Bill Nevins

John Hammond: "Life is no secret" — living the American blues

Push Comes to Shove
Music by John Hammond
Only Blues Music, 2007
12 tracks, $23.99

Soldier's Joy

(For Specialist Mike Moriarty, Rahim Al Haj and all the Joes and Jills and all the Hadjis. This poem is inspired in part by the documentary film The War Tapes, which everyone should see.)

Lizzie West sings out clear against fear

I Pledge Allegiance to Myself
Lizzie West
Appleseed Recordings

Belafonte, people's artists scorch lying US regime

"This man is, to me, a prophet!", declared Taos Pueblo recording artist Robert Mirabal on June 29 in welcoming legendary performer Harry Belafonte to the stage of the 2003 annual Taos Solar Music Festival.

Larry Kirwan: Not all happy riots and righteous parties

Larry Kirwan is best known as leader/song-writer of Irish-American rebel-rockers Black 47. He is most often seen in a packed New York pub, his fist upraised, shouting, "So here's to you, revolution! May your flame keep burning still!".