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LIVE: Billy Bragg: A Clash Fan Who's Still Looking Forward

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) June 18, 2008 2:30 pm
It was a cool, damp night on the shore of Lake Ontario as Billy Bragg hit the stage at 9 p.m. sharp and apologized for the "British weather" before he plugged in his silver electric guitar and opened the evening's entertainment with "This Guitar Says Sorry." He quickly followed that with another older tune, "Warmest Room,...
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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) April 22, 2008 1:35 pm
While I prefer the more musically sparse and vocally strident Bragg of days gone by, this mellower and more mature 11th studio effort still has a lot to offer fans of well-written songs. The aptly titled LP is the Englishman's first in six years and finds him dealing with both romance and the fight for an equitable society, though more of the...
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Billy Bragg Shows Which Side He's On

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 13, 2006 5:30 pm
Billy Bragg's brief North American tour to promote his new Volume 1 box set kicked off with a sold-out 90-minute show in Toronto on Saturday night and as always, even if a cold prevented his voice from being at its best, his songs came from both his head and his heart. Striding on to the stage alone with only an electric guitar, just like he...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 6, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 6, 2011 3:26 pm
Damon Albarn is scoring a short film called The Boy In The Oak. It's a film adaptation of the book of the same title that was recently released by his sister, Jessica Albarn. Jude Law will narrate the movie. —The Playlist Amon Amarth want you to grow your best viking beard to win a prize pack that includes a lock from vocalist Johan Hegg's beard...
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Strummerville Shows The Power Of Music

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) June 14, 2010 1:53 pm
Joe Strummer's sudden death on Dec. 22, 2002 left many of his friends and fans in shock. But after the mourning was over, it was time to celebrate the former Clash singer/guitarist's love of music and use it to help others. That led to the formation of Strummerville, a registered charity that aims to keep the artist's memory alive. Strummerville...
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Billy Bragg: 50 And Still Vital

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) April 4, 2008 1:00 pm
The seemingly tireless Billy Bragg made the rounds in a variety of roles over four days and nights at the recent South By Southwest Music And Media Conference in Austin, Texas, caught a 7 a.m. Sunday flight to New York City to perform a St. Patrick's Day-themed show with The Pogues and Kate Nash, flew home to England, then wrote an op-ed piece...
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Billy Bragg Is Mr. Love & Justice

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) March 28, 2008 5:00 pm
Billy Bragg hasn't released a new album since 2002's England, Half English, but he's written a book, issued two career-spanning retrospective boxed sets, received a variety of honours and been as active as ever on the frontlines of fighting for social justice. So even though he turned 50 in December, don't think he's slowing down. Bragg's 11th...
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March 13, 2008
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Billy Bragg Volume 2 Boxed Set Arriving Imminently

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By CHARTattack Staff October 12, 2006 6:30 pm
After releasing the first volume of his boxed set and reissuing his earliest records through Outside Music in February, the next stage of Billy Bragg's career will be highlighted when the nine-disc Volume 2 set arrives in stores on October 17. After initially making a name for himself through playing and recording with only an electric guitar,...
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Billy Bragg Campaign Helps Lead To Change In MySpace Terms

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By CHARTattack Staff June 28, 2006 5:30 pm
Pressure from British singer, songwriter and activist Billy Bragg has caused MySpace to change their terms of agreement, and he's once again putting music on his page. Bragg had expressed concern that, under MySpace's previous terms, his songs could have been used elsewhere without his permission. He urged fans and other artists to let MySpace...
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Billy Bragg Move Stirs MySpace Controversy

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By CHARTattack Staff June 14, 2006 5:30 pm
British agit-folk-rocker Billy Bragg has removed songs from his MySpace page over concerns that they could be used elsewhere without his permission. While fans can still listen to and download music from Bragg's own site, his office posted this blog message about MySpace's terms having the potential to exploit artists: "Someone who we...
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Billy Bragg Still Wants To Help Save The Youth Of America

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) April 11, 2006 5:00 pm
For an artist who's had a career spanning more than 25 years and been called a spokesperson for his generation, Billy Bragg hasn't spent that much time in the studio. But Yep Roc Records has collected his first four studio albums and a wealth of bonus material on the seven-CD, two-DVD set, Volume 1. The albums, with bonus discs, are also...
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SXSW 2006 Bonus Coverage 2: Foo's Drummer Takes Centre Stage

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By Karen Pace (CHARTattack) March 21, 2006 9:37 am
Former Chartattack News Editor, Karen Pace travelled to Austin TX, to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the venerable music festival. Here's her report on her Thursday and Friday observations. Neil Young was a hotly tipped possibility at a charity fundraising brunch at the Four Seaons Hotel one day, but I'm sure that the audience wasn't...
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Billy Bragg Reissues Coming In February

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By CHARTattack Staff November 24, 2005 5:30 pm
Deluxe reissues of four Billy Bragg albums and a comprehensive box set originally scheduled for release in September will now come out on February 21 through Yep Roc Records. The "Bard Of Barking" was a revelation when he burst on to the scene, taking the stage alone with his electric guitar with songs of leftist politics, love and...
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