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Basslines and Protest Signs Part 40: Feeling Impeachy
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week shares some artists’ reactions to Trump’s impeachment.
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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week shares some artists’ reactions to Trump’s impeachment.
From new music to powerful movements, a lot of good things happened over the decade and this list is raising a solo cup to some of the best.
A lot can change in ten years: personalities, tastes, relationships. For Mayday Parade the last ten years have been a chance to grow as a band, explore new ways to entertain, and to connect with their fans. Which is why—almost exactly a decade after seeing them live for the first time—I’m sitting on a tour bus in Chicago, chatting with frontman Derek Sanders. We’re at the back of the bus. On one side of Sanders, guitarist Brooks Betts is fiddling around on a laptop, on the other, bassist Jeremy Lenzo pre-signs a stack of Sunnyland CDs. The window is cracked… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week highlights the importance of Anti-Flag.
Los Angeles based pop-punk band Cat Like Thief stop by and chat about the history of how they came to be, the creation of their first single “Ferris Wheel”, and plenty more.
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.
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.
The man born Danny Rocco has been singing, writing, and performing his entire life — playing bars in punk bands since he was 13.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week looks at the association of the anarchy symbol and punk.
With the massive revival of all things pop-punk and emo, in an age where music can be shared at the lightning-fast pace of the internet, there was sure to be a wave of brand new emo bands. Riding that wave are some very talented people. One of them is David Sikabwe. Sikabwe is the musical genius behind the youtube channel and band “Going Spaceward”. His rendition of “Fly Me To The Moon” went viral and He needs to get ready because it’s about to happen again. His dark emo version of “Baby Shark” needs to be heard by just about… Read more »
