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1. Egyptian hip hop artist on the rhymes of revolution

   became anthems of the revolution. Arabian Knightz released their new album Uknighted States of Arabia on ... decision for you guys to write political lyrics or did that come more organically? Whenever I was writing, ... there would always be some political element to it. And whenever I'm talking with somebody, ...

2. Music can give ‘voice to voiceless’

   punk acts, including Leftover Crack, Ensign and The Ergs! The band’s third album, From the Dumpster to ... tour. * * * Star Fucking Hipsters is a highly political band. What sort of role do you think that music ... The only problem is that it is a revolution, which is to say that the politics are revolving in ...

3. Occupied Western Sahara: A rare look inside Africa's last colony

   her album “El Aaiun on Fire” (“El Aaiun Egdat”). This is a  Democracy Now!  special, “Four Days in ... Moroccan authorities during his years spent as a political prisoner. HMAD HAMMAD:  [translated] They linked ... Sahara: Africa’s Last Colony.” [break] AMY GOODMAN:  That is Sahrawi singer  Mariem Hassan  from her album ...

4. New Rovics compilation welcome for radical fans

   will welcome his latest CD, If I had a Hammer, a compilation of three albums recorded last year and ... – and it’s easy to see why, scanning the contents of this newest album. In the best tradition of ... of being denied entry to New Zealand on political grounds. Finally, there are songs that take up ...

5. Ngaratya: Sister act aims for big things

   relationships in "I Saw You" to the struggles of Indigenous politics in ... Ngaratya take their education so seriously that it has put their debut album on hold. "We have have ... remember that most of their writings are outdated." Hopefully, their album will be bringing such ...

6. A weapon called the song

   Holliday Bob Marley I often hear that music and politics should remain separate. I snigger at such ... invented Afro Beat as a way to protest Nigeria’s corrupt, oil company-run regime. His febrile 1976 album ... brought the leaders of Jamaica’s two main political parties on to the stage and corralled them into ...

7. Hardcore punks AC4 tackle burning issues

   hardcore punks AC4 blast nuclear policy on their new album, Burn the World. 91������̳ 's Mat Ward ... a financial decision as a political one. Outsourcing danger to the poor neighbours to keep our own middle ... capitalism and the structures that we lived under. After 20 years of personal politics, it felt like a good ...

8. Rebel label gives radical rapper new lease of life

   leading the way for Firebrand with the politically charged “It’s Like That” — the label’s first release. ... there, he went to the University of Maryland Baltimore County and encountered radical politics and music. ... on a song. The cross-section of music and politics became heightened during those years. James became ...

9. Campbell’s cuts make for razor-sharp rap

   in Australian hip-hop- and they were inspired by some of the whackest cuts in Australian politics ... It is one of those political paradoxes- like promises to tax less and spend more- that make little ... the inspiration for their album Corrupted Citizens, due out in November. "For me and him, when we ...

10. When Ol' Blue Eyes was pink

    of the political spectrum to the hard right of Republican politics. Sinatra was relatively close to ... with liberal Democratic Party politics, the Communist Party attracted many performers and artists. ... political trajectory. His later hits from this period, "My Way" and "New York, New York" ...

11. Jeremy Corbyn offers hope for the arts

    victory has generated huge excitement and mobilised thousands of young people new to politics and seasoned ... take a decidedly political approach to their growth and defence. Corbyn is absolutely right to demand ... for understanding who we are, for coming to see ourselves as political beings. How many people do you ...

12. Capturing the feel of a new movement

    understated, the grabs from individuals are enough to give the documentary political content and flavour also ... single are collections of shots from S11 and similar protests. The lyrics are explicitly political ... together three years ago, Kinetic has sought to give its music political intent and edge. "It's ...

13. Action updates

    of the artists on the compilation CD performed to help launch the album, and money raised through ... Indonesia and the illegal detention of Dita Sari and other political prisoners. A meeting of AMWU women has ... political prisoners which was to be considered by the ACTU executive. The UTLC women's committee passed ...

14. NOFX: fun-loving hedonists to radicals

    fun-loving hedonists to radicals. Before The War on Errorism, as they explain in the album's liner ... notes, NOFX were not known for expressing political views, but "maybe it's time that we ... the nose of NOFX and made them interested in the world and politics. The first was the stealing of the ...

15. Live Blog: Week of frontline action to #StopAdani

    91������̳ Facebook Page and the Front Line Against Coal Flickr album. Monday 18 September, 6:40pm Meet ... to ensure Adani and its political backers don't get away with plans to build Australia's ... political channels to stop this mine, but it is clear that those things alone are unlikely to succeed in ...

16. Redefining the protest song

    left leaning politically, and many protest singers very much associated with maligned communism, such ... is not respected, she recorded two albums on the outskirts of Harare and then fled to Britain, ... gaining political asylum in 2006. Not all protest singers are so fortunate. In 1994, Algerian singer Cheb ...

17. Death By Stereo: 'We’re like Van Halen with a conscience’

    hardcore punk band Death By Stereo have long been known for their politically charged lyrics, energising ... has returned record their most socially relevant and impassioned album yet- and the critics agree they ... believes he's gonna get his own planet when he dies. What are your thoughts on Australian politics ...

18. Carlo’s Corner: Where can we get whatever drugs Clive Palmer is on?

    without a doubt, one big question in Australian politics in 2014. And that is: What drugs is Clive Palmer ... formed a political party and ran for prime minister.” “Really? What on Earth did I do that for?” “Well ... got this new boat. Also, how do you feel about dinosaurs?” This is what politics in this country has ...

19. Write on: letters to the editor

    communal violence, political repression, etc. Surely these issues have as great a political imperative for ... support for immigrant refugees it appears politically defeatist to see emigration as a solution to ... is an album of memories that needs to be saved lest we forget the injustices foisted on members of ...

20. Raise up Anti-flag

    Pennywise, and Bad Religion. One of the punk bands at the forefront of this rebellious, musical-political ... politics is about "control over your life" and it is an awareness of what happens in your world, ... it's always good to receive support from, but who know little about politics. He is angry and ...

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