People Have The Power

National frontman Matt Berninger joins host Steve Baltin on this week's People Have The Power to discuss how Willie Nelson's 'Stardust' influenced his debut solo album, 'Serpentine Prison,' and protest songs from 'WAP' to tracks by Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen.

On the first episode of People Have The Power for 2021, Bush frontman/rock star Gavin Rossdale joins host Steve Baltin to talk about the band’s most recent album, ‘The Kingdom,’ the sometimes hidden political thoughts in his lyrics and his choices for protest songs, including ones from Patti Smith and the Sex Pistols, two artists he says have influenced every song he writes.

“What the world needs now is music and light,” Perry Farrell says on this week’s People Have The Power. Over the 40-minute chat Farrell takes listeners on a journey of music that includes Rage Against The Machine, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash and more.

A Grammy nominee for Best New Artist, Noah Cyrus joins host Steve Baltin on this week’s People Have The Power to discuss her nomination, being influenced by Bob Dylan, the songs she and her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, bonded over, and protest songs from Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, Childish Gambino, John Mayer and more.

In one of his final interviews, from this past August, reggae legend Toots Hibbert joins host Steve Baltin to discuss his newest album, 'Got To Be Tough,' working with young musicians and his friendships with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Bob Marley.

Country sensation Cam joins host Steve Baltin on this week's My Turning Point to talk about her stunning new album, The Otherside, why it’s good for her to feel uncomfortable as a writer and performer and discuss protest songs from Nina Simone, Tracy Chapman and more.

Ben Harper has made one of the most personal and intimate albums of his storied career with the instrumental collection Winter is For Lovers. On this week’s People Have The Power Harper joins host Steve Baltin to talk about the album and protest songs from Marvin Gaye, the Beatles, Stevie Wonder and more.

In the middle of the madness that is 2020, Fitz And The Tantrums’ vocalist Noelle Scaggs has found her activist voice, helping to spearhead the Diversify The Stage movement, among other things. She joins host Steve Baltin on People Have The Power to talk about the songs, from Nina Simone and J Dilla, among others, that have inspired her.

On a special election day episode, one of music’s great activists, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello joins host Steve Baltin to talk about his new book, reflect on working with some of music’s great frontmen, from Bruce Springsteen and Zack de la Rocha to Chuck D and why is an activist first, and guitar player second.

Singer/songwriter/activist/patriot/E Streeter/Soprano/music historian Stevie Van Zandt joins host Steve Baltin on People Have The Power for an incredible and candid look at the state of the world in 2020, from the election to Covid, his solo work and his list of protest songs, from the likes of CSNY, Jefferson Airplane and more.