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1. Video: British Comedian Kate Smurthwaite on Humanity's Last Hope

   interview at greenleft.org.au.] Video: 'We need a radical sea change' — music and politics with ... Grace Petrie Why was Tim Blair even at 91������̳’s comedy night? 10 new albums that aim to change the ...

2. Cutting through the fog of ‘Forever War’

   fighters. This personal and political growth is deftly and clearly explained in this book, which often reads ... albums to resist a world at war Read more by Bill Nevins Culture ...

3. A healthy dose of political punk

   Anti-Flag's seventh album. Although not to everyone's taste, the band injects a healthy dose of politics ... depleted uranium in Iraq. I especially like the activist focus of the album. It comes with a booklet of ...

4. David Rovics: politically sharp and beautiful poetry

   Rosenblatt Self released, 2002 Rovics' albums can be ordered from <http://www.davidrovics.com> and ... BY ALEX BAINBRIDGE David Rovics is one of the best political songwriters in the English-speaking ... they are both politically sharp and contain beautiful poetry. Rovics is a musical tribune for the ...

5. Beat boys get political

   and their latest album, To the 5 Borroughs, adds a new, progressive political edge to their work. Adam ... Beasties considerable independence. Their second, 1989, album, Paul's Boutique, released on their own ... staples of sampling, turntable mixing and scratching and witty word-play. Their fourth album, Ill ...

6. Strong political message

   '70s flute and brass sounds and strong political message. Addressing those who control women's ... head/ make your bread/ raise your kids in the ghetto?" All proceeds from the album are to be ... and victims of domestic violence. The album does make the attempt to raise women's issues. ...

7. Political punks blast racist rednecks

   and have just dropped a motherlode of a debut album. But the analogies with Australia's mining ... much of the album tackles racism. "I figure when you're surrounded by negativity, you ... moments on the album, including an ode to the Coogee Bay Hotel and the media shitstorm it whipped up when ...

8. From political passion to pop

   truly inspirational. Still political but not quite as inspirational was their 1988 album Confessions of ... album Cafe Bleu from Jean Paul Marat, "an 18th century visionary", gave an inkling of where ... explorations in music, with no lyrics at all, their politics was particularly notable in such songs as ...

9. A true believer in the power of music

   percussion hits a bit harder than in the previous outings. The album was made at Elliott Smith’s studio. ... short-term politics. All that is a lot more fun than it sounds, especially if you love this sound, which ...

10. Joe Strummer and political punk

    of the Clash, Joe Strummer and his band were soon counterposing support for left-wing political ... other punk bands. The Clash released a string of albums, starting with the hard hitting self-titled ... album in 1977, which contained tracks such as "London's Burning", which reflected the ...

11. BDO’s best kept secret: ‘Life is politics’

    Kelly Ryan “People say to me, ‘You’re still talking about politics?’ and I say, ‘C’mon, life is ... politics’”, Afro-fusion singer-songwriter Wunmi told 91������̳ Weekly while she was in Sydney as part of the ... commercialism, cultural identity, political corruption and the role of women in society. “I was a dancer ...

12. Very political tones

    Very political tones Sing Out for Ireland Wolfe Tones Distributed by Larrikin Reviewed by Bernie ... lyrics that are unashamedly political. They are very much the musical ambassadors for Irish ... Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Also included on this album are songs like the "Guildford ...

13. Aisha Fukushima brings politics back to rap

    challenge for most people, but Aisha Fukushima also managed to make a politically-charged hip-hop album ... emerged with a powerful album. Has your wanderlust been satisfied or do you have another similar album in ... "RAPtivism" declares that you're "bringing politics back to rap". Tell us about that sentiment. ...

14. Carmody on music, struggle and politics

    KEV CARMODY, who has just released his latest album Images and Illusions, has found that while the ... music industry was happy to accept his money to produce the album, they have been equally happy to ... hearing is because your music is political? They always call us political forgetting, of course, that the ...

15. James McMurtry’s radically honest Texas sound

    failings and hypocrisy, he strikes hard, often with wit and sardonic humour. On McMurtry’s latest album ... almost-endless tour over the past three decades or so. He doesn’t always write about political matters. “I don’t ... new album’s title song signify, McMurtry says, “Internal demons chasing you. Not necessarily death.” ...

16. The music and politics of Judy Small

    Judy Small, one of Australia's best and most popular political singer/songwriters, is ... currently touring Australia to promote her album Second Wind. She spoke to Alex Bainbridge about the ... influences on her life, her politics and her music. "I am the classic case of the conservative turned ...

17. The personal and the political

    The personal and the political Robyn Habel Robyn Habel Produced by Terry Bradford and Stuart Day ... tackles a range of personal and political issues on this CD, in a style that reflects her stated ... find answers, not necessarily accepting what someone else says. The album concludes on a positive note ...

18. Personal exploration of politics

    recent number one Irish album. "Touch the Sun" is dedicated to Sioux leader Sitting Bull, while ... politics — he doesn't set out to deliver a message. This occasionally leans towards abstraction and ...

19. Filastine battles political philistines

    , £OOT. "The lyrics — in English, Bahasa and Japanese on this album — are always political, but ... Genre-bending musician Filastine says he has taken so much flak for being political in his music that these days ... so many slaps, so much negative reinforcement, from the music industry for being too political that ...

20. Progressive political parodies for parties

    sung by others, and at times of political upsurge can be quickly taken up by masses of people. ... and Denis Kevans. Several of the songs from Francis and Hicks' album Union is Strength ...

21. 'Yardcore' band mix yardie culture, hardcore politics

    group also throw in plenty of pugilistic politics and sharp satire. Front man Prowla and guitarist ... album, Vibes, Love, Revolution, on US election day last year and tell us what you think of Barack ... said: "Jamaica is an indispensable partner... and is a leading political voice in the region." ...

22. Pumpkins head for Europe

    champion of the East Timorese. One of the more political songs on the album is the chilling tale of ... fans with a snatch of gigs and a new album. According to Dan Tuffy, singer, writer and bassist for the ... latest album, Low Fi Lucy's Mobile Temple, is different from previous releases, while still ...

23. Sexual politics and top music

    rape" — Rap Against Rape Three women make up one of Brisbane's most talented and political bands. ... The collection brings together lyrics that speak volumes about sexual politics and melodies that range ... on the CD. "Final Cry", the first song on the album, is a love song with folk harmonies and ...

24. The power of Oils

    artists tend to release a greatest hits collection after three or four albums which include a few hits and ... a couple of misses. Midnight Oil has waited 10 albums and 21 years to produce this mighty re-mastered ... compilation. "Best of... " albums are always controversial amongst die-hard fans. Where is ...

25. Ragewar's sonic attack

    political dance album I've heard in a long time. Band founders Barrie Bardoe and Eleanor Bardoe insist ... a political message. The song titles reveal all: "Dare to Care", "Thought Crime" and ... is not content to just rewrite Clash albums. This is an interesting album, but I reckon these guys ...

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