“Mere Anarchy” is the latest release from Moby’s upcoming 15th studio album, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt, which is due out on March 2, 2018. Both the music and the lyrics are a haunting and somber examination of world conditions. The music video also adds powerful visuals to the song’s message. According to Moby, the video is “post apocalypse, […]
Learn more →If Trayvon Martin was still alive he would be 23 years old today. On February 26th, 2012, the unarmed 17-year-old was shot by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. A jury acquitted Zimmerman of all charges on July 13, 2013. Martin’s murder and Zimmerman’s subsequent acquittal was one of the catalyst of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Martin’s death also inspired […]
Learn more →The Equals were an UK rock band who formed in 1965 and were considered one of the first racially integrated rock bands. The most notable member of the group was Eddy Grant whose notable solo tunes included the politically charge 1982 hit “Electric Avenune” and the 1988 anti-apartheid protest “Gimme Hope Jo’anna”. “Police On My Back” is from the Equals […]
Learn more →JB the First Lady is a Canadian indigenous rapper and activist. Her 2017 album Meant To Be was one of the 25 best protest albums of 2017 (and “O.O.T.G.” off of that album was one of the top 50 protest songs of 2017). “Still Here” off of Meant To Be could be considered a companion piece to “O.O.T.G.” “O.O.T.G.” which […]
Learn more →On February 1, 2018 Dennis Edward died at the age of 74. Even though he had a stint with The Contours and had some solo success, he was most known as member of The Temptations. He joined them as a lead singer in 1968 at a time when the group was starting to become more edgier and psychedelic with their […]
Learn more →During the 60th Grammy Awards held on Sunday, January 28th, 2018, Trump’s United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley tweeted the following: “I have always loved the Grammys but to have artists read the Fire and Fury book killed it. Don’t ruin great music with trash. Some of us love music without the politics thrown in it.” The idea of keeping politics […]
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