Songs of the Bad War
‘The killing and dying, it was all done in vain. Oh Willie McBride, it all happened again.’
Music
Moby Is Even More Insufferable Than You Thought
The techno knob-twiddler throws himself a twee pity party in his new documentary.
Sinéad O’Connor and the Cult of Counterproductive Protest
The problem with declaring O’Connor’s protest ‘vindicated’ is that it fails to grapple with the fact that her protest was designed to be unsuccessful.
On Approaching Bob Dylan
Getting past the image and into the deeper waters is where Dylan is best encountered.
Bob Dylan Refused to Be the Voice of a Generation
As the Boomers’ most revered singer-songwriter turns 80, it’s amusing to look back at how he rejected the Flower Children.
Bob Dylan Turns 80
His milestone is a generational one, his career a grand tour of artistic independence and intellect.
Van Morrison Explains It All for You
A pop genius’s political poetry sets the record straight.
David Byrne
The recording artist David Byrne turns 69 today.
R.I.P., Jim Steinman
The great tragedy of Jim Steinman’s career is that more of his prime wasn’t spent working with Meat Loaf, as the two complemented each other perfectly.
The Academic Wreckers Target Music
Classical music is under attack for being ‘oppressive’ to people of color.