Tag: punk

+ 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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+ afropunk, comics, graphic novels, james spooner, music, punk

The Misappropriation of Anti-Racist Punk Classics

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In The High Desert: black. punk. nowhere., James Spooner details growing up as a Black kid in Apple Valley, California, and being into punk rock. He details the liminality he felt, being seen as not Black enough by his Black classmates or as nonwhite by his white punk friends. When Spooner met Ty, a Black punk kid, at school, he fell in love with … Read More The Misappropriation of Anti-Racist Punk Classics

+ christianity, five iron frenzy, mewithoutyou, music, religion, tool

Christian Punk/Hardcore and Evangelicalism

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During the late 1990s, I was a undergrad in college and heavily involved in the “Christian” hardcore/punk scene. I started in this scene while in high school when I found out about Tooth and Nail Records during youth group events. The promotional material would compare bands on the label to “secular” bands, saying for example that if you like Smashing Pumpkins you’d probably like … Read More Christian Punk/Hardcore and Evangelicalism

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