Ani Difranco

Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Almanac Singers, Tom Morello, Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Folk Music, Nobel Peace Prize, If I Had a Hammer, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Ani DiFranco, Weavers, Bruce Springsteen, Newport Folk Festival, Pete Seeger Birthday, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Today is Pete Seeger's 93rd birthday. What's an appropriate gift for the most influential folk artist of the 20th century? A few years ago some of Pete's fans launched a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time to resurrect that effort.

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Who's Feeling Young Now?: Chatting With Blues Traveler's John Popper, Punch Brothers' Chris Thile, and Anais Mitchell

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: David Graham, Bill Graham, Nickel Creek, Blues Traveler, Jeff Fura, Csn, Brendan Hill, Chris Thile, Greg Maddux, Ani DiFranco, Besson, Justin Vernon, Edgar Meyer, Mad Men, James Thurber, Bobby Sheehan, Anais Mitchell, Chan Kinchla, John Popper, Ben Wilson, Goat Rodeo, Collective Soul, Don Draper, Hadestown, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

I'm in New York. We just finished some gigs and I saw my friend get married, and before that, we made a really cool album. We're starting our 25th year as a band and this record is the beginning of it.

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Class Warfare: Which Side Are You on?

Bob Burnett | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: 99 Percent, Class Warfare, We Are the 99 Percent, Which Side Are You On, Mitt Romney, Top 1 Percent, Ani DiFranco, Barack Obama, Politics News
Bob Burnett

The 2012 election will be a referendum on the economy and Obama's leadership. But at another, deeper level, the election will be about class warfare.

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The Wayman Tisdale Story and Scars & Stories: Conversations With Director Brian Schodorf and The Fray's Isaac Slade

Mike Ragogna | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Don Ienner, Michael Jackson, American Justice, Shaquille O?Neal, Bill Curtis, Greensburg, Wayman Tisdale, Chasrlie Wilson, George Duke, Regina Tisdale, Dave Herrera, Grey's Anatomy, Brian Schodorf, Michael Jordan, Michael Bublé, Cold Case Files, Nerf, The Gap Band, Timbaland, The Fray, Toby Keith, Poverty in Chicago, Isaac Slade, Ani DiFranco, O.a.R., James Brown, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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First Listen: Hear All Of Ani DiFranco's New Album 'Which Side Are You On?'

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Political Music, Politics, Protest Songs, Ani Difranco Protest Songs, Women, Protest, Which Side Are You On, Ani Difranco Political Music, Folk Music, Ani DiFranco, Ani Difranco Which Side Are You On, Gay Voices News

Ani DiFranco is back with her first studio album in more than three years. "Which Side Are You On?" tackles issues on both the macro and micro leve...

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An Animated 'Napoleon Dynamite'

Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Video, Haywire, Culture Forecast, Napoleon Dynamite, Animated Napoleon Dynamite, Shadows in Flight, Ani DiFranco, The Week in Culture, Ani Difranco Which Side Are You On, On Our Radar, Culture News

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A Tom Morello Video Exclusive, Chatting With Dave Koz and Laurie Berkner, Plus Ani DiFranco's Download

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: The Beatles, Susie Lampert, Dave Koz, Tom Morello, They Must Be Giants, Adam Bernstein, Ronnie Spector, Laurie Berkner, Barenaked Ladies, Ani DiFranco, Mel Tormé, Ziggy Marley, Brian Mueller, Carpenters, Lois Lane, Richard Carpenter, Video, TV News
Mike Ragogna

Tom Morello: The Watchman features an intimate conversation with Morello about the "high-wire act" of embarking on a solo career, the impetus behind his storied musical career and how his definition of "heavy music" has changed over the years.

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From Woody Guthrie to Little Nut Tree: Chatting With Rob Wasserman and Dan Zanes

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Arlo Guthrie, Carol Channing, Charles Mingus, Rob Wasserman, Pete Seeger, G.E. Smith, Dan Zanes, Neil Young, Edie Brickell, Joan Osbourne, Bobby McFerrin, The Blind Boys, Sierra Leone Refugee Allstars, Madeleine Peyroux, Van Dyke Parks, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Bruce Hornsby, Matthew Broderick, Lou Reed, Woody Guthri, Chris Whitley, Tom Morello, Suzanne Vega, Studs Terkel, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Angelique Kidjo, Sheryl Crow, Del Fuegos, Nora Guthrie, The Grateful Dead, Michael Franti, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Sharon Jones, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

On Woody Guthrie: "in a short life he saw so much, but he was really present and there with people. I think he's just really vital, not just in his vision, but as a spokesman for America."

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Art and Adventure: A Manifesto for Women and Grrrls

Mary Pauline Lowry | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Odysseus, The Odyssey, Bikini Kill, Amanda Hocking, Kathleen Hanna, Legends of the Fall, Twilight, Nicki Minaj, Ani DiFranco, Mary Pauline Lowry, Shauna Cross, Mary Lowry, The Alchemist, Paul Coelho, Righteous Babe Records, Women News
Mary Pauline Lowry

We as women and girls can't just demand more interesting and engaging female characters. We have waited too long already. We have to write the books and -- if necessary -- publish them ourselves.

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Dog Ears Music: Boulevard of Independence Playlist

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra, Elliott Smith, Moby, Dave Alvin, Aimee Mann, Johnny Cash, Animal Collective, Neil Young, Danielle Evin, Bob Dylan, Music, mp3s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Björk, Phil Ramone, David Bowie, Frank Sinatra, Ani DiFranco, Dog Ears, James Taylor, Love, British Sea Power, Bruce Springsteen, Azure Ray, Kinch, Entertainment News
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

This week, we feature music by Moby, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Springsteen, Bjork and more.

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A-List Moms Team with Starbucks to Ensure "Every Mother Counts"

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Christy Turlington Burns, Madonna, Rosanne Cash, Toshi Regan, Ani DiFranco, Angelique Kidjo, Martha Wainwright, Patti Scialfa, Sinead O'Connor, Sheryl Crow, Karen Elson, Carla Bruni, Jennifer Lopez, Dixie Chicks, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Bush, David Legry, Starbucks, Bob Marley, No Woman No Cry, Mother's Day, Kevin Bacon, Women's Health Care, Childbirth, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

Christy Turlington hopes the "Every Mother Counts" CD -- and her advocacy initiative of the same name -- will bring attention to maternal health issues in the weeks leading up to Mother's Day.

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Best Albums Of 2010. NO Really!

Sal Nunziato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Peter Wolf, Mavis Staples, John Fogerty, Alison Krauss, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Wilco, Ani DiFranco, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Waits, Foo Fighters, Southern Culture on the Skids, J. Geils, Maurice Brown, Robert Plant, My Morning Jacket, Taylor Hawkins, Buddy Miller, Richie Havens, Rolling Stones, Allen Toussaint, Supergrass, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Throughout the year I've posted daily doses of music commentary and record reviews over at Burning Wood. I try to be honest and shoot from the hip. So...

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Margaret Cho Talks About New Album, Gay Rights & Head Lice

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daniel Choi, Ani DiFranco, Gummy-Bear-Sex-Positions, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Andrew Bird, Same-Sex Marriage, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Grant Lee Phillips, Gay Rights, Margaret Cho, Dadt Repeal, Sex, Fiona Apple, Dadt, Patty Griffin, Tegan and Sara, Ben Lee, Gay Marriage, Entertainment News
Lee Stranahan

Here's the difference between you and Margaret Cho... Let's say that you'd been staying in a seedy motel in Casablanca and had become infested with h...

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Margaret Cho Is Just Plain Awesome (She's a Friggin' Rockstar SuperHero Bitch* on New Album Cho Dependent)

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Garrison Star, Tommy Chong, Atlanta, Cho Dependent, Jane Bingum, Brooke Elliott, Brendan Benson, Music, Conan O?Brien, OK Go, Ed Hardy, Josh Berman. Teri Lee, Gwar, Rachael Yamagata, Comedy, Grant Lee Phillips, The Gossip, Nathan Kostechko, Karl Newman, Korean American, Fiona Apple, Emily Kuroda, Bonnaroo, M.a.S.H., Diana Yanez and Kurt Hall, Jack White, Kat Von D, Drop Dead Diva, Stand Up Comedy, Gulf Oil Spill, Tegan & Sara, Aaron Yoo, Andrew Bird, Comedy Music, Chris O?Donnell, Lifetime TV, Margaret Cho, Patty Griffin, Mike Davis, Ben Lee, Ani DiFranco, All American Girl, Gay Marriage, Jon Brion, New Pornographers, Tattoos, Meghan Toohey, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

Margaret Cho gave me some of her time recently to discuss the August 24th release of her new album Cho Dependent. News Flash: Girlfriend can sing, and really really well.

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HuffPost Review: Peter Frampton, Plus Conversations with Serena Ryder and Ryan Star, and more

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ryan Star, Serena Ryder, Peter Frampton, The Lemonheads, The Wizard of Oz, Madonna, Jason Castro, Neil Young, A&M Records, Mary Gauthier, John Prine, Humble Pie, Rock Star, Matt Hires, Private Practice, The Betales, The Pixies, Max Webster, Morphine, PS I Love You, Atlantic Records, The Rolling Stones, Roger Miller, Lie to Me, Geffen Records, Juliana Hatfield, Rooney, Kenny G, Leonard Cohen, Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, Stupertramp, Junos, Robert Francis, The Philanthropist, Joni Mitchell, American Idol, Ani DiFranco, Dave Navarro, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

At this point in his career, Peter Frampton could have tossed out a second instrumental album and won another Grammy. Thankfully, this time out, he played his heart in addition to his axe, creating what could be the best album of his career.

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Working With Margaret Cho (Video)

Ben Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tracy Chapman, Notorious B.I.G., Tegen and Sara, Comedians, Tommy Chong, Margaret Cho, Patti Griffin, Laurel Canyon, New Pornographers, Cheech and Chong, Rap Music, Jon Brion, Lil Wayne, Ani DiFranco, Video, Los Angeles News
Ben Lee

At the eleventh hour of the recording process, the comedian Margaret Cho texted me saying she had an idea for one final song on the album: it would be about Lil Wayne.

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Mile High Dilemma

Kathrine Warren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lollapalooza, Chuck Morris, Ani-Difranco, AEG Live Rocky Mountains, Rodrigo-Y-Gabriela, Dave Matthews Band, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Greg Brown, Planet Bluegrass, Jackjohnson, Budweiser, John Mayer, New Belgium, Mile-High-Music-Festival, Commerce City-Colorado, Swell Season, Richard Thompson, Rilo Kiley, Lyons Colorado, Mark Cohn, Radiohead, Denver News
Kathrine Warren

The Mile High Music Festival is moving to Aug. 14 and 15, which just happens to be the same weekend as the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons.

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Life Cycle: Pop vs. Soda? Either Way It's Made with (GMO) Corn.

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Aspartame, Cans, Genetically-Modified Organisms, Popcorn, Weight Gain, Fake Sweeteners, Artificial, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Aluminum, Green Living, Memory Loss, Obesity, Dvds, Movies, Recycling, Leukemia, Health, Soda, Plastic, Sarah Smarsh, Blockbuster Night, Fibromyalgia, Ani DiFranco, Pop, Simran Sethi, Saccharin, All-American, Gmos, Green News
Simran Sethi

Life Cycle is a series of posts that looks at the environmental impacts of everyday things. Last week we talked about popcorn. Chemically flavored...

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