January 30, 2018
For “Winnie”: Anti-Apartheid Songs of Protest
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Miriam Makeba and Dizzy Gillespie, 1991[/caption] By Sarah Bardeen, guest contributor Modern South Africa was forged in apartheid. The struggle defined life for generations of South…...
October 31, 2017
Chasing Trane Playlist: Coltrane and His Disciples
Independent Lens in Beyond the Films
By Nick Dedina, Guest Contributor Drop a needle on a John Coltrane record, hit play on one of his digital playlists, or watch Chasing Trane and it’s easy to understand…...
June 09, 2017
12 Trans Musicians Carving Their Own Identities
Craig Phillips in Beyond the Films
Real Boy is the portrait of Bennett, who is undergoing gender reassignment surgery, and his mom's struggle to process the change, but it's also the portrait of a young musician…...
February 09, 2016
The Black Panthers Pandora Mixtape
Craig Phillips in Lists
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution aired on Independent Lens and you can plug in, turn on, and get down with our curated Pandora Mixtape. The set joins the politically…...
August 11, 2015
Black Power Playlist: Music is the Message
Independent Lens in Lists
The soundtrack to America’s civil rights movement before the mid-1960s was predominantly made up of gospel standards and spirituals, with a smattering of popular folk. But by the late 1960s,…...
September 19, 2012
#TGIM! Indie Lens Fans Generate EPIC Monday Music Playlist
Brooke Shelby Biggs in Uncategorized
We asked you for your favorite Monday music jams, and boy, did you come through! Turns out your tastes run from Wilco to NOFX, with some Mamas & the Papas…...
August 17, 2012
Help Us Create a Monday Music Playlist
Brooke Shelby Biggs in
Who's got a case of the Mondays? We do! As you may know, we have a new home on the television schedule starting in October — Monday nights at 10…...