 64 years ago - and... Read More