Sustainability & Climate Change Issue Update: Eco-Rockers and Green Driving
Welcome to 2011 and this year’s first Sustainability & Climate Change e-newsletter. Here’s the sort of news that’s caught my eye.
Stuck Outside of Folsom
Famed rock n’ roll photographer Jay Blakesberg visited Folsom Prison in an attempt to film a concert on the 40th anniversary of Johnny Cash’s famous performance there. Here are his photos and story.
Personal Liberty Issue Update: Top 10 Personal Liberty Stories of 2010
From landmark Supreme Court cases to the Wikileaks controversy to the Tea Party, Americans expressed their passion for liberty in many different ways.
Interview: Alexander McCobin of Students for Liberty
Alexander McCobin is Students for Liberty’s Executive Director and recently, HeadCount had the opportunity to chat with him about the organization and why social issues relating to personal liberty and smaller government seem to be a growing concern among young people.
What Would You Do With a Trillion Dollars?
The not-for-profit, American Friends Service Committee, is asking young people just that, via a video contest.
Remember Haiti with this Radiohead Benefit Concert
Last January Radiohead organized a benefit concert that raised $572,754 for Oxfam, with tickets as expensive as $2,000. And now that concert is available to you by download or to watch instantly, here.
Keep the Music (and Relief!) Coming, for Haiti
This year, on the anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, we’re proud to be partnering with our friends Causecast and Music for Relief to bring you “Download to Donate,” an innovative incentive to support ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.
Should I Play Or Should I Go?
If half of the states in our nation enacted legislation like Arizona’s SB1070, that could make principled touring a lot more challenging and costly.
Starving for a role; now that’s commitment
It’s no surprise that many women have body image issues, when the media glamorizes thinness and rewards those that struggle with their body image.
Zeppelin, Floyd, Thatcher and Bush… Bob Geldof Reflects
Bob Geldof reflects on Live Aid, Live 8, and how music really can change the world.