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Basslines and Protest Signs Part 26: Stand Up for the Dixie Chicks
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week stands up in the defense of the Dixie Chicks.
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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week stands up in the defense of the Dixie Chicks.
idobi photographer Crystal Huffman covered the Slipknot show in Virginia Beach at Veterans United Homeloans Amphitheater. Check out some photos from the tour below!
Wake up, rock out, it’s time to Rise Rock n’ Shine.
August 15, The Maine will don Arizona Diamondbacks jerseys instead of their matching suits as John O’Callaghan throws out the ceremonial first pitch at Chase Field in Phoenix. The Maine hail from Phoenix as the first pitch is a huge honor for baseball lover O’Callaghan. “I’ve been a fan of both music and baseball since I left my mother’s womb, and have been fortunate to play both though only music professionally,” O’Callaghan said. “Tomorrow, I will be trying out for my favorite professional baseball team, thee Arizona Diamondbacks. Technically, I’m just throwing the first pitch, but I figure if it’s… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Rage Against the Machine.
With the Vans Warped Tour 25th anniversary shows and genre sensation blink–182 touring the 20th anniversary of their “Enema of the state” album a massive pop-punk revival is underway. Blink–182’s new album “NINE” will be out September 20 and after the outstanding reception of “blame it on my youth” one can only imagine the trajectory from there will skyrocket. The tracklist for NINE definitely sounds like it will be a good time at the very least. That title of track 13 though – I’m here for it. 1. “The First Time” 2. “Happy Days” 3. “Heaven” 4. “Darkside” 5. “Blame… Read more »
Picture this: It’s a humid 90 degrees and you’re on a rooftop in New York City with 3000 other people. On one side is the Manhattan skyline; on the other Brooklyn. Everyone is turned toward a stage—the Brooklyn Bridge visible just behind it. On it, a band dressed in pink stands. One of the members holds up a sign that says “We Are All the Same” and the crowd screams. Welcome to Sad Summer Fest 2019, the tour of your dreams that will undoubtedly replace the Warped-size hole in your heart. Outside NYC’s Pier 17—a fantastic venue with a couple… Read more »
UFO enthusiasts created an event on July 7th called “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All Of Us”. For years so many people have been intrigued by what lay on the secretive agrounds. The famed Area 51 is a highly classified remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base within the Nevada Test and Training Range. Many believe there are Alien remains and various extra-terrestrial artifacts that prove that the government has had contact with intelligent life from other planets. The Facebook details for participants say that on September 20th “We will all meet up at the Area 51 Alien Center… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s new column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week examines the rise of political punk in the US.
To celebrate Late Night’s release , Amazon Studios is sharing some fabulous stories of women and people of color who are killing it in their respective fields of business, politics, media, sports, and entertainment. Cheers to that!
