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Basslines and Protest Signs Part 95: Ukrainian Musicians Unite
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week shares different artists’ opinions on the war in Ukraine.
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Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week shares different artists’ opinions on the war in Ukraine.
Often, when we celebrate Black History Month we think about the Civil Rights leaders and activists of long ago. I remember being in elementary school and feeling like racism was a thing of the past because of the way it was taught. It would be great if we could just talk about social injustices as something that happened long ago but no longer. However, the fact that just this weekend I saw a “White Lives Matter” shirt at an event, means that people still aren’t understanding. All of February, we see quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.… Read more »
A documentary about Kanye West from the friends who were with him from his early days until now.
Liam Neeson in another movie where he’s badass but this time he looks OLD old.
Today we talk about the 2022 Oscar nominations, the Foo Fighters’ upcoming virtual performance, and Zendaya’s response to Euphoria criticism. 2022 Oscar Nominations The time has come, folks! The 2022 Oscar nominations have been revealed. The Power of the Dog has the most nominations, with twelve, and some nominees are making history. Jane Campion is the first woman director to have been nominated twice, and Steven Spielberg has created eleven films to have been nominated for an Oscar. Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, and Kristen Stewart have all been nominated for the first time. Disney has three animated films nominated: Luca, Encanto,… Read more »
Two possums want to be like their favorite superhero Buck Wild AKA the weasel from an Ice Age sequel that came out over 12 years ago.
Today we talk about Bob Saget passing away, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez’s Golden Globe win, and we remember the life of Sidney Poitier.
Basically: A tale of friendship between two women who meet while giving birth in the hospital. I honestly don’t know how to write about this film. Pedro Almodóvar isn’t the type of filmmaker you get from the States or the UK where films tend to follow a simple format about a particular subject that goes from A to B to C etc. I first discovered Almodóvar in the 2000s, while I was in my twenties, and his multilayered stories about women were something I’d never experienced before. His films were not like the ones being made here in Hollywood. Almodóvar… Read more »
An emotionally broken former mixed martial arts contender must overcome her fears while re-uniting with her long-lost son to fight her way back to contention in arguably the best performance of Halle Berry’s career in her directorial debut, Bruised.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Big Bird getting vaccinated.
