One of the Usual Suspects
I became familiar with the the Scottish Alt-rock band Snow Patrol in the early 2000’s. With the albums Final Straw, Eyes Open, and One Hundred Million Suns, the group moved from Noticed to Highly Popular to Headliners. Snow Patrol’s style was one of thought-provoking melancholy with a up-paced edge sound. That sound was enhanced over the Read More…
With respect to general audiences, Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, Clockers, Inside Man) has made a career being provocative, not crossing over the line, and not selling out. Lee is a vocal and animated teller of american stories about people usually mired in the system (e.g., race, gender, education, occupation, location) who are about Read More…