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Sandy Carter
Sandy Carter was born in Gulfport, Mississippi and grew up in Amarillo, Texas. While attending the University Of Texas at Austin, he became active in the late 60s anti-war, student, and civil rights movements. During the last three decades, he has been active in organizing around workplace, community, and mental health issues. Since the early 80s, he has been living in the Bay Area. His writing on music, politics, and popular culture has appeared in outlets such as the Bay Guardian and The San Francisco Chronicle. "Slippin` & Slidin," his column on music and popular culture, appeared monthly in Z Magazine.
Yes we need gun control. But we need it mostly to protect us from the weaponizedĀ aggression of boys and men
Carter After September 11, all forms of popular music seemed particularly out of sync with the times. There was the predictable upsurge…
Carter Paul Lassier’s first novel, Last Refuge of Scoundrels (Warner Books) takes readers on a wild, rollicking, irreverent tour of the American…
Carter Michael Franti and Spearhead, Stay Human (Six Degrees) From his days with the Beatnigs and the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy on…
Carter Because his raw, plaintive tenor graces the platinum-selling soundtrack of Joel and Ethan Coen’s film O Brother, Where Art Thou,…
Carter After selling more than seven million albums with her musical partner Emily Saliers in the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray is finding…
Carter Dolly Parton, Little Sparrow (Sugar Hill/ Blue Eye) In an interview decades ago, the great Merle Haggard lamented the fact that…
The pop world of 2000 was a dreadful mess, still dominated by boy band bromides, naughty sweet boy toys, rap-metal meatheads, and…
Carter Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Four, Various Artists (Revenant) Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still, The Warner Collection…