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Album Review: Everything You Said Was Wrong – Grex
The title of the latest album by the art-rock duo is a direct reference to a line in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. In the film, reluctant hero Luke Skywalker…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Criminal – Grex
Photograph by Lenny Gonzalez "Criminal" is the explosive new tune and video by Grex, the experimental music duo made up of Karl Evangelista and Rei Scampavia. The track is off…
A Month Of Protest Music (August)
Naima Shalhoub From artist's Bandcamp We continue to live in crazy times. The issues of police brutality and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests were magnified with Jacob Blake being shot…
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Ongoing History Of Protest Music Podcast Episode 15: Grex (with Karl Evangelista)
Grex (Rei Scampavia and Karl Evangelista) Photograph by Lenny Gonzalez This episode features Karl Evangelista, one half of the experimental music duo Grex (with Rei Scampavia). We discuss the duo's…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Over Alameda – Justin Townes Earle
RIP Justin Townes Earle ((January 4, 1982 – August 20, 2020) From artist's Bandcamp Acclaimed singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle sadly passed away on August 20, 2020, at the age of…
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Ongoing History Of Protest Music Podcast Episode 14: Oceanator (with Elise Okusami)
This episode features Elise Okusami who performs under the name Oceanator. We discuss her full-length debut album Things I Never Said which is out August 28. We also discuss the…
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Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 13: Recap
This episode features soundbites of interviews from previous guests. It also features songs by these guests. Songs played on the podcast: Spirit of Hip-Hop - David Strickland (featuring Ernie Paniccioli,…
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Lockdown Remix – Anderson .Paak (Ft.JID, Noname & Jay Rock)
Photo by Kadeem Ellis "Lockdown" was released on Juneteenth, which commemorates the liberation of slaves on June 19, 1865. Anderson composed the tune based on his own experience of attending…
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Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 12: Whitewashing (with Louis Rive)
This episode features special guest Louis Rive, a singer-songwriter from Glasgow Scotland who has composed several protest tunes. We specifically discuss three of the songs that he wrote ("Business as…
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Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 11: Assata Troi (with BL Shirelle)
This episode features special guest BL Shirelle who recently released the album Assata Troi, the first full-length release for Die Jim Crow, the first non-profit record label for current and…