Tag: punk

+ afropunk, hardcore punk, Muslims, punk, Robert Fitzgerald, ronald reagan, Soul Glo, The Linda, Lindas, Zulu

Speaking Truth to Power: Robert Fitzgerald’s “Hardcore Punk in the Age of Reagan”

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Shut up, put one in the air’Cause when I get it, I get it out everywhereServing and slinging, I’m not sitting scaredElites don’t fight fair, I got no time to care40 years of Reaganomics, n****, this what we getN****, it is what it is, the world in service and shitDeliver food we spit in, can’t even cook for they kidsYo, my n**** stay flipping … Read More Speaking Truth to Power: Robert Fitzgerald’s “Hardcore Punk in the Age of Reagan”

+ bad religion, christian fascism, christian nationalism, christianity, punk, religion

“We’ve Got an American Jesus:” Songs Against Christian Fascism

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When I came of age in the 1990s, Nirvana served as my entry point into music. I gravitated towards the Seattle sound, and when Rancid and Green Day broke through in 1994, I added the punk scene to my rotation. One band I always steered clear of , though, was Bad Religion. Seeing their logo of a cross with a line struck through it, … Read More “We’ve Got an American Jesus:” Songs Against Christian Fascism

+ b.y.o.b., george w bush, nofx, system of a down, the idiots are taking over, war on terror

“It’s not the right time to be sober”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current

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Usually, I play random playlists on Apple Music, and these playlists typically contain songs I listened to, at least at some point, in the early 2000s. Listening back to these songs, I keep thinking about how the protest songs written in reaction to the invasion of Iraq, government overreach, Islamophobia, and blind patriotism resonate today. Everything from Tool’s “Right in Two” and Glassjaw’s “Radio … Read More “It’s not the right time to be sober”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current

+ combat rock, far away, punk, riot grrrl, september 11, sleater kinney

“Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

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For most people, the music of their youth defines them. They stick, in many ways, to the albums and songs that made them who they are today. It becomes an ever-present soundtrack. While this may be true for a most individuals, I find myself constantly seeking out new music that I have never heard just as much as I revisit albums I love. In … Read More “Dissent’s not treason, but they talk like it’s the same”: Revisiting Post-September 11 Protest Songs in the Current Moment

+ fascism, music, nina simone, punk, sonic youth, the muslims, woddy guthrie

“This Machine Kills Fascists” An Antifascist Playlist

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During the performance of their song “Holiday” at a recent concert in Washington D.C., Green Day’s lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong asked the stage crew to turn out the lights. He stood on stage, with a flashlight pointed out towards the audience, as they held up their cell phone lights, illuminating the entire stadium, and asked, “Do you want democracy?” The crowd responded with a … Read More “This Machine Kills Fascists” An Antifascist Playlist

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