Barney Bubbles’ Labours of Love
The brilliant and troubled Barney Bubbles wanted to inspire and did so through his remarkable litany of album covers. A new retrospective tells his tale.
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Folk Punk: Three Chords and the Truth
When coupled with punk in the late 1970s to create folk punk, folk music’s most enduring and endearing traits—DIY, inclusivity, and proud amateurism—shined bright.
The 10 Best Early Billy Bragg Songs
For most inveterate Billy Bragg fans, it’s his early work that burns the brightest. Here then are the ten finest moments of that period.
The Rebel Rockin’ Roots of Punk Rock Humor
Humorists have served as the conscience of cultures ever since (and before) court jesters ridiculed omnipotent royalty for its hypocrisy, pomposity, and corruption. Punk continues to fulfill that essential social role in relation to the powers-that-be of the modern world.
Billy Bragg and Joe Henry: Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad
Bragg and Henry’s latest is a resounding statement on the foundation of one of the greatest achievements of American backbone.
