Basslines and Protest Signs
Basslines and Protest Signs Part 50: Trapt in Privilege
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Trapt.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Trapt.
Boy finds girl, girl gets cancer. God is involved.
In a place very much like our own, science, magic, and a little bit of “dust” set the stage for a young orphan who is destined to either save or burn down the world.
Cultural appropriation is a fashion don’t. Wearing other religions sacred articles as accessories ain’t cute. Gucci missed the memo. The designer recently introduced an over-priced item labeled the “Indy Full Turban” and for $800 you can wear your ignorance on your head. The Sikh Coalition made the statement on twitter “the Sikh turban is not just a fashion accessory, but it’s also a sacred religious article of faith. We hope more can be done to recognize this critical context”. They added “#appropriation” in case the brand was so rigid in their lack of cultural awareness they were oblivious to their… Read more »
If you’re going to walk the line between good and evil you’re going to end up with red bottoms…we mean, bloody shoes.
Hopeless Records have released ‘Songs That Saved My Life’, a new covers album by artists on the label’s roster, to raise money for suicide prevention and mental health charities.
For Auben Mtuze, ignoring society’s view of him because of his vices is hard but silencing the voice in his head urging him to embrace his dark side is even harder in Nicky Drayden’s Temper.
In light of rumors that Kid Rock is considering running for US Senate, Brett discusses which music makers would get his vote in a Presidential election.
‘Okja’ weaves a modern fable, entwining us with quirky charm to ultimately pierce our apathy with an unflinching needle.
It’s enthralling but what makes American Gods irresistible is it serves up something many series lack: Truth. A truth so fearlessly real it grabs you by the shirt and pulls you into the screen.