Kor Element, Creator of Jill Stein’s Rap Anthem: We Need to Wake Up to the Possibility of Peace

BLANK Sep 14, 2016 In an exclusive interview with Truthdig, the poet, rapper and musician talks about “Christ consciousness,” his faith in the Green Party presidential nominee and the “political revolution” underway in the United States. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

That Time Musician Anthony D’Amato Went to a Donald Trump Rally and Wrote a Song About It

Staff / Truthdig Jun 15, 2016 And now for a Tuesday musical interlude, featuring the tuneful stylings of singer-songwriter Anthony D'Amato, who used his experience at a recent Trump rally in Long Island, N.Y., as research for his new song, "If You're Gonna Build A Wall." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Neil Young Now OK With Donald Trump Using His Music

By Kali Holloway / AlterNet May 27, 2016 "He actually got a license to use it," the musician said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From the Archives: Michael Ratner on American Imperialism

Staff / Truthdig May 13, 2016 The lawyer and human rights crusader, who died Wednesday, spoke on Truthdig Radio in 2013. To honor Ratner, we are reposting the audio of that interview. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prince’s Islamophilia as a Problem: ‘It’s Fun to Be in Islamic Countries’

Juan Cole / Truthdig Apr 24, 2016 The late musician Prince said in a 2011 interview in The Guardian: “It’s fun being in Islamic countries, to know there’s only one religion. There’s order. You wear a burqa. There’s no choice. People are happy with that.” But it's not quite that simple. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

When Doves Cry

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Artists, Political Figures Respond to the Death of Legendary Pop Artist Prince

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2016 The musician, 57, was found dead at his home following earlier reports of severe flu-like symptoms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Man Who Invented Rock ’n’ Roll

Tim Riley / Truthdig Mar 18, 2016 This book is the story of Sam Phillips, who created the conditions for rock ’n’ roll, though he never wrote or played on any records, and his quest to rattle the foundations of American music and a country's ideas about itself. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Pop Icon David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2016 Legendary, trailblazing musician David Bowie, a pioneer of glam-rock in the 1970s, died in New York on Sunday after an 18-month battle with cancer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Conversation With Greil Marcus

Allen Barra / Truthdig Dec 25, 2015 Allen Barra sits down with cultural critic Greil Marcus to discuss “Real Life Rock,” a book compilation of Marcus’ “Real Life Rock Top Ten” columns written between 1986 and 2014, and “Three Songs, Three Singers, Three Nations,” his collection of William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in History of American Civilization 2013 at Harvard University. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Children of the Stone

Tim Riley / Truthdig Oct 30, 2015 A fierce 8-year-old Palestinian boy, caught in a famous photograph throwing a rock at an Israeli soldier, grows up to become a great classical violist dedicated to bringing music and musical education to Palestinian children (Above, a detail of the cover of "Children of the Stone," a book reviewed by Tim Riley). Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

A Poet Captures the Devastation of the Syrian War

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Oct 8, 2015 Syrian-American hip-hop artist and poet Omar Offendum shares his thoughts on the crisis in his home country in an intimate conversation on the “Uprising” radio program. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )