Archive for February 2021

https://kregmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/blog-2-33-revolutions.mp3 Dorian Lynskey is a prominent music critic and has written a thoroughly researched history of 20th century protest music. In his book, 33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs he explains how protest songs force their way into a culture and everyday conversation. Some of the artists he explores are Billie Holiday,…

https://kregmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/02/blog-1-its-the-end-of-the-world-as-clear-channel-knows-it.mp3 Following the September 11th attacks in 2001, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia), the largest owner of radio stations in the United States, circulated an internal memo containing a list of songs that program directors felt were “lyrically questionable” to play in the aftermath of the attacks. In the article It’s the End of the…