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Showing videos filed under: ellen willis
Sex, Hope & Rock'n'roll: Ellen Willis and Pop Critique
April 29, 2011"Rock is, among other things, a potent means of expressing the active emotions--anger, aggression, lust, the joy of physical exertion--that feed all freedom movements, and it is no accident that women musicians have been denied access to this powerful musical language." So wrote Ellen Willis in June of 1974, when the acclaimed feminist thinker and cultural critic was working as the Rock, Etc. columnist at the New Yorker.Andrew Bacevich; Sex, Hope & Rock'n'Roll, & Baratunde Thurston
April 28, 2011According to retired Colonel Andrew Bacevich, Barack Obama "is a problem solver, he's surrounded himself with problem solvers at a time when maybe we need some creative thinking." This week saw the announcement that General David Petraeus would be taking Leon Panetta's spot as head of the CIA, while Panetta would be moving to replace Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.Are Musicians Laborers or Entrepreneurs?
December 25, 2009Both, say our guests on today's show, who've been around the music scene for a while. We think of art as something beautiful, something fun, but in this country it's something that very few people are expected to make a living at. But it's also time-consuming difficult work that takes years of training and practice to do well.Holidays with Harry Shearer, and Music as Labor
December 24, 2009Happy Holidays from all of us at GRITtv. While you're sitting down with family--or celebrating alone--or not celebrating at all, we've got a special show for you to enjoy tonight.
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