Freedom Needs a Soundtrack

Rangzen Productions
  • 5.0 (3)
  • Music History
  • Weekly Series

Thirty years ago, the Beastie Boys, U2, Rage Against the Machine, Björk, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, and other major artists came together for nonviolence, freedom, and Tibet through the Tibetan Freedom Concerts. In this six-part audio documentary, concert co-founder Erin Potts tells how a small team of twenty-somethings helped build one of the largest concert series of the 1990s. With friends, artists, activists, and organizers who were part of the story, Erin looks back at how the concerts began, what they changed, and what their legacy offers today. This series is a Rangzen production produced by Adonde Media and distributed in partnership with KALW Public Media in San Francisco. To learn more about the concerts go to freedomneedsasountrack.com, and hear other podcasts distributed by KALW at kalw.org.

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  1. 3d ago

    Introducing Freedom Needs a Soundtrack

    Coming June 15, 2026, Freedom Needs a Soundtrack is a six-part audio documentary about the Tibetan Freedom Concerts, one of the largest concert series of the 1990s. The series traces how Erin Potts, who co-founded the concerts with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, and a small team of twenty-somethings helped bring together artists including U2, Rage Against the Machine, Björk, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, and others for Tibet. With friends, artists, and organizers who were part of the story, Erin looks back at how the concerts began, what they changed, and what their legacy offers today. Learn more at https://www.freedomneedsasoundtrack.com/. This series is a Rangzen production, produced by Adonde Media and distributed in partnership with KALW Public Media in San Francisco.

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Thirty years ago, the Beastie Boys, U2, Rage Against the Machine, Björk, Radiohead, Pearl Jam, A Tribe Called Quest, and other major artists came together for nonviolence, freedom, and Tibet through the Tibetan Freedom Concerts. In this six-part audio documentary, concert co-founder Erin Potts tells how a small team of twenty-somethings helped build one of the largest concert series of the 1990s. With friends, artists, activists, and organizers who were part of the story, Erin looks back at how the concerts began, what they changed, and what their legacy offers today. This series is a Rangzen production produced by Adonde Media and distributed in partnership with KALW Public Media in San Francisco. To learn more about the concerts go to freedomneedsasountrack.com, and hear other podcasts distributed by KALW at kalw.org.

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