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Las Vulpes: Me gusta ser una zorra (I like being a whore)
Read more: Las Vulpes: Me gusta ser una zorra (I like being a whore)Las Vulpes was the first spanish punk rock band formed only by women. It was founded in Baracaldo (Vizcaya, Basque Country) in the summer of 1982, as a result of the guitarist´s desire on creating an all women punk band.…
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The Crossroads Project
Read more: The Crossroads ProjectThis month’s blast of arctic air may have roused climate-change skeptics. But the composer Laura Kaminsky and the painter Rebecca Allan were unfazed. Holed up in their apartment in Riverdale in the Bronx on one of the coldest days in…
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“Glory” Performance at the Academy Awards
Read more: “Glory” Performance at the Academy AwardsSee below for a link to the performance of the song at the Academy Awards. From Salon: How Common and John Legend’s performance of “Glory” fired up Oscar night’s idling empathy machine by Sonia Saraiya The primary feeling to come…
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I Have Never Eaten These Tiny Grapes by Zuoxiao Zuzhou: ‘China’s Leonard Cohen’ Calls Out Political Corruption
Read more: I Have Never Eaten These Tiny Grapes by Zuoxiao Zuzhou: ‘China’s Leonard Cohen’ Calls Out Political CorruptionZuoxiao Zuzhou is a Chinese singer whose accented, croaky voice is hardly ever in tune. But for his fans he’s the voice of a generation — one of the very few voices who dare to speak out. After a collaboration,…
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Word Sound Power | Blood Earth
Read more: Word Sound Power | Blood EarthWord Sound Power Word Sound Power, formed in 2010, is a New Delhi based collective that constructs multimedia collaborations with South Asian artists on issues of social justice. Armed with a mobile studio, electronic music producer Chris McGuinness and dancehall…
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Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid
Read more: Orquesta Solfónica de MadridOrquesta Solfónica de Madrid The Orquesta Solfónica de Madrid (Solphonic Orchestra of Madrid) is a self-organized orchestra that was formed in the context of the social movement 15M and that has gained popularity for playing classical music in demonstrations and…
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USAID’s Cuba hip-hop project
Read more: USAID’s Cuba hip-hop projectHAVANA (AP) — A U.S. agency’s secret infiltration of Cuba’s underground hip-hop scene to spark a youth movement against the government was “reckless” and “stupid,” Sen. Patrick Leahy said Thursday after The Associated Press revealed the operation. On at least…
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China’s Underground Hiphop
Read more: China’s Underground HiphopChina’s underground hiphop became an art movement since early 2000s. With characteristics of self-expression, localization and social criticism, Chinese hip hop music quickly gained popularity among students and working-class Chinese. Some notable music groups from Beijing include Yin Ts’ang (隐藏)…
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Project Catalyst
Read more: Project CatalystProject Catalyst specializes in designing culturally rich entertainment experiences that re-imagine the empowering possibilities of cinema and media from a multicultural perspective. Project Catalyst exemplifies the efficacy and essential value of art and cinema at the intersections of social justice…
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How Bali punks Navicula took on the palm oil industry
Read more: How Bali punks Navicula took on the palm oil industryIn Indonesia, a loud and politically committed generation of punk bands are shaking big business – and getting results The briefing took place in a small commercial office in Jakarta, with no insulation from the heat, smog or noise of…