When I get a chance to catch up with Pinkshift, a Baltimore-based band full of BIPOC people—including a singer the same color as me—I can’t help but gush for a few minutes.
Today we talk about Rage Against the Machine’s first show back in 11 years, Elon Musk vs. Twitter, and Florence Pugh standing up against body shamers. Rage Against the Machine is Back Rage Against the Machine is back and they’re making sure to pack a punch. For starters, they played their first show in 11 years, kicking off their comeback in East Troy, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is one of the states that has banned abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned. During their performance, the band played a video that read: “Forced birth in a country that is the only wealthy… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about how Independence Day feels empty when 50.5% of the US population just had their independence stripped away.
Not many bands get back together for the right reasons. Brett Detar and Joshua Fiedler, the founding members of The Juliana Theory, recently rekindled their excitement from the early days of their careers and set out on an acoustic tour.
There’s a sort of enthusiasm to Harvie that can’t help but suck you into his particular brand of pop-rock—especially if you spend some time talking to him and discover that he really is that earnest.
Today we talk about Billie Joe Armstrong’s reaction to the Roe v. Wade news, Vanessa Hudgens going back to her High School Musical roots, and Jodie Sweetin being tackled by police during a protest. Billie Joe Armstrong Speaks Out During a concert this past weekend, Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong told the crowd that he was going to denounce his U.S. citizenship after Roe v. Wade was overturned. He told the London concert goers, “Fuck America. I’m fucking renouncing my citizenship. I’m fucking coming here.” Plenty of other artists, including Phoebe Bridgers and Olivia Rodrigo, have also used their shows… Read more »
I got the chance to talk with Eliot Laurence, creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner for M:FS about this new season.
One of America’s most significant and joyous holidays, Juneteenth is upon us.
Even if the document were entitled “The Constitution and Your Right to Wave an Assault Rifle About”, your guns are not as important as the life of a child.
Today we talk about the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, Steven Tyler cancelling dates for his Las Vegas residency, and an interesting law proposed in Oklahoma. The Uvalde Shooting Our country mourns as another mass shooting took the lives of 21 people yesterday in Texas. 19 of those lives lost were children and 2 of those were teachers at the elementary school where the tragedy took place. According to CNN,, the gunman was 18 years old and fully wrote his intentions on Facebook before committing the crime. He was shot dead by police after barricading himself in one of the classrooms.… Read more »
