As long as there have been guns, there have been songs about guns. But American culture's relationship with guns is changing. Does popular music reflect that? We take a look at the history of music's relationships with guns, and gun control activism, to find out.

As long as there have been guns, there have been songs about guns. But American culture's relationship with guns is changing. Does popular music reflect that? We take a look at the history of music's relationships with guns, and gun control activism, to find out.

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Song of a Gun

In the early ‘80s, two teenage siblings in London recorded an album that fused Pakistani pop and British New Wave. It became a perfect harmony of the two worlds they lived in. This is the story behind their lost masterpiece.

In the early ‘80s, two teenage siblings in London recorded an album that fused Pakistani pop and British New Wave. It became a perfect harmony of the two worlds they lived in. This is the story behind their lost masterpiece.

Beyond Disco: Nermin Niazi and Feisal Mosleh

Jazz pianist Billy Tipton has been celebrated by some as a trans pioneer – but his story resists an easy telling.

Jazz pianist Billy Tipton has been celebrated by some as a trans pioneer – but his story resists an easy telling.

Imagining Billy Tipton

As a supplement to <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-notes/living-with-john-fahey-aka-a-room-full-of-flowers" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/lost-notes/living-with-john-fahey-aka-a-room-full-of-flowers&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1559152593949000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFHqvmsei8EoFX6oF62LuAfISMU-w" rel="noopener noreferrer">our episode</a> on John Fahey, we share a conversation between Jessica Hopper and Carla Green about artist legacies in the era of cancel culture and #MeToo.

As a supplement to our episode on John Fahey, we share a conversation between Jessica Hopper and Carla Green about artist legacies in the era of cancel culture and #MeToo.

More on John Fahey and Legacy

John Fahey’s guitar playing influenced the sound of the American underground for generations. But how does that legacy change when you hear from three of the women who knew him best?

John Fahey’s guitar playing influenced the sound of the American underground for generations. But how does that legacy change when you hear from three of the women who knew him best?

Living with John Fahey aka A Room Full of Flowers

The rock band Fanny ruled the Sunset Strip in the 1970s, and they were supposed to be the next big thing. They explain the price women pay for being ahead of their time.

The rock band Fanny ruled the Sunset Strip in the 1970s, and they were supposed to be the next big thing. They explain the price women pay for being ahead of their time. 

A Castle On Top of A Hill: The True Story of Fanny

Synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani used an esoteric instrument to design some of the most well-known commercial sounds of the 20th century.

Synth pioneer Suzanne Ciani used an esoteric instrument to design some of the most well-known commercial sounds of the 20th century.

Sonic Sculptor: Suzanne Ciani

Poet and author Hanif Abdurraqib's letter to Cat Power about how her album The Greatest worked its way into his life.

Poet and author Hanif Abdurraqib's letter to Cat Power about how her album The Greatest worked its way into his life.

To Chan Marshall: A Letter to Cat Power

The Freeze were an early American punk band. Now, 40 years later, two members reckon with the lyrics they wrote as teenagers.

The Freeze were an early American punk band. Now, 40 years later, two members reckon with the lyrics they wrote as teenagers.

Teenage Offenders: Reckoning with a Punk Past

On this season of Lost Notes, the music journalist and author Jessica Hopper is looking at artist legacies. How do they hold up? How do they change over time? Learn how decades on a song can find new meaning, something different than when it was written. Find out what happens when we apply our 2019 politics to 1974’s songs. And hear from pioneering women who have been written out of music’s history.

On this season of Lost Notes, the music journalist and author Jessica Hopper is looking at artist legacies. How do they hold up? How do they change over time? Learn how decades on a song can find new meaning, something different than when it was written. Find out what happens when we apply our 2019 politics to 1974’s songs. And hear from pioneering women who have been written out of music’s history.

Season 2 is Coming Soon

<div>The strange story of the postwar pop standard "Nature Boy" and its enigmatic creator, eden ahbez.</div>

The strange story of the postwar pop standard "Nature Boy" and its enigmatic creator, eden ahbez.

Reissue: Unfictional - Nature Boy

Legendary DJ/crate-digger Cut Chemist professes his love for Cymande’s 1972 self-titled debut.

Legendary DJ/crate-digger Cut Chemist professes his love for Cymande’s 1972 self-titled debut.

Reissue: Heat Rocks - Cymande

<div>A global pop icon appears in a most unexpected place in this story from Pod Planet’s Clive Desmond.</div>

A global pop icon appears in a most unexpected place in this story from Pod Planet’s Clive Desmond.

Reissue: The Dove

We resurface a story from Falling Tree Productions that takes a look at the empowering flip-side of pop fandom.

We resurface a story from Falling Tree Productions that takes a look at the empowering flip-side of pop fandom.

Reissue: Mad About The Boy

In the wake of the swinging ‘60s, a young woman named Aisha Ali travels to North Africa in search of her roots. There, she single-handedly documents hours and hours of music and film from Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt ... much of it still unheard.

In the wake of the swinging ‘60s, a young woman named Aisha Ali travels to North Africa in search of her roots. There, she single-handedly documents hours and hours of music and film from Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Egypt ... much of it still unheard.

Searching for the Root: The Incredible Journey of Aisha Ali

An anthology of some of the greatest music stories never truly told. This eight-part series includes a look at the FBI investigation into a classic rock anthem, unheard conversations with Captain Beefheart, a critical examination of New Edition’s...

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