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The Vietnam War: A History in Song The ‘First Television War’ was also documented in over 5,000 songs. From protest to patriotism, popular music reveals the complexity of America’s two-decade long experience struggling against communism in Vietnam. US soldiers gather around a guitar player during Operation Yellowstone, 18 January 1968.  In the early 1970s, an obscure Louisiana-based country singer called Bob Necaise released ‘Mr. Where is Viet-Nam’. In the song, Lil Gary Dee, a ‘little boy not yet four years old’, asks: Mister where is Vietnam? I want to see my daddy W...

John Fogerty is once again reacting to current events with a new song, "Weeping in the Promised Land." "I took a look back at what 2020 has been and tried to get my feelings out about the political climate, Black Lives Matter, COVID and everything else that occurred this year," he said in a statement. "Friends are dying, we are stuck at home, we are indeed weeping in the promised land." In the song, the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader refers to President Donald Trump as a "forked-tongue pharaoh" obsessed with power and "shouting down" a "medicine man" - most likely a reference to ...

A threat to informers and media freedom We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 7, 2021 — 8.42am Normal text size Credit:Illustration: John Shakespeare To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. JULIAN ASSANGE A threat to informers and media freedom UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser has ruled that Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US to face espionage charges on the grounds of his mental health and the regime under which he would be jailed there (The Ag...

John Fogerty is once again reacting to current events with a new song, "Weeping in the Promised Land." "I took a look back at what 2020 has been and tried to get my feelings out about the political climate, Black Lives Matter, COVID and everything else that occurred this year," he said in a statement. "Friends are dying, we are stuck at home, we are indeed weeping in the promised land." In the song, the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader refers to President Donald Trump as a "forked-tongue pharaoh" obsessed with power and "shouting down" a "medicine man" - most likely a reference to ...

With the coronavirus pandemic lockdown in its fourth month, word of a brand new album from AC/DC was the best news we could possibly get in September 2020. After a few years when it seemed like they would call it quits, AC/DC regrouped with the quintet that made Power Up. The record had been rumored as far back as summer 2018, when some of its members were spotted outside a Vancouver studio. But the project was kept under wraps until the official announcement at the end of September. Fleetwood Mac also received an unexpected surprise that month, with a surge in popularity thanks to a vira...