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Protest music has an essential yet unpredictable character. There was never a desire for it to become a specific genre in itself, it was simply a by-product of ever-growing changes and issues. US modern protest music was born in 1939 with Billie Holiday’s ‘Strange Fruit’, a soul track tackling...
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There are three certainties in life. (1) We all eventually die, (2) we all pay taxes at some point and (3) US President Donald Trump will say something so outrageous that the ever-divided world will yet again ask the question as to how he became president. November 8th 2018...
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Derek Zanetti is anything but normal. As an activist, author, and artist from Pittsburg, Zanetti is unconventional at its best. To start off the interview, I ask Derek if he had any particular influences when creating The Homeless Gospel Choir’s music. He admits he’s a massive fan of all...
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You’ve probably heard by now, and if you haven’t, you’re in for a treat – the President of the United States of America requested a Van Gogh painting. The Guggenheim offered him a toilet. A solid gold, fully-functioning crapper. The implications of this generous offer are many and wonderful....
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With the Long Island melodic punk band “the Movielife” releasing their latest album Cities in Search of a Heart on the 22nd of September this year, I spoke to vocalist Vinnie Caruana about the new album, their upcoming UK tour dates, Donald Trump and the band’s future plans. As...
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News has come recently that unsigned NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is suing the league, accusing the owners of colluding to keep him out of the league after starting the protests that have swept through the league. Whilst this is almost certainly true, coming the same week the NFL tried...
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Chaotic seems like a criminally understated adjective for describing Britain’s process so far in leaving the European Union. Theresa May’s government has held its cards so tightly to its chest that for months Parliament and the public knew little more than ‘Brexit means Brexit’. To add to this, businesses...