Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week breaks down the history and influence of the Dead Kennedys.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week discusses metal and lyrics that depict violence against women.
I got the opportunity to hang out with Drax Project for an afternoon while they were in town, I got to hear a sneak peek of their debut album, and got to taste a little bit of home in Brooklyn.
The rooster is crowing, the new tunes are overflowing, it’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine.
The biggest compliment that could be given to blink–182’s new album NINE is that it doesn’t sound like “old blink.” That’s not an insult to the band’s previous albums either. This is an album that is enjoyable in its new-ness. We aren’t listening to something that is a throwback, reminiscent of another time, or that wants to live in another era. This is blink, evolved, older, established blink. Some people mourn the previous Tom Delonge incarnation of the band instead of celebrating that they have continued on with a fantastic addition. Seems like when a band changes their line-up the… Read more »
Everything old is new again and we’re here for it. It’s been 13 years since Kevin Smith added to the View Askewniverse but it looks like the newest addition to the volumes of hilarity will be not only funny but touching as well. The Jay And Silent Bob Reboot movie follows the oddball hetero-life-mates as they meet Jay’s love child, played by Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith, and travel to Hollywood to stop the making of the ‘Bluntman and Chronic’ reboot. The film is dripping in cameos by the stars like Ben Affleck and Matt Damon who were there at… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is sharing some positivity this week as well as diving into Robert Townsend’s documentary Making the Five Heartbeats.
Sisterhood is a blanket and it is a blade (and dammit it’s wonderful).
Kevin Smith surprised fans over the weekend with his announcement of the return of He-Man at PowerCon 2019. Smith said: “I’m Eternia-ly grateful to Mattel TV and Netflix for entrusting me with not only the secrets of Grayskull, but also their entire Universe. In Revelation, we pick up right where the classic era left off to tell an epic tale of what may be the final battle between He-Man and Skeletor! Brought to life with the most metal character designs Powerhouse Animation can contain in the frame, this is the Masters of the Universe story you always wanted to see… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week takes down Kid Rock’s recent comments on Taylor Swift.
