Pete Seeger

Five Songs for Earth Day

​ Today marks the forty-first anniversary of Earth Day. As the brainchild of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, the observation first held in the United States on April 22nd, 1970 was conceived as a 'teach-in' meant to inspire awareness and action on issues critical to the health of the enviro ... More >>

Fleet Foxes Debut 'Grown Ocean' Video; Robin Pecknold Contextualizes 'Helplessness Blues'

​While you may scoff "adult-indie contemporary" at teh mention of Fleet Foxes, nothing on our radar has been more eagerly anticipated than the Seattle band's sophomore release, Helplessness Blues, out May 3. Now that they've released the first video from that set, singer Robin Pecknold talks about ... More >>

WTF of the Week: Tom Waits to Release Single on 78 RPM

​WTF?Yesterday Pitchfork reported bluesman Tom Waits will be releasing a 78 RPM vinyl single on Nov. 19 through New Orleans-based Preservation Hall Recordings.Each side of the limited edition vinyl platter will feature a cover song recorded in collaboration with the Preservation Hall Jazz band inc ... More >>

Sitting There On the Group W Bench

The Guthrie Family Legacy Tour

Staying the Course

At his press conference this morning, President Bush promised yet again that when it comes to Iraq, we'll continue to push on even though we're waist deep in the Big Muddy. Elsewhere in this morning's news we find some milestones of the course on which we are staying. From the Washington Post: A te ... More >>

Supplementary Discography

Bands the Cold War Kids never heard but could have: loose songs by righteous outsiders with scuffy guitars

Hot Hot Hike

I Am a Terrorist: I Teach

A radicals journey from thin mints to the classroom

Yakkity Yak

Ramblin Jack talks back

Napster Up Your Asster

Bigger Than the Beatles

UC Irvine professor Jon Wieners fight for John Lennons FBI file reveals something ugly about democracy in America

When He Was Just a Little Rolling Stone

Early Dylan documents the creation of modern rock

When He Was Just a Little Rolling Stone

Early Dylan documents the creation of modern rock

The Peoples Republic of Barclay!

For one night only, when Arlo Guthrie presides

Poo Fighters

Once a friend of land developers, Garry Brown has joined the battle to keep OCs beaches free of the brown stuff