Month: June 2020
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Why Do Black People Riot?
OK I’ll admit the slightly clickbaity headline, but it’s a question that has popped up in my social media mostly from white people, quite often middle class. It’s not as bluntly put, but expressed via criticisms and tutting over the looting, rioting and protests over the death of George Floyd. The implicit criticism is ‘why…
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Poppy – All The Things She Said
What IS it with new music and now? There’s a deluge of good music, I assume either planned for later in the year or cos of COVID-19 the fruitions of lockdown. Poppy’s t.A.T.u cover was meant for Pride – she is gender questioning – but also as she says in the dooblydoo it has other…
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No FLag
It seems like Elvis Costello works best in times of crisis or war, and his ‘No Flag’ is very angry and timely. Love the 80’s video in ultra-modern Instagram square format, 2020’s via 80’s cold war alienation. As said by others including Mr B, on his new album, us Gen X have this whole thing…
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Mr B is Back With An Existential Crisis
A THOROUGHLY MODERN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS by Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer It seems the lockdown is now paying major dividends – another new(ish) release is this album from Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer ‘A Thoroughly Modern Existential Crisis’ about COVID-19 and the state of the nation. Particularly like the live-streaming ode ‘Live Stream for One’ – been…
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Kiki and Herb – Whitey on the moon
A few things I thought I’d never see – a new Kiki & Herb release, and Kiki & Herb on Bandcamp – they’re back! And with a EP of live recordings including their excellent cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Whitey On The Moon’ with all proceeds going to the queer & trans black organisation ‘Black Visions…
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RTJ4 Drops Early
Good news in dark times, Run The Jewels (El-P and Killer Mike) have released their fourth Run The Jewels album early as a download. It’s free, but I strongly suggest you click ‘Add to Cart’ and then donate to the Mass Defence Program given all the mass arrests and horrifying police brutality in the US…