The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that ...

In the 1960s, folk music transformed itself from a quaint acoustic rural sound into a form of melodic resistance. Today, we are seeing the return of this powerful art form.

The history of protest songs in America dates back to the days of slavery. During these times, gospel songs were often sung ...

The figure skating world has been embroiled in an unusual kind of controversy: Copyright law has suddenly become part of an ...

We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on "Streets of Minneapolis" ...

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that before releasing it, he’d sent it to Tom Morello, the former Rage Against ...

The song in Morris’s head was “ Unsatisfied ,” a track from The Replacements’ 1984 album Let It Be. In his usual fashion, ...

The Rage Against the Machine guitarist, who instigated the anti-ICE Minneapolis concert in which Bruce Springsteen ...

The Beatles started work on their new single "Lady Madonna", Elton John started a three-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Crocodile Rock", Pearl Jam began their first-ever European ...

In November of 2025, Bruce Springsteen spoke at the New York Public Library’s annual gala, where he expressed a resolution: write more politcal songs. “The writer is always at his best when he has ...

Today in Music History for Jan. 30: ...

Bob Marley’s still-timely 1979 song, “So Much Trouble in the World,” the CD’s only cover, finds Williams dueting with Mavis Staples and singing of “men sailing on their ego trips…million miles from ...