British Alt Rocker: Kids, It’s Time to Get Political

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2011 After England's summer of unrest, Billy Bragg, folk- and punk-rock icon of the British protesting classes, recalls the musicians who politicized him after London's 1976 Notting Hill riots and summons a new generation of artists to raise their voices against social and political convention. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Punk Icon Malcolm McLaren Dies at 64

Staff / Truthdig Apr 9, 2010 He had a major hand in the Sex Pistols' success, serving as the seminal punk band's manager, but Malcolm McLaren, who died of mesothelioma Thursday at 64, had a few other tricks up his sleeve at his prime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )