Studio 360’s Redesign Challenge: the Fourth of July
Studio 360 has a summer project in the works and we need your help: we're redesigning the Fourth of July.Don't worry, it's not a complete gutting. We're keeping the red, white, and blue, the cookouts,...
View ArticleThe Apples in stereo's "Beauty of America"
Robert Schneider of The Apples in stereo wrote music and lyrics for a brand new national anthem, created just for us.
View ArticleA New National Anthem
This Sunday is the 234th birthday of the United States of America, and across the nation people will be watching baseball, illegally shooting off fireworks, eating apple pie, and generally swelling...
View ArticleTop Five National Anthems by Notable Composers
There are a lot of anthems being sung this month with Canada Day on July 1st, Bastille Day on the 14th and Belgian National Day on the 21st, not to mention our own 4th of July. Most of these well-known...
View ArticleThe National Anthem, Remixed
The national anthem commemorates the struggle of our nascent country at war. The lyrics come from a poem Francis Scott Key penned 200 years ago during the War of 1812: "The Defence of Fort McHenry."...
View ArticleAs 'Star-Spangled Banner' Turns 200, Five Unusual Classical Versions
This weekend marks the 200th anniversary of the poem that became the nation’s national anthem. The "Star-Spangled Banner" has never been easy to sing, and it has stirred some doubts over its historical...
View ArticleNo Joyce DiDonato National Anthem, but Here Are Five Other Must-See Versions
With the build up to the World Series, which kicked off this week, many classical music fans were neither rooting for the Kansas City Royals nor the San Francisco Giants. Instead, they were pulling for...
View ArticleJoyce DiDonato Sings National Anthem – with a Stumble
Judging by instant reactions on social media, Joyce DiDonato gave a fine a cappella rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Game 7 of the World Series Wednesday night.But then, as the longtime...
View ArticleListen: The Irony Behind France's Anthem, 'La Marseillaise'
In 1792, the soldier Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote a musical call to arms in the midst of the French Revolution. Merely three years later, on July 14, 1795, it was adopted as the French national...
View ArticleNFL Quarterback's Stand (to Not Stand for National Anthem)
Morgan Jerkins, writer and contributing editor at Catapult, and author of an essay for Rolling Stone "What Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem Protest Tells Us About America," talks about the recent...
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Fame offers Kaepernick and fellow athletes a platform for dissent
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: But, first: Athletes have had a long tradition of being activists with their political protest. The latest case is of San Francisco 49ers quarterback...
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Can schools punish students for protesting the national anthem?
San Francisco 49ers players Eli Harold, Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid kneel in protest during the national anthem before a NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium. Photo by Kirby...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg calls national-anthem protests ‘dumb and disrespectful’
San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Eli Harold, quarterback Colin Kaepernick and free safety Eric Reid kneel in protest during the playing of the national anthem before a NFL game against the...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick Reverses on National Anthem Protests
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Football season is over, baseball hasn't started yet, and the hockey and basketball playoffs are still at least a month away. But forDave...
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