“The Warriors” is a new tune by Indigenous Canadian Hip Hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids. The hard-hitting song appears on the compilation benefit album Tiny House Warriors Vol 1. The Tiny House Warriors is a group that is fighting the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline expansion into Secwepemc Territory in British Columbia, Canada. Yung Trybez of the rap duo made the following […]
Learn more →Legendary roots musician Ry Cooder recently released his new album, The Prodigal Son. It is a collection of three Cooder originals mixed with eight renditions of old spirituals. Cooder described the album as “a deft commentary on our ailing moral state.” One of the many highlights is the poignant reworking of Blind Willie Johnson’s “Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right”. The gospel […]
Learn more →“People’s Champ” is the newest single from Canadian indie rock band the Arkells. The catchy tune and fun video could cause some to lose sight of the socially conscious lyrics which resonates in today’s political climate. The song is a plead for leaders who truly care about their citizens. The lyrics also take a number of shots at Donald Trump. […]
Learn more →“Pa’lante” is off of Hurray For The Riff Raff’s 2017 album, The Navigator. Both the song and the album was #1 on the list of Top 50 Protest Songs and 25 Protest Albums of 2017. A powerful music video was recently made for the poignant tune. The video depicts Puerto Rico in the ravages of Hurricane Maria and it tells the […]
Learn more →“I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me” is the lead single off of Parliament’s recently released album, Medicaid Fraud Dogg, their first album in 38 years. The ambitious 23 track concept album been described by Parliament leader and funk icon George Clinton being “about the pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, people selling meds.” On the YouTube video page for “I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me”, […]
Learn more →“Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now” is a poignant collaboration between Amanda Palmer and UK indie artist Jasmine Power. On Palmer’s YouTube page for the video it made the following statement about the tune: “this song is dedicated to every woman everywhere around the world who has been trapped in a room with a man who used his power to rip […]
Learn more →Legendary Canadian punk band D.O.A., recently released their 17th studio album Fight Back. The hardcore vets are also embarking on a tour celebrating their 40th anniversary as a band. Also, lead singer Joe “Shithead” Keithley is running as a Green Party candidate for Mayor of Burnaby, BC. His platform includes sustainability and opposition to the Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion. This also isn’t his […]
Learn more →Early morning on May 18, 2017, Chris Cornell was declared dead. Cornell played an important part of my teen years and young adulthood. The first concert I ever attended was a Pearl Jam & Neil Young double bill and Soundgarden was one of the opening acts. This was in support of their 1991 album Badmotorfinger and just before the release […]
Learn more →Rising Appalachia is a folk duo made up of sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith. Along with recording topical folk music they are involved with the Rise Collective which blends social activism with cultural events. This is a part of what they coined the “Slow Music Movement”, which is an effort to turn their music into a public service. At their concerts […]
Learn more →Birds of Ontario is a Canadian alt-folk duo made up of Eric Lepp and Matthew Klassen. “Guns” is the first single from their upcoming album which is due to be released sometime in the summer of 2018. It is the follow-up to their 2017 debut Music For Animals. The video begins with the disclaimer that the song isn’t meant to […]
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