War

The year 1969 was a time of anti-Vietnam war protests and civil rights marches, which made it a perfect platform for WAR, an eight-piece, Los Angeles-based band featuring a multicultural lineup of musicians playing songs popping with socio-political lyrics. Read More

Why Can't We Be Friends? is War's fifth and greatest studio album. Read More

This deluge of belated releases (which precedes a Royal Albert Hall show on April 21) shows that War, at their best, could hold their own against Sly, George, Curtis, Stevie or the Isleys. Read More

WAR, the California funk band whose hits include "Cisco Kid" and "Low Rider," will headline a pre-game celebration Saturday at Kauffman Stadium before the Kansas City Royals play the Los Angeles Angels. Read More

This deluge of belated releases (which precedes a Royal Albert Hall show on April 21) shows that War, at their best, could hold their own against Sly, George, Curtis, Stevie or the Isleys. Read More

War defined the '70s southern Californian musical landscape as vividly as Dr Dre would two decades later. Read More