Phil Ochs in the News

'Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune'
MiamiHerald.com
By KENNETH TURAN LOS ANGELES -- The short and tragic life of Phil Ochs is as involving as the music he wrote and played, and that is saying a great deal. If you remember the 1960s, you more than likely remember the singer-songwriter who composed ...

Suicidal Bob Dylan Rival Phil Ochs: A Movie Star at Last
Hollywood Reporter
After 20 years' work, Ken Bowser's doc about '60s folk singer Phil Ochs opens Friday, with a little help from Sean Penn and "Spider-Man" producer Michael Cohl. After 20 years' work, Ken Bowser's doc about '60s folk singer Phil Ochs opens in six cities ...

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune -- New Documentary Opens in Los Angeles
Huffington Post
At the center of the storm was Phil Ochs, a singer/songwriter who's been overlooked by many but who penned such anthems of the era as Joan Baez's signature song, "There But For Fortune" which is the title of a new feature length documentary about Ochs ...

Phil Ochs, Tom Paine and American Redemption
CounterPunch
By BRUCE E. LEVINE In the 1960s, singer/songwriter/revolutionary Phil Ochs was sometimes described as “Tom Paine with a guitar.” Without regard for political correctness, both Paine and Ochs confronted all illegitimate authorities and hypocrisy. ...

ZCommunications | Phil Ochs by John Pietaro | ZMagazine Article
Documentarian Ken Bowser walked up the aisle to the front of the IFC Center in Greenwich Village for the premiere of Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune and ...

Review: "Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune" Sings | NBC Bay Area
A new documentary about the singer-songwriter, is here to tell people of the man's greatness.

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Macon Telegraph
"Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune" - This documentary follows the music career of folk singer and political activist Phil Ochs. With Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, ...

Movie review: 'Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune' - Los Angeles Times
The short and tragic life of Phil Ochs is as involving as the music he wrote and played, and that is saying a great deal. If you remember the 1960s, ...

'Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune': Movie Review - WTXX
Phil Ochs' short, tragic life and tremendous musical legacy are explored in Kenneth Bowser's excellent 'Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune.'

Film Review: Phil Ochs – There But For Fortune - Americana and ...
Although his name is mainly a footnote today, Phil Ochs was one of folk music's headliners in the early '60s, rivaling Bob Dylan in the spotlight of fame ...

Protest songs: posing or inspiring?
By Martin Chilton, Digital Culture Editor, The Telegraph
A new book called 33 Revolutions Per Minute is a brilliant history of protest music but it has some downbeat conclusions.

Movie Review: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune @ NWFF
By Chris Estey
He shows up in an early, bizarre They Might Be Giants song — “The Day (Marvin Gaye And Phil Ochs Got Married)”. (What was going on with that?) You hear about influential, long-time indie-scene musicians such as Billy Bragg, ...

Review: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune - Reviews
The Boston Phoenix
Powerful rock doc about America's seminal protest rocker.