Category Archives: Music

Richard Rabbit Brown – “Sinking of the Titanic”

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Tim Shorrock

In all the hoopla surrounding the 100-year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, there’s been little said about the enormous impact of the disaster on African-Americans and the music they gifted the world: the blues. The absence of race … Continue reading →

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CIA Man

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Tim Shorrock

The CIA, Tuli Kupferberg and Me CIA Man, written by the late, great Tuli Kupferberg, is one of the Fugs‘ oldest songs. I first heard it live at the Harry Smith Memorial Concert in DC produced by the Smithsonian Institution … Continue reading →

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Limbaugh, Find yourself another country to be part of

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Tim Shorrock

My tweet of the day @timothys: Rush Limbaugh calls the first black man elected president “boy.” To the racist white man, America is always Mississippi, circa 1962. (Thanks to the late, great Phil Ochs for the song).

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Take it from Pete

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Tim Shorrock

In 1964, I was in eighth grade at the American School in Japan in Tokyo. Being the child of left-leaning missionaries and a recent visitor to Vietnam, I was pretty aware of what was going on in the world but … Continue reading →

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New Dylan out this week

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Tim Shorrock

Via Wired: Starting Tuesday, the latest music from Bob Dylan will be available on NPR. The album is Tell Tale Signs, another addition to his bootleg series of rare and unreleased recordings. Mississippi, the tune available on Wired, is a … Continue reading →

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