Writer-director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) is no stranger to politics (witness his co-scripting of the Will Ferrell Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush) nor music (witness the jazz-flute stylings of Mr. Ron Burgundy). Now, the Funny Or Die honcho has combined these two interests in a website called Public Domain Protest Song... Read More →

Music is an entertainment slash art form that doesn't suffer B.S. well. Sure you can sing songs about benign subjects like having a crush or wanting a Benz but try and sing a song about how the Koch Brothers need more tax breaks or how teacher's unions are overpaid and it's going to sound really, really F'd up. But other than Green Day we haven't had a lot of protest music over... Read More →

The Wisconsin law requires public workers to chip in more for their health care and pensions and it limits their collective bargaining rights. The state's Department of Administration had begun preparations to start taking extra deductions out of workers' paychecks when the judge... Read More →

One of my favorite local bands English Teeth has teamed up with director Adam McKay and others to launch an interesting little project today. Head over to the Public Domain Protest Song website or read excerpts from the founders’ message below to learn more. And hopefully... Read More →

Kevin Hoetger, lead singer for the Austin rock band English Teeth, took Adam McKay, writer and director of films including "The Other Guys" and "Step Brothers," to see singer-songwriter James McMurtry at the Continental Club in September. Listening to McMurtry, whose... Read More →

Kevin Hoetger, lead singer for the Austin rock band English Teeth, took Adam McKay, writer and director of films including "The Other Guys" and "Step Brothers," to see singer-songwriter James McMurtry at the Continental Club in September. Listening to Mr. McMurtry... Read More →

American Idiot Local mod squad English Teeth recorded a series of protest songs with Will Ferrell cohort Adam McKay for Public Domain Protest Song, an online platform for artists to upload original music without copyrights or trademarks... Read More →