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ROGER WATERS + MONA MIARI : COMFORTABLY NUMB

ROGER WATERS and Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari have re-recorded “Comfortably Numb” as a tribute to Gaza. The two share vocals ...

This is not the way we want to live It's not the way it has to be This is not the way we want to live It's not the way it has to b...

SINGER-SONGWRITER Lucy Dacus delivered a stirring performance of 'Bread and Roses' during the inauguration of New York City mayor ...

Something different. This is a cover of'Don't Dream It's Over' by Crowded House. It's reimagined as a 1960s Motown sou...

Irish rap group Kneecap and American punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have reasserted our shared humanity and refused to allow western politicians a...

Cabinet Minister Chris Bishop wanted to 'get down with the kids' but ended up making a fool of himself — and revealing his true poli...

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour in Manchester, England this week. Springsteen had so...

RELEASED BY American record label Empire, Rajieen translates to 'returning'. The eight-minute track features 25 Arab artists singin...

ZEYNE WAS born in Jordan to Palestinian parents. Her music is a reflection of her dual cultural heritage. With roots in Palestinian and Jor...

At nearly 500 pages, Mixing Pop and Politics is a big read, writes Vicky Wilson, but it's a reminder that music has always been politi...

"Chumbawamba wrote the song Tubthumping as a song of hope and positivity, so it seems entirely odd that the 'I get knocked down....

THANKS TO TRACY CHAPMAN performing 'Fast Car' with country singer Luke Coombs at the 2024 Grammy Awards, it looks like a whole new ...

'She said the debt, the debt, the debt / So I thought about shifting gear.' SAM FENDER deservedly won Best Rock Act at the Brit Aw...

Ukraine punk band Beton may not be all that they seem. YESTERDAY I posted the video to 'Kyiv Calling' by Ukraine band Beton. The vid...