music
Today in labor history: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts first woman
January 3, 2014On Jan. 3, 1987, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame admitted its first woman performer, Detroit legend Aretha Franklin.
Read moreToday in labor history: Beethoven’s music belongs to all of us
December 16, 2013He was a brilliant pianist and one of the most famous and influential of all composers.
Read moreCroatian fascists and the attack on Bob Dylan
December 5, 2013There is an obvious desire to either celebrate or deny a barbarous past, to make sure that "the times they are not a-changin'."
Read moreThis Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for “Strange Fruit”
December 3, 2013I am so thankful for Abel Meeropol's brilliant creation because "Strange Fruit"'s growing power gives me hope. The pen just could be mightier than the sword after all.
Read moreMozart, propagandist, in new rendering of old classic
November 27, 2013The current version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Magic Flute at Los Angeles Opera raises two essential artistic questions (plus, perhaps, eyebrows).
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