Squatters

sex pistols mural

After 40 years, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks’

Culture

Forty years ago, the Sex Pistols wasn’t just releasing an album — it was also defining a moment in the culture that lives on in punk and its progeny today.

Spanish square to be named after British punk rocker

Arts, Culture & Media

Spanish Square to Be Named in Honor of The Clash’s Joe Strummer

Arts, Culture & Media

Dutch Woman who Joined FARC to Participate in Peace Talks

Conflict & Justice

Country Music Reflects America’s Struggles

The World

Country music reflects America’s struggles

Arts, Culture & Media

With 14 million Americans currently out of work, a crippling national debt, and a record number of people living below the poverty line, country music may be going through a sea change.

The World

Tea Party Troubadours

Global Politics

Who says protest songs are just for liberals? Chris Cassone, a right-wing Woody Guthrie, and MC Hi-Caliber, aka Mr. Conservative, have a beef with the government. They’re channeling their frustrations into their music and bugging liberals in the process. Produced by Studio 360’s Derek John.

The World

This Land Is Your Land

Global Politics

It wasn’t sold or played on the radio, but Woody Guthrie’s song became an American classic. It was also attacked as anti-American. The history behind ?This Land Is Your Land,? from our series ?American Icons.”

Reggie Watts & Woody Guthrie

Studio 360’s series American Icons continues with a look at Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” Kurt Andersen speaks with Pete Seeger and others about how the song found its place in American culture. Later in the hour, Kurt talks with sci-fi writer William Gibson, who chose not to set his new book Zero […]