“Crossfire Hurricane:” Rolling Stones at 50
The Rolling Stones may be sarcastic, misogynistic, and more than a little Jurassic, but they have come to define rock and roll.
"Multicultural Soup"
A poem from a recent People's World party, potluck and fundraiser celebrating international labor solidarity and the fight for immigrant rights.
Students can now earn a college degree in heavy metal
Students enrolled in the degree program will learn the history of metal, from past censorship issues to major events and achievements.
David Rovics' songs of social significance
David Rovics will be performing live on March 15th at the LLC Performance Hall, 1475 East 15th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, at 6:00 PM in a benefit for The Peoples World.
Apocalypse Five and Dime: stomping sound for workers' cause
Apocalypse Five and Dime combines vocals, percussion, a saxophone, and string and brass instruments to produce a sound that was once called: "twisted intense bluegrass/Balkan."
Jon Fromer: A political life in song
In 1965, Fromer marched from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. with civil rights marchers, kick-starting his life-long devotion to fighting for justice through song.
Kurt Cobain fans celebrate rocker's birthday
The Nirvana frontman was born this day in 1967, and went on to become the voice of a generation and pave the way for heavy music's entry into the mainstream, despite his aversion to such popularity
U.S. shootings: Rockers, metal artists decry gun violence
You can't sweep issues under the rug, not in a country that goes to the rest of the world and claims to be an exceptional example.
U.S. shootings: Musicians, too, have been the victims
"Twenty-four years to the day when John Lennon was shot and killed in front of his New York City apartment building, emerged from behind a seven-foot-high stack of amplifiers."
Movies you might have missed: "The Band's Visit"
The 2007 film The Band's Visit concerns the unexpected adventure experienced by an Egyptian ceremonial police band traveling to a small Israeli town where they have been invited to perform.
