BBC: Punk protest: Sex Pistols manager’s son sets fire to collection
“Punk memorabilia said to be worth £5m ($6m) has been torched in the middle of the River Thames.” reports the BBC, more at link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38120496
“Punk memorabilia said to be worth £5m ($6m) has been torched in the middle of the River Thames.” reports the BBC, more at link below: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38120496
“No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!” Added to Song at Concert NOV 21, 2016 – Ed Mazza has a piece up with a video clip showing Green Day adding lines to their song “Bang Bang” at a recent concert, singing “No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!”. Check out the story and the video…
Peter Gabriel, Pussy Riot and More Launch Campaign to Defend Freedom of Expression on Voice Project Dozens of musicians and artists come together and have launched a campaign called “Imprisoned For Art” to defend freedom of expression around the world. On the Voice Project website the explain their work: Imprisoned Artist Database
Music World Mourns The Passing Of Prince APR 22, 2016 – The music world is stunned and shocked at the sudden passing of music maestro Prince, who collapsed yesterday and was found unresponsive, and detail about his death as of this writing remains unclear. JTMP recognizes his absolutely amazing talent, who played dozens of instruments,…
Event to Highlight DC as the East Coast Cannabis Capital MAR 22, 2016 – The musical lineup for the HUGE National Cannabis Festival on April 23 in DC has been announced. The bands and musicians that will be performing are Del La Soul, Jesse Royal, Backyard Band, Congo Sanchez Band, and Nappy Riddem. The…
Digital Skin, Robotics, and Holograms Part of Musical Performance Tribute to David Bowie FEB 2016 – Intel and Lady Gaga come together for an amazing musical Grammy performance with digital skin, interactive video, a piano coming to life in robotics, and interactive holograms. Lady Gaga also paid tribute to music legend David Bowie by starting with…
David Bowie Fought Cancer Secretly For Last 18 Months JAN 11, 2016 – Music legend David Bowie has passed away last night, after secretly battling cancer for the last 18 months. David Bowie’s career spanned over 4 decades of music, acting, and inventing the “glam-rock” movement. Time and time again he re-invented himself and was a…
Director Colin Tilley Makes Epic-like Video Worthy of Award DEC 28, 2015 – Rapper Kendrick Lamar has teamed up with director Colin Tilley for a music video of his song, “Alright“, and it is a great production you must watch, and in JTMP’s opinion worthy of nominations and awards, specifically for any activist or social…
Case Centers Around Teen Punished for Exercising His Free Speech Right Through a Rap Song DEC 24, 2015 – In an outrageous move to stifle free speech, a school board in Mississippi suspended Itawamba agricultural high school student Taylor Bell, or “T-Bizzle” back in 2011 for writing a a rap song “P.S. Coaches The Truth Need To Be…
Chicago Rapper “Chance the Rapper” Attacks Film With Tweets DEC 9, 2015 – Spike Lee’s new movie “Chi-Raq” about gun violence in America, based on the old Greek play Lysistrata where the women hold back sex to try and end the Peloponnesian War, is creating quite a buzz and even a feud between the director Spike…