Women in Iran have been protesting for their rights over the last several months. The protests were sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini who was killed by “morality police” for not wearing her hijab in an “acceptable” way. Spotify has now shown their support by creating a “Woman of Iran” playlist. The artists in the playlist are Iranian musicians and singers. Two of which are Shervin Hajipour and Toomaj Salehi, who have actually been arrested for releasing music that showed support for the protest. Hajipour has been released and has actually been nominated for a Grammy. However, Salehi is… Read more »
Too often in America we have disgusting and deplorable news slap us in the face. The only reason we can even wrap our heads around it being true is that we tend to have the video evidence to back it up. Tyre Nichols was brutally murdered this weekend in another case of a police force abusing their power. Five police officers pulled the 29-year-old out of his car after pulling him over for alleged “reckless driving.” As shown in the video, they then proceeded to beat him and shout profanities at him. It didn’t take long for Nichols to begin… Read more »
In an ongoing battle between TikTok and Congress, the CEO of the social media platform is set to hit the stand on March 23rd. He will be the only witness to sit in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The committee made an announcement on their website about the hearing. It reads that the CEO will have to defend, “Consumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms’ impact on kids, and their relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.” The statement goes on to say, “ByteDance-owned TikTok has knowingly allowed the ability for the Chinese Communist Party to access… Read more »
What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Fall Out Boy, Waterparks, PVRIS, and more.
Music festival season is just on the horizon and, while we wait for the gloomy weather to pass, we can revel in the flood of music news typical of this time of year. A majority of the music festival lineups are announced in January and the festival posters set the landscape for the year in live music, foreshadowing larger tours from bands, new album cycles, and even resurgences of genres and legacy bands that might be past their peak of popularity. Pop-punk is fresh off a massive re-emergence, showcased by the success of the When We Were Young Festival in… Read more »
A teenage girl who has a rocky relationship with her mom has to search for her when she doesn’t return from a trip.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week
This week’s Singles Lost in Time features songs by Big Joanie and the Veldt (and The System!)
Basically: A reboot (of sorts) of the hip-hop movie classic; two young guys throw a house party and all types of craziness happen. Well, will you look at how hip-hop has gotten old enough to have a real nostalgia for something other than the music? Now, with me being one of the washed many (old head, old, etc.), when I first heard they were doing a new version of House Party (1990), I was like: “HOW DARE YOU!” But see, unlike others, I wasn’t so caught up on the purity. I’ve seen all the House Party movies. See, most just… Read more »
