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I spoke with System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian backstage at Slim’s in San Francisco. A liberal-minded, Armenian Genocide activist, he was genuinely excited to speak with someone from Mother Jones Magazine, and told me he was a big fan of our publication. Folks from Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office showed up after...
Henry Rollins is best known as the frontman for the hardcore punk band Black Flag and later for his solo project the Rollins Band. He performs regularly as a spoken word artist and a comedian, and has written and published books of prose and poetry. Rollins is a radio and TV personality, actor, and...
How did the Fox host end up with a high school student on his show quoting his own advice on “healthy sex”? The strange and convoluted tale of the Boulder High teen panel I wrote for motherjones.com can be found HERE.
Twenty years ago, Chuck D unapologetically announced that he was the “poetic, political, lyrical son” in the rap song “Public Enemy No. 1.” The front man for the rap group Public Enemy has sent shockwaves ever since, through his lyrics on nearly 20 hip hop albums, as a composer, actor, author, political activist and...