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Jeffrey Dean Foster: Songs of Love and Peace from the Hills of the Carolinas

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 j. poet 0 Comments Don Dixon, George Floyd, I'm Starting To Bleed, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Mitch Easter, Record Store Day

The hidden gem of Southern indie pop talks about his excellent new EP I’m Starting to Bleed

Progressive Rock

Renewed Preserve: A Conversation with Dave Cousins

April 12, 2021July 4, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 2021, Chas Cronk, Dave Bainbridge, Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert, George Floyd, Progressive Rock, Settlement, Strawbs, Tony Fernandez

The eternal leader of the British prog-folk band Strawbs looks back on their lengthy legacy and offers insights into their daring new album

Music Journalism

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020?- Part 3

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments BET, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter Global Network, George Floyd, Marc Morial, National Urban League. Community Justice Exchange, Phoebe Bridgers, Pilar Maria Weiss

The National Urban League and Community Justice Network interviews

Music Journalism

Do Black Lives Matter to the Music Biz in 2020? Part 1

July 14, 2020May 1, 2023 Jason Gross 1 Comment Ahmaud Arbery, Amerigo Gazaway, Atlantic Records, Bank Robber, Botham Jean, Breonna Taylor, Cantaloupe, DAIS, Dream Wife, Eric Garner, Ezell Ford, George Floyd, Jamar Clark, Michael Brown, Philando Castile, Planet Mu, Rough Trade, Sean Reed, Slovenly, Smokey Emery, Tamir Rice, The Beths, Three Lobed Lobster, Tompkins Square., Treyvon Martin

Blackout Tuesday, Juneteenth and beyond

Rap

WATCH: Public Enemy Revamps “Fight The Power” For Our Modern Age

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2020, BET, Black Thought, Breonna Taylor, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, George Floyd, Professor Griff, Public Enemy, Questlove, Rapsody, The Roots, YG

Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff are joined by Rapsody, Nas, YG, Black Thought and Questlove and open up the 2020 BET Music Awards with an all-hands-on-deck update of their 1989 protest anthem

Dance Electronic Pop

My Headphones, They Saved My Life: Björk’s Post at 25

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Michele Zipp 0 Comments 1995, Army Of Me, Betty Hutton, Bjork, COVID-19, George Floyd, It's Oh So Quiet, Post, The Sugarcubes

A quarter century later, the former Sugarcube’s sophomore masterpiece still has the power to transport its listeners to a better place

Rap

ALBUMS: The Crown Jewel

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Vince Bellino 0 Comments El-P, Eric Garner, George Floyd, Josh Homme, Killer Mike, Mavis Staples, Pharrell Williams, Rage Against the Machine, RTJ4, Run The Jewels, Zack de la Rocha

On the essential RTJ4, El-P and Killer Mike take no prisoners

Folk Hip Hop

John Forte’s New Album Riddem Drive is a Gift to His Wife and Daughter

June 4, 2020June 9, 2020 Joshua Dudley 0 Comments Ari Melber, George Floyd, George W. Bush, John Forte, MSNBC, Riddem Drive, Talib Kweli, The People's Party

One of the brightest lights of the Fugees multiverse has a lot on his mind

Music Journalism

Atlantic Records Calls For Pause

June 2, 2020June 3, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ahmaud Arbery, Atlantic Records, Black Lives Matter, Breonna Taylor, Brianna Agyemang, George Floyd, Jamila Thomas, The Show Must Be Paused

When the label responsible for revolutionizing the impact of black music on American airwaves implores action, we need to listen

Soul

The New National Anthem

June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments A Change Is Gonna Come, George Floyd, Malcolm X, Minneapolis, RCA Victor, Sam Cooke, Soul, Spike Lee

How the enduring message of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” still brings us light in our darkest hour

Hip Hop Music Journalism

Killer Mike: “It Is Your Duty Not to Burn Your Own House Down For Anger With An Enemy”

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020 Ron Hart 1 Comment Atlanta, George Floyd, Killer Mike, Mrs. Alice Johnson, Reverend James Orange, Reverend Love, Run The Jewels

Read the full transcript of the Run The Jewels rapper’s emotional speech