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Why Do Artists such as Sting Receive Criticism When Engaging in Fundraising and Protest?

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Paul Carr

When doing some of the last bits of research for my Sting book – I have been pondering on why he received so much criticism off the press for his stance on human rights protest. Before I get around to … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa, Popular Music and Politics

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Paul Carr

Having recently returned from a fantastic conference on ‘music and protest’ at the University of Limerick’, it got me thinking about an unpublished Zappa paper that I wrote around 7 years ago. I have copied and pasted the unedited version … Continue reading →

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Songs of Social Protest Conference: University of Limerick, Ireland.

Posted on April 29, 2015 by Paul Carr

Day 1 – April 29th 2015 After the long trip from South Wales to Limerick, the first thing that struck me with the University of Limerick is its size and beauty. I was at the university to give a paper … Continue reading →

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