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

2366 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

2420 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

2575 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

2577 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”

2603 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

2638 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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Official Audio: Wilco Performs At 2017 Newport Folk Festival

2661 days ago

JamBase — Listen to officially shared audio of Wilcoâ€™s set at the 2017 Newport Folk Festival featuring a sit-in by Billy Bragg. more info

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Shorties (Dystopian Novels from Around the World, A Fugazi-Inspired Opera, and more)

2666 days ago

LargeHeartedBoy — Signature recommended dystopian novels from around the world. A Fugazi-inspired opera. Danzy Senna talked to Paste about her novel New People. The Paris Review interviewed Billy Bragg. The Atlantic staff shared their summer reading. Stream a new Bonn... more info

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Billy Bragg – “King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood”

2666 days ago

Stereogum — This year, the great British folk-punk socialist protest-song master Billy Bragg is releasing a series of one-off songs, promising to address a bleak global political landscape. Last month, he gave us the anti-Trump screed "The Sleep Of Reason." Toda... more info

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