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Billy Bragg celebrating first 6 LPs on 2019 U.S. tour

2452 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Billy will play three nights in all stops of the tour, with one night dedicated to current material, and then two nights focusing on his first three, and second three albums. Continue reading… more info

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‘I'm not the next Billy Bragg’: On the road with Idles’ Joe Talbot

2604 days ago

Guardian Music — The bandâ€™s debut album, Brutalism, was hailed as a rage-fuelled masterpiece. The singer recalls how frustration at being a carer for his sick mum led him down a dark path â€“ and how he learned to channel that angerA man walks into a bar... more info

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Jason Isbell, Emmylou Harris, Dawes, Billy Bragg & more going on a cruise

2612 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Dawes also announced a headlining tour. Continue reading… more info

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Billy Bragg on Ed Sheeran: “He’s basically doing what I do, with a few more foot pedals”

2618 days ago

NME — Bragg also wants Meghan Markle to headline Glastonbury Ed Sheeran, Billy Bragg Billy Bragg has revealed that he thinks Ed Sheeran can inspire people to become musicians, even if he doesn’t like …Continue reading » The post Billy Bragg on E... more info

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Billy Bragg to lecture central bankers on how to build a new England

2671 days ago

Guardian Music — Iâ€™m not going to be polite, warns singer and leftwing activist invited to â€˜shake things upâ€™ at Bank of England talkThree decades after penning hit single A New England, singer-songwriter and leftwing activist Billy Bragg has been ... more info

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Album Review: Billy Bragg – Bridges Not Walls

2827 days ago

KEXP Seattle — When faced with the same global turmoil that has left so many people feeling unsettled and bewildered, Billy Bragg asked himself this question: â€œWhatâ€™s a singer-songwriter to do when events keep challenging the way that we see the world?... more info

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KEXP Songbook: Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World with Billy Bragg

2828 days ago

KEXP Seattle — In early October, KEXP was thrilled to host an evening with leftist icon and buck-the-man songwriter Billy Bragg, as part of Songbook: KEXPâ€™s Music & Literature Series. Over the summer, Bragg released his second nonfiction book Roots, Radicals... more info

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Billy Bragg – “Saffiyah Smiles”

2855 days ago

Stereogum — Billy Bragg has been releasing one-off political tracks all year long, and today he's put out a new one called "Saffiyah Smiles" that was inspired by a viral photo of Saffiyah Khan smiling while protesting an anti-immigrant demonstration in Birmingha... more info

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Friday Music News

2890 days ago

KEXP Seattle — We shared the first wave of line-up announcements from Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, and today, they’ve rolled out the final list. Fufanu, ReykjavÃkurdÃ¦tur, SÃ³ley, and Gangly have been added to the festival, which already boasted great ... more info

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