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10 questions with Provocalz about his new EP, ‘G.O.D.’
at least two albums a year including a huge compilation with more than 20 Aboriginal rappers on ... you’re not aware, he produced the political Thai hip-hop smash " Rap Against Dictatorship ", which ... ‘em with some truth just when they get comfortable. So it’s a good mix of street shit ‘n’ political ...
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Renegades of Munk put the fun into funk
Munk's blending of politics and humour on the album is a rare accomplishment- and some lines even put ... tasered by police this year. But there are also moments on the album when the politics come unleavened, as ... that political," says the man better known as Munkimuk, the "Grandfather of Indigenous ...
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Rebel Diaz rap about activists' 'radical dilemma'
December 4, 2013 www.rebeldiaz.bandcamp.com Rebel Diaz 's much-anticipated debut album tackles ... up of brothers RodStarz and G1. * * * On your album's title track, "Radical Dilemma", ... which he notes that the net political output of a lot of politically progressive professional people ...
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Funkoars super-producer Trials instils Black pride
has also released some of the most radical albums in Australian hip-hop. His friend, Vents, admits he ... is so lazy that he would have never got out both his highly politicised albums were it not for the ... "He's the laziest, most talented dude I know. That's why I've plugged through two albums with ...
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Gallic grindcore group represent French resistance
album, This World Is Dead, and the political situation in France. What political changes have you seen in ... Hollande’s election. The nation has been ruled by the right-wing party since 1995. Some political changes ... fit with the political scene in France in general? It is not a simple question to answer. We must be ...
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Still another side of Paul Weller
powerful track on the album. Lyrically and politically, Weller was at his peak. In 1986, the Style Council ... Weller the chance to express his politics. By 1982, Weller felt the Jam had reached their creative peak. ... chance not only to express his love of soul and jazz, but also to express his politics. The Style Council ...
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Love is mighty... lovely
Bull's latest album, Love is Mighty Close, arguably lacks the joie de vivre of earlier recordings, but ... good but it ain't great. Some of the Bulls' previous albums have been so good that... well, ... album's publicist signs off a covering letter with "love...". There's a country influence ...
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The Nation Blue: Soundtrack for a poignant riot
their highly anticipated third album Protest Songs on March 3. As the bio/release notes put it: ... "The Nation Blue mount the horses of the apocalypse with their third album, Protest Songs, and march ... Blue's third album, Protest Songs, is a warning and testimonial to the anger and desperation held onto by ...
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Blue King Brown step up for West Papua and global justice
Blue King Brown Blue King Brown (pictured) are back on tour in January to promote their new album Born ... Free and just generally to spread the love with their fans. The album, which was released in November, ... Natalie Pa‘apa’a about their album and the struggles that inspire them. * * * What drew you to the issue ...
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Death By Stereo: 'We’re like Van Halen with a conscience’
Death By Stereo have long been known for their politically charged lyrics, energising the scene with ... record their most socially relevant and impassioned album yet- and the critics agree they are back with ... planet when he dies. What are your thoughts on Australian politics? I think that the government could ...
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Blue King Brown get Worldwize
www.bluekingbrown.com Blue King Brown are a Melbourne-based roots band whose second album, Worldwize Part 1-North & ... South, was released last August. An Australia-wide tour to promote the album began in Canberra on May 12 ... lead singer and guitarist Natalie Pa'apa'a. * * * What is the new album about and what ...
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Springsteen: stars and stripes to the red star
Steinbeck's novel, Grapes of Wrath, each of the album's deeply moving and politically radical songs were ... Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band have released a new double live album that has achieved the ... Born in the USA album sold 18 million copies. The man whose fans saw him as an avatar of the spirits of ...
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Insurge: Globalise this!
early albums, only to turn to mush. Insurge aren't among them — even the title of their new album ... 'music and politics don't mix' thing", the band's singer, Chris Dubrow, told Green ... bullshit, anyway. The mainstream is political, it says that life is about just being a consumer. We wanted ...
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15 new radical records worth a listen
the power of their best political work, which howled from albums such as 1995's Nihil and ... Bradbury's dystopian book-burning novel Fahrenheit 451. And "Political Greed" on their 2004 album ... sound may be universal, his album Survivor's Tale focuses laser-like on Australian politics ...
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Cyclotimia make soundtracks to stockmarkets
dividends – more than 10 satirical albums so far. 91×ÔÅÄÂÛ̳ Weekly 's Mat Ward spoke to Max K, who ... states politically and economically have degraded many times more. The best situation is in Belarus, ... "Rich & Famous (Business edit)" from your album Styx. What's your favourite style to ...
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Digging in shallow ground
the album really stay in your mind was its classic pro-choice song, "Femme Fatale". ... Fatale" made Reaching more than just a cool album. It gave the whole CD lasting appeal. It announced that ... take the next step forward politically. Musically, it is an interesting combination of '70s pop, ...
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Powderfinger continues to rock injustice
efforts in its political discussion. While notes on the album from Bernard Fanning, the band's ... religious hypocrisy, the politics of Pauline Hanson and John Howard, the drudgery of work, the pressure of ... Powderfinger's new album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence, is more specific than any of the band's previous ...
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Random Hand manage their anger with ska tactics
Books & music Mat Ward politics Punk hardcore Reggae Ska dub Random Hand Joe Tilston Live in ... Hand blend hardcore, reggae, punk and dub with plenty of politics. Bassist-vocalist Joe Tilston, who is ... album. * * * Live in K-Town really exudes energy. How much amphetamine and beer do you think the average ...
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Sexism gives hip-hop a bad rap, says radical rapper
lyrics." The empathetic emcee hits chauvinists where it hurts on his new album, History Will Absolve Us. On ... who wrote the music on Cartier's album, is equally outspoken on the issue. "Misogyny is ... that also eventuated in Cartier's arrest. "'99 to 1' on the album is a song that ...
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Who said what?
of the past fortnight's politically-relevant entertainment news. Hugh Jackman, Tom Cruise and ... has revealed a certain Blink 182 album potentially breached the Geneva Convention... ... http://bit.ly/Zgb3FP Radical Scottish-Jamaican rapper Akala releases new album The Thieves Banquet, sampler below. ...