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"We’ve been branded as Celtgrass," says We Banjo 3 multi-instrumentalist Dave Howley. "We’ve been given a brand new genre."
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"He’s worked on this issue all his life," says An Inconvenient Truth director Jon Shenk, speaking about Al Gore's environmental crusade. "He has suffered some defeat and yet managed to stay optimistic."
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"Not getting stuck anywhere has always been very important to me," says singer-songwriter Daniel Romano.
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"It’s not the style of music that has a shelf life," says Squirrel Nut Zippers' Jimbo Mathus.
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"We draw from a darker place when we write the music and lyrics," says Phantogram singer-guitarist Josh Carter.
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"Politicians now sit back while young people go off to fight wars," says director Jonathan Teplitzky, talking about Churchill's voluntary service in WWI.
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"With astroPuppees, I was living in L.A. and it was electric and loud," says singer-songwriter Kelley Ryan. "Now, it’s scaled down and deeper and quieter—not loud like the traffic."
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Best known as Prince’s backing back, the Revolution formed in 1979 when Prince joined up with drummer Bobby Z. and keyboardist Matt Fink. After a few lineup changes, the final line-up included Lisa Coleman on keyboards/piano, W...
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"When you’re humble and hungry you want to practice and make yourself better and find out what your connection with people is and what they like about you and what you want to play," says Joe Nichols, talking about how he neede...
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"At this time, the main job for an artist is to remind people what it is to be human, and that we need to look out for each other and love each other unconditionally," says Frank Iero.