Music

When Your Favorite Songs Were Banned in the Wake of 9/11

THE SOUND OF SILENCE

Propaganda-as-patriotism was behind Clear Channel’s (now iHeartRadio) attempt to ban over 150 songs from airwaves in the wake of 9/11, from pop hits to Rage Against the Machine.

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