The deaths of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis and the violence ICE has perpetuated has revived a folk-music tradition from artists across genres ...

Bruce Springsteen's protest song "Streets of Minneapolis," a response to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ...

Billy Bragg, who just wrote and released the song “City of Heroes,” talks with the Monitor about the impact of protest songs.

MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

You’ve probably heard someone say a song “is in a key,” but music doesn’t always work that simply. Many songs jump around or mix notes from different places to create new moods. Once you hear it this ...

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The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...