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Lanny & The Miraculous Love Kids – In The News:

– The Times (July 13, 2025) One of history’s biggest expulsions: Iran is throwing out 4m Afghans > http://tiny.cc/wfcx001

– American Songwriter (May 15, 2025): Brian Wilson and Roger Daltrey Featured on New Version of “Love and Mercy” Released as a Charity Single  
> https://americansongwriter.com/brian-wilson-and-roger-daltrey-featured-on-new-version-of-love-and-mercy-released-as-a-charity-single/

– SPIN (May 15, 2025) GIRLS IN WAITING: The continuing odyssey of the Miraculous Love Kids, the Afghan guitar-playing school girls on the run from the Taliban > https://www.spin.com/2025/05/girls-in-waiting/

– The Who (May 14, 2025) Roger Daltrey & Brian Wilson sing ‘Love and Mercy’ > https://www.thewho.com/roger-daltrey-brian-wilson-sing-love-and-mercy/

– Al Jazeera (March 29, 2025) Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back? >   https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/29/four-afghan-girl-guitarists-escaped-the-taliban-will-they-be-forced-back

– Ultimate Classic Rock (September 7, 2023): Journey’s ‘Only the Young’ Get Lyric Update in New Cover > https://ultimateclassicrock.com/journey-only-the-young-2023-cover/

– Pitchfork (August 15, 2023): Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Sings Joy Division and David Bowie With the Miraculous Love Kids > https://pitchfork.com/news/portisheads-beth-gibbons-sings-joy-division-and-bowie-with-the-miraculous-love-kids-watch/

– Uncut (August 15, 2023): Hear Beth Gibbons cover Joy Division and David Bowie >  https://www.uncut.co.uk/news/hear-beth-gibbons-cover-joy-division-and-david-bowie-143449/

– Consequence Sound (July 11.
2023): Nick Cave Joins Miraculous Love Kids for New Song “Breathless/Beautiful” > https://consequence.net/2023/07/nick-cave-miraculous-love-kids-breathless-beautiful-stream/

– Taste of Country (February 27, 2023): Blake Shelton Shares Powerful “I Won’t; Back Down’ Cover in Support Of Afghan Girls Group >  https://tasteofcountry.com/blake-shelton-i-wont-back-down-joe-walsh-lanny-cordola-miraculous-love-kids/

– American Songwriter (February 2023): Blake Shelton, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, and Matt Sorum Cover Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” > https://americansongwriter.com/watch-blake-shelton-joe-walsh-timothy-b-schmit-and-matt-sorum-cover-tom-pettys-i-wont-back-down/

– ABC 7 Denver (June 27, 2022): American musician helps Afghan guitar girls escape Taliban > https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/american-musician-helps-afghan-guitar-girls-escape-taliban

– KTLA (June 3, 2022): Miraculous Love Kids say music is their healing force > https://ktla.com/morning-news/miraculous-love-kids-say-music-is-their-healing-force/

– Far Our Magazine (February 21, 2022): Tom Morello, Nandi Bushell, and Julien Baker team up with Afghan charity to release ‘God Help Us All’ > https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tom-morello-nandi-bushell-julien-baker-afghan-charity/

– SPIN (February 18, 2022): Tom Morello And The Miraculous Love Kids Unveil New Video For ‘God Help Us All’ > https://www.spin.com/2022/02/tom-morello-miraculous-love-kids/

– Consequence (February 18, 2022): Tom Morello, Serj Tankian, and More Join Afghan Schoolgirls for “God Help Us All” > https://consequence.net/2022/02/afghan-schoolgirls-miraculous-love-kids-god-help-us-all/

– SPIN (October 7, 2021): Band On The Run > https://www.spin.com/2021/10/lanny-cordola-miraculous-love-kids-afghanistan/

– WONDERLUST (Fall 2021): MY KABUL by Bob Guccione Jr. > https://wonderlusttravel.com/kabul-afghanistan-miraculous-love-kids/

– TMZ (September 1, 2021): LANNY CORDOLA ON AFGHANISTAN RESCUING FEMALE GUITAR STUDENTS – Who Are in Mortal Danger > https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/01/lanny-cordola-miraculous-love-kids-afghan-girls-guitar-rescue-taliban/

– CBS (August 31, 2021): Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello says Afghan female guitar students are
in “grave danger” and need to be rescued > https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-morello-afghanistan-female-guitar-students-evacuation-help/

– CNN (August 31, 2021): Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello seeking help to get female guitar students out of Afghanistan > https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/31/entertainment/tom-morello-afghanistan

– Billboard (August 30, 2021): Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Pleads for Help to Get Female Guitar Students Out of Afghanistan > https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9622154/rage-against-the-machine-tom-morello-female-guitar-students-afghanistan-plea/

– NY Post (August 28, 2021): American desperate to rescue ‘School of Rock’ girls from Afghanistan > https://nypost.com/2021/08/28/american-desperate-to-rescue-school-of-rock-girls-from-afghanistan/

– Register (August 27, 2021): Orange County musician working to rescue ‘girls with guitars’ from Kabul >

https://www.ocregister.com/2021/08/27/orange-county-musician-working-to-rescue-girls-with-guitars-from-kabul

– NPR (August 26, 2021): An American Music Teacher’s Struggle to Save His Afghan Students > https://www.npr.org/2021/08/26/1031412102/an-american-music-teachers-struggle-to-save-his-afghan-students

– Inside Edition (August 26, 2021): Founder of Afghan Music School Trying to Get 200 ‘Guitar Girls’ Out of Country >

https://www.insideedition.com/media/videos/founder-of-afghan-music-school-trying-to-get-200-guitar-girls-out-of-country-69567

– LOUDWIRE (May 19, 2021): Sammy Hagar Duets With Afghan Child Musicians on ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ Cover > https://loudwire.com/sammy-hagar-miraculous-love-kids-fly-like-an-eagle/

– ABC (May 18, 2021) GMA3 > https://youtu.be/N9lGyYI6XWk

– Rolling Stone (May 17, 2021): See Sammy Hagar Join Afghan Children on ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ > https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sammy-hagar-chad-kroeger-afghan-children-fly-like-an-eagle-1170509/

– BBC (November 1, 2020): The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars > – https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-54734067

– Guitar World (October 27, 2020): Tom Morello, members of the Foo Fighters, the Bangles cover the Eurythmics’ Sweet Dreams with Afghan group Girl With a Guitar > https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tom-morello-members-of-the-foo-fighters-the-bangles-cover-the-eurythmics-sweet-dreams-with-afghan-group-girl-with-a-guitar

– NME (October 27, 2020): Rage Against The Machine, Foo Fighters members cover Eurythmics with Afghan group Miraculous Love Kids > https://www.nme.com/news/music/rage-against-the-machine-foo-fighters-members-cover-eurythmics-with-afghan-group-miraculous-love-kids-2800008

– LOUDER (October 27, 2020): Hear Foo Fighters, RATM, MC5, Runaways members cover Sweet Dreams with Afghan girls > https://www.loudersound.com/news/hear-foo-fighters-ratm-mc5-runaways-members-cover-sweet-dreams-with-afghan-girls

– Rolling Stone (October 26, 2020): Members of Rage Against the Machine, Foo Fighters Join Afghan Group to Cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ > https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rage-against-the-machine-foo-fighters-miraculous-love-kids-eurythmics-sweet-dreams-1080931/

– SPIN (October 26, 2020): Tom Morello, Kathy Valentine And More Cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’> https://www.spin.com/2020/10/tom-morello-kathy-valentine-and-more-cover-eurythmics-sweet-dreams/

– Yahoo! (October 26, 2020): Tom Morello, Kathy Valentine and More Cover Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ > https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tom-morello-kathy-valentine-more-154306166.html

– LOUDWIRE (October 26, 2020): Tom Morello + Others Join Afghan Group on Haunting Cover of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ > https://loudwire.com/tom-morello-more-afghan-group-cover-eurythmics-sweet-dreams/

– Rolling Stone (November 28, 2018): See Brian Wilson Sing ‘Love and Mercy’ With Young Afghan War Survivors > https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/brian-wilson-love-and-mercy-afghani-war-survivors-760259/

– NPR (November 15, 2017): An American Rock Musician Teaches Guitar to Kabul’s Street Kids > https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/11/15/562520611/an-american-rock-musician-teaches-guitar-to-kabuls-street-kids

– The Times of London (October 9, 2017): Lanny Cordola, the guitar god of Kabul > https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lanny-cordola-the-guitar-god-of-kabul-t0z3cmtl8 

– Orange County Register (September 25, 2017): 13-year-old guitarist from Kabul invited to meet Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, but she’s been turned down twice for U.S. visa > http://www.ocregister.com/2017/09/25/13-year-old-guitarist-from-kabul-invited-to-meet-beach-boys-brian-wilson-but-shes-been-turned-down-twice-for-u-s-visa/

– The Christian Science Monitor (June 29, 2017): From ‘Full House’ to Afghanistan: an American teaches street children music > https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2017/0629/From-Full-House-to-Afghanistan-an-American-teaches-street-children-music

– Fox News (May 16, 2017): US rocker uses music to bring healing, hope to Afghan children > http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/16/us-rocker-uses-music-to-bring-healing-hope-to-afghan-children.html

– Press-Telegram (May 14, 2017): Long Beach man moves to Afghanistan to bring music to kids > http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20170514/long-beach-man-moves-to-afghanistan-to-bring-music-to-kids

– The London Times (April 16, 2017): Kabul street kids strum with Beach Boy > https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/kabul-street-kids-strum-with-beach-boy-5q5c5cp0j

– Orange County Register (November 23, 2016): Orange County musician teaches guitar to girls in Afghanistan to help them heal > http://www.ocregister.com/articles/cordola-736395-children-guitar.html

– Los Angeles Times (November 11, 2016): Musician Lanny Cordola and Peace Jam III bring healing through music > http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-wknd-et-1113-lanny-cordola-20161112-story.html

– Reuters Lifestyle (August 26, 2016): American guitarist uses music as healing force in Kabul > http://reut.rs/2bU9xoP

– BBC News (July 21, 2016): The guitar school for street children in Afghanistan > http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36766749?SThisFB