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Racism

Music Industry 

The recording industry is becoming woke in an interesting way

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Master Reording, Microaggressons, Racism

Language is an ever-evolving thing that responds to changes in society. Take architecture, for example. There’s a slow movement to

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Controversy 

Upstate NY school bans “Jingle Bells” because of the song’s “racist past”

December 30, 2021December 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackface, Jingle Bells, Minstrel Show, Racism

I know we’re coming to the end of the holiday season for 2021 and that this space has had plenty

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Controversy 

Are these sweatpants racist? (There’s a music angle to this)

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Balenciaga, Cultural Appropriation, Fashion, Hip-hop, Racism, Sweatpants

If you’re into high fashion, you’ll know the name Balenciaga. The company has just released this pair of sweatpants. Take

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 12, 2021

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bauhaus, Donda, Kanye, NFTs, Phil Lynott, Racism, Stevie Nicks, Thin Lizzy

This is the sort of thing that used to live just in my nightmares. Now it’s here. Ponder that as

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Music News 

Bandcamp supporting NAACP Legal Defense Fund with sales this Friday

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments BandCamp, BLM, Donation, fundraiser, Juneteenth, NAACP, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Racism, social conscious, social justice

Bandcamp continues to act in a progressive, socially-conscious and responsible way.  Earlier this year, the distribution and musician supporting site

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Music Industry 

This was inevitable: Discussions of Spotify’s “hateful conduct policy” turns to race

May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Censorship, Chris Brown, Hateful Content, R. Kelly, Racism, Spotify, XXXTentacion

It doesn’t take long for any contentious issue to be viewed through the lens of race, especially in the United

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Controversy 

Eminem Takes A Shot At Racism and Cops

December 10, 2017December 8, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Eminem, Racism, Untouchable

There is no doubt that Eminem is not shy when it comes to tough topics. His new track ‘Untouchable’ takes

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Deezer, Elvis Costello, Japan, Jimi Hendrix, Las Vegas, Mariah Carey, Racism, Saudi Arabia

Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest

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Music News 

The North Richmond Police Department’s “Sound of Silence” Statement

July 21, 2016July 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Police, Racism

With all the weirdness happening in the US today, this clip–originally posted two months ago–has a renewed poignancy. (Thanks to

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Music History 

“White Fragility” and Rappers

June 2, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop, Racism, Rap

The first have of the 20th century was defined by jazz. The second half was steered by rock’n’roll. Now the

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Music News 

Metal CANNOT Fall into the Hands of Racists

March 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metal, Racism, White Power

Metal, the most extreme form of rock, can sometimes attract extremists. Nasty ones. Like racists. Metal fans must always be

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