In 1996, the Tibetan Freedom Concert turned an underreported human rights struggle into a global cultural moment. The brainchild of Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch, the San Francisco benefit featured an enviable lineup of rock and hip-hop heavies, including Rage Against the Machine, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, A Tribe Called Quest, Foo Fighters, … Read more
When Bono walked onstage at New York’s BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center on June 13 to present Bruce Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award, he began his speech by winding the clock back to 1975. He was 15 then. “I was off to being very good at being no good, but … Read more
Bono gave Bruce Springsteen a hard time for refusing to license his song “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” for a commercial for the clothing brand Gap in partnership with Bono’s AIDS foundation (RED). While presenting Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award at Tribeca Festival, Bono started to praise the Boss’ ability … Read more