An interesting post today over at Rust Wire about the music of the suburbs. Anyone here have a favorite tune?
Sprawl’s Greatest Hits: A History of Suburban Protest Ballads
1 AUGUST 2011
This post originally appeared on Streetsblog.
The protest movements that have changed the world — for peace, civil rights or labor justice — have always had rallying songs that inspired devotees and informed the masses. The smart growth movement is no exception: sprawl and the general shortcomings of the American suburb have been a favorite theme among musicians ever since the invention of the cul-de-sac.
READ MORE: http://rustwire.com/2011/08/01/sprawls-greatest-hits-a-history-of-suburban-protest-ballads/
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