Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week breaks down some of the best anti-authority anthems.
Sleep is good. Music is better. It’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine…
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the rise of straight edge.
A raucous teen comedy but with sixth graders in a sixth-grade world.
Miley Cyrus and Marc Jacobs have collaborated on a hoodie to support Planned Parenthood. In their advertisement for the collab, they posted an image of Miley licking a cake with the phrase “Abortion is healthcare” on Instagram. It’s commendable that the entertainer and designer are using their platform to raise money and awareness for the healthcare provider. Often misrepresented as solely an “abortion clinic”, Planned Parenthood provides MANY other services for women and men. The design of the cake has raised more than just pro-birth eyebrows. Washington, DC-based baker Becca Rea-Holloway, aka The Sweet Feminist, posted a picture of a… Read more »
During Black Mirror, introspective questions and reflections on modern life abound.
It’s podcast number 150 which means I had to make it REALLY GOOD… So I did. I had Fil Thorpe-Evans and Marko DeSantis (of Sugarcult) stop by to talk about Strange 80s that’s happening at The Fonda June 1st and I had Modern Chemistry Call in to talk to them before their tour with The Dangerous Summer and Have Mercy kicks off!
The expensive TV musical version of a classic Disney animated film.
Thank you, Tom DeLonge, for naming that thing we all knew existed but didn’t know what to call it. The National Music Lovers Index, you know, that thing where songs are starting to get noticed and played. They start floating around playlists and being shared on social media. Who knows where the songs land on Billboard charts but the music lovers, we’re listening. Tom made up the term in an appreciative post on Instagram where he thanked fans for Angels and Airwaves almost completely sold-out tour. He expected that fans would be supportive but we all kind of blew his… Read more »
HELLO. This is not a drill. ANGELS AND AIRWAVES are back. I’ve always been a huge Blink 182 fan. Chesire Cat days into Dude Ranch, Pennywise, early Less than Jake, the Punk O Rama days, Rancid having “Ruby SoHo”, Goldfinger “Here in your Bedroom” I mean let’s go baby. River Fenix opening for Bad Religion opening for Blink on tour? Went to multiple dates of that when I was literally in middle school and clueless about anything except my oversized shorts, my vans (later MacBeth shoes) and wearing a long sleeve shirt with the t-shirt over it – a staple… Read more »
