Sep 9th, 2008 · Long a singer, songwriter, session guitarist and member of the band Green on Red, Prophet plays songs from his latest solo album, Soap & Water, with a Telecaster guitar, a deadpan delivery and a distorted bullhorn microphone.
Sep 5th, 2008 · Independent publisher Beaufort Books agrees to publish The Jewel of Medina after Random House backs out. Random House had feared Sherry Jones' historical novel about the Prophet Mohammed and his wife, Aisha, could be offensive to Muslims.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · On April 3, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final public speech. Hours before his assassination, he spoke of the injustice felt by the city's striking sanitation workers. But, prophetically, he also touched on death and his own mortality.
Jan 29th, 2008 · The leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints won't name a new president and prophet of their Mormon faith until after the funeral of Gordon B. Hinckley, who died Sunday night. The likely successor, 80-year-old Thomas Monson, would inherit a church that is bigger and more scrutinized than ever.
Jan 28th, 2008 · The president and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has died after leading millions of Mormon faithful for nearly 13 years. Gordon B. Hinckley was 97. He had spent most of his adult life in the Mormon leadership.
Dec 2nd, 2007 · Singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet has released a steady stream of critically acclaimed albums in the past 17 years, notably as guitarist with the band Green on Red. He performs songs from his new album Soap and Water in NPR's Studio 4A.
Jun 25th, 2007 · Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie Blade Runner. The film's neo-noir production is cited as having influenced building design. Some argue that its dystopic setting of Los Angeles in 2019 is not far removed from life on the streets of downtown Los Angeles today.
May 12th, 2007 · Fifty years after his film debut in Elia Kazan's darkly prophetic A Face in the Crowd, America's favorite father-figure returns in a sweet-tart confection from director Adrienne Shelly.