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May 28, 2019 · By Ian Brennan. PUBLISHED: May 28, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 3, 2020 at 11:04 a.m. Imagine everyone in a sold-out stadium singing along joyfully to a tune glorifying slavery, rape,...
Brennan wrote a piece in May 2019 for the Chicago Tribune criticizing the racist and misogynistic lyrics of The Rolling Stones', "Brown Sugar", and calling for the band to cease playing it live. In October 2021, the band announced that they were retiring the song from their performance repertoire. [103]
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Ian Brennan has published eight books. His most recent is Missing Music: voices from where the dirt roads end (PM Press, March 2024). He has written about music for The Guardian, NPR, Guitar Player, Sound on Sound, Chicago Tribune, BOMB, CounterPunch, Pollstar, Talkhouse, Huck, Songlines, Modern Drummer, The Vinyl District, Afropop Worldwide ...
Oct 13, 2021 · In a 2019 piece for The Chicago Tribune, Grammy-winning producer Ian Brennan called out the themes of "slavery, rape, torture and pedophilia" heard in "Brown Sugar," in a plea for it to be...
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Brennan went on to study theatre at Loyola University Chicago. He graduated in 2000, and acted for a time in Chicago, studying at The Second City Training Center and working with the Steppenwolf and Goodman Theatres, before moving to New York City to continue his acting career.
YearTitleFormatRole2022Limited seriesCo-creator and writer2022Limited seriesCo-creator and writer2021Limited seriesWriter2020–2020Television seriesWriterOct 9, 2021 · In a 2019 article for the Chicago Tribune, Ian Brennan referred to it as “a tune glorifying slavery, rape, torture and pedophilia” and argued that “if the song’s same words were recited publicly, they would incite outrage.”
Oct 14, 2021 · Writing in 2019 forthe Chicago Tribune, record producer Ian Brennan summarised the problem with the song being played to arenas, saying: 'Imagine everyone in a sold-out stadium singing along joyfully to a tune glorifying slavery, rape, torture and pedophilia, with the entire chorus led by a hyper-gesticulating 75-year-old white male ...
