Sounds Of Revolution 2020’s Week 7
Yeah I didn’t manage to post thos for like 2 or 3 weeks after Steve sent it. At least it’s the editor’s fault. C-Fish https://open.spotify.com/playlist/138v5HKsrN5HSA30yhSZTL?si=7wjMSJdhS02_0pqDHqXBmA&pi=u-v4uyVB6hTd2_ After several weeks of a hiatus and some lack of motivation on my writing front, I’ve returned with the Sound of Revolution part 7. The entire purpose of this series is to bring attention to modern music that has a political message consistent with punk ideals, regardless of the genre of music. Punk is an attitude and a belief system, that the system is corrupt and that the people have the power to unite and … Continue reading Sounds Of Revolution 2020’s Week 7
Call Me Malcolm- Echoes And Ghosts review
England’s Call Me Malcolm is the newest band to join Bad Time Records, and their third full studio album, “Echoes and Ghosts” picks up where their first two left off, but kicks everything up a few notches. Somehow, Call Me Malcolm had completely slipped under my radar before this release. Their most recent album came out in 2020, and I was just now rejuvenating my love of music at the end of that year, and for some reason, I never encountered their music in my new music journey. As soon as I heard this album though, I immediately went back … Continue reading Call Me Malcolm- Echoes And Ghosts review
Gimpleg’s MUTINY review
Mutiny EP In the event that you haven’t been paying attention, ska is in the midst of a huge resurgence and I absolutely love it. But what I love most about this current era of ska music is the diversity of sounds that make up this current era of ska. None of these bands are really trying to sound like each other, or just sound like their ska predecessors. Whether it is trad-ska, ska-punk, new tone, reggae influenced, grunge influenced, hyperska, or ska-core, this scene is growing and expanding, and the band’s are committed to a DIY ethic, and always … Continue reading Gimpleg’s MUTINY review
Punk Politics # 129 Conscious Hip Hop wins at the Grammys… Mostly
I really haven’t paid attention to the Grammys since I heard about Kanye (now Klanye) wildin’ out during Taylor’s win. No particular reason. I caught this last one and there were many great moments, a couple of which are gonna be relevant and talked about here. But first a not so amazing moment that was still a win. Killer Mike (1/2 of Run The Jewels and amazing talent from the ATL) swept the hip hop categories this year in an untelevised ceremony and was arrested shortly after. First the win, this album Michael was a win for every KRS ONE, … Continue reading Punk Politics # 129 Conscious Hip Hop wins at the Grammys… Mostly
MUTINY EP Review
From Pittsburgh PA, Riverside CA and other scenes I don’t know comes a narrative skacore supergroup swingin full on. I heard just a bit about this from Chrissidente (vocals and guitar for PGH gnarly skacore unit Dissidente) about a year ago so I’ve been fuckin hyped for this to happen. That dramatically increased when news of the release came across my feed the other day. Other than Chris the band includes members of Voodoo Glow Skulls outta the Riverside skacore scene that was my first ska home so I’m stoked that they’ve stayed with the evolving skacore scene that theu … Continue reading MUTINY EP Review
Eichlers- Songs Offline Review
Eichlers Songs Offline Hi. Eichlers has a new album, Songs Offline, out now, and if you don’t know who Eichlers is yet, you need to address that. After releasing a handful of singles, in 2022 Eichlers dropped their groundbreaking album, “My Checkered Future” and essentially pioneered their own subgenre of music called hyperska. It is an exciting fusion of hyperpop and ska, with DIY ethics, complete with electronic and synth melodies, heavy doses of exaggerated auto tune, and bass drops, flawlessly fused with ska’s offbeat rhythms, upstrokes and the occasional brass sections. Even after dropping the album, Eichlers continued to … Continue reading Eichlers- Songs Offline Review
Punk Politics #128 Benny Shaps Thug Life
Okay, by now most of us know that capitalism is the ouroboros that crawls up its own ass and keeps going, but holy goddamn shit has it hit a new level. So I won’t link this below because I’d rather skate into traffic than click on the song’s link. So Ben Shapiro made a rap song with MAGA rapper (we’ll unpack the problems there) Tom MacDonald that became the #1 hip hop track on iTunes. As a hip hop head and anti racist, that is sickening, offensive and traumatizing. Before I talk more about the song and my thoughts on … Continue reading Punk Politics #128 Benny Shaps Thug Life
Write Ups Review
Flint, Michigan’s The Write-Ups nine track debut self titled EP released on January 11 and it didn’t pull any messages when it came to politically driven lyrics. They describe themselves perfectly as a “politically-driven dirty ska band out of Flint, Michigan”. If I were to ask you what the first thing you associated with Flint, Michigan was, well, let’s just say The Write-Ups started there, and didn’t let up. The album begins with “Poisoned Children”, a song about Flint, Michigan’s decade long ongoing water crisis, where the water in the city has been contaminated with lead and is unsafe to … Continue reading Write Ups Review
Sounds of Revolution 2020s week 6
Sounds of Revolution https://open.spotify.com/playlist/138v5HKsrN5HSA30yhSZTL?si=Dm-xa2s1Qe-fvocHkfn59g&pi=u-_-8tuxKyTAm8 The Sounds of Revolution playlist is created to highlight music that shares the themes that are inherent with what is punk- the idea that we are best off when we are united together, that greed, capitalism, and fascism will not be tolerated, and it is our duty to make the planet a better place. This playlist recognizes that there are two key concepts, identifying the problem, and coming together for a solution. You cannot solve a problem if you haven’t identified the problem, and you can’t identify the problem and stop there. None of these problems … Continue reading Sounds of Revolution 2020s week 6
Punx In Solidarity 