Monthly Archives: January, 2012

JAN 18, 2012 - Activist band Radio Free Earth sent us their activist music video, "Can't Take Any More", saying, "Enough is enough. It's time to stand and be heard. We gotta make a new way!" They are from western Massachusetts, and on their Facebook page they say "RFE is a musical revolution. We dig up, polish off and reconfigure the rusty old remains of American and world music, add some brand new elements and offer up the whole as a fresh stew. Crossover Music – served hot!"

JAN 18, 2012 - Here is a video sent to us by Dr. Ryman, and his protest music video against the MSM, or "mainstream media". It's called "In the World Today".

JAN 18, 2012 - MichaelMoore.com, and many other sites, have "gone dark" today to protest the proposed "anti-piracy" bill currently being considered in congress. On Michael Moore's website, your mouse cursor becomes a spotlight, and Moore's site says "We need to kill these bills to protect our rights to free speech, privacy and prosperity."

Opponents are worried about free speech rights, and the ramifications if this bill is passed. Activist musician Peter Gabriel will be taking his site down in protest against SOPA and said in a statement, “This year is going to be a very crucial year for the fate of digital rights and freedoms on the internet. We strongly support the campaign against both the Protect IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act. For that reason our websites will be down from 05.00 GMT for 24 hours in support of the campaign. ”  Also, Jasiri X has come out against SOPA, and many other musicians. If you go to a website today and it won't come up or you get a black screen, this may be the reason.
 

JAN 16, 2011 - Nice video of a cool Occupy Music song, by MrNewcarScott.

Photo credit: Tim Trentham/Wiki

From HuffPo 01/12/2012:

"WASHINGTON -- Legendary D.C. post-punk band Fugazi hasn't played a show since 2002, but languishing fans can now revisit their favorite performances online at the Fugazi Live Series, an ongoing archival project that when complete will feature up to 800 audio tapes recorded by the band.

Singer-guitarist Ian MacKaye now co-owns Dischord Records, which launched the series. On Wednesday, MacKaye dropped by WAMU-FM's "Kojo Nnamdi Show" to talk about how Fugazi wound up recording their shows in the first place and muse on the band's place in the annals of D.C. music history.

"I've always been a bit of a documentarian," MacKaye said on the program, adding there wasn't a whole lot of method to the madness when it came to recording. "At some point, a couple hundred tapes into the process, we kind of realized: Wow! We kind of have to keep going." Fugazi's music is remembered as having a slant toward social activism, which translated into many shows performed for charities and protests."

Read more here, and check out a video of "Waiting Room" by Fugazi below.