NYC subway musician hopes to strike a chord on ‘American Idol’

He is on a high-speed train to Stardom. Queens' self-taught autism metro musician has won his shots on the big stage in the latest season of “American Idol.” Shandan Turner is often seen at New York City metro stations decorated with black blazers, and during rush hour the Beatles “You Must Hide Your Love” and […]
US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists | Politics

oOn the corner of N Stage East London, US folk singer Oliver Anthony was ecstatic this week for a rendition of Richmond's North Smash Hit Richman's production, inequality and the neglect of the working class of political elites. I got the reception. But rather than performing at one of London's dozens of music venues, Anthony […]