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New Grammy category for African music ignores almost all of Africa
The friends and collaborators catch up about the power and practicality of art. By Ian Brennan NPR February 4th, 2023…
Life Under the Jolly Roger- Gabriel Kuhn talks with Tasos Sagris for Void Network
Void Network January 25th, 2024 Over the last couple of decades an ideological battle has raged over the political legacy…
Terry Bisson on Bookwaves discussing Any Day Now
By Richard Wolinsky Bookwaves Terry Bisson, long-time Bay Area science fiction writer, discusses his latest work “Any Day Now” and…
Hear stunning music recorded inside Mississippi’s infamous Parchman prison
By Graeme Thomso BBC September 13th, 2023 Earlier this year, award-winning producer Ian Brennan visited the notorious Mississippi State Penitentiary,…
“Shout Your Abortion” billboards send a bold message along I-55
By Amelia Bonow, SYA cofounder By Chris Carter Kait8 September 28th, 2023 JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – In a bold move,…
‘It’s a charged place’: Parchman Farm, the Mississippi prison with a remarkable musical history
By Sheldon Pearce Guardian UK Wed 20 Sep 2023 Inmates at this bucolic but brutal prison have long been singing…
How Samuel R. Delany Reimagined Sci-Fi, Sex, and the City
A visionary novelist and a revolutionary chronicler of gay life, he’s taken American letters to uncharted realms. By Julian Lucas…
What’s Crazy In Health Care Today
By Michael Fine What’s Crazy In Health Care Today By Michael Fine © 2023 by Michael Fine In the United…
Obituary: Yanna Momina (1947-2023)
Photo © Marilena Umuhoza Delli By Ian Brennan Songlines June 20th, 2023 Afar singer Yanna Momina has passed away, just…