Jim Alfredson

Is the protest song dead? Have artists become paralyzed by the possibility of offending someone? Have we become so narcissistic that all we can sing about is our own love and loss? Is the corporate music machine controlling the message? Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, CCR, Bob Marley, The Clash, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, CSNY, John Lennon, Billie Holiday, Edwin Starr, Peter Gabriel, etc. Where are the artists today taking a stand? "Music can change the world because it can change people....