“Music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of the people” – John Coltrane
Top 5 Punk Resistance Records
From the classic to the underground, iCrates bring you the definitive top 5 punk resistance albums and the causes they fought for… 1. Dead Kennedys – Frankenchrist (1985) Resistance factor? As high as…
Set The Roof Of The World On Fire: Rai Ko Ris and Nepalese Punk
Nepal. Not a country where you expect any remarkable subcultural movements. A country you might associate with the mighty mountains of the Himalayas, an awesome panorama, with diligent sherpas who arduously carry millions…
The Vinyl-Only Sessions #11: DJ soFa – Resistance Music
Session #11: DJ soFa – Resistance Music So here we are with the 11th installment of our Vinyl Only sessions and the last one in our “Resistance Music” issue. It’s DJ soFa from…
Interview: Grace Petrie and Grassroots Protest Music in the UK
From the student protests to the London Riots the last time the UK experienced such visible and sustained period of civil unrest came during the 1980s; and the potential to provide a soundtrack…
From Einstürzende Neubauten To Radical Nomads: An Interview With Alexander Hacke and Danielle de Picciotto
Few bands defined the radical environment of 1980′s West Berlin like Einstürzende Neubauten. Described by original member and bassist Alexander Hacke as “good-old fashioned anti-establishment rebellion”, Einstürzende Neubauten have become one of the…
Black Power and the Big Screen: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement on Film
Few political and cultural movements have created as many musical icons as the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1960′s and 70′s. There influence on the musicians of today is…
Festivali 11, 1972: How One Pop Show Brought Down A Dictator
Stories of music altering the political landscape of an entire country are rare but they are there. Music can bring a mysterious sense of vindication to events by virtue of being an aural…
Neil Young’s “Living With War” – A Retrospective Look
On “Let’s Impeach The President” Neil young can be heard singing the words “flip-flop” with regards to presidential policy. It’s an inspired lyric and the point was gleefully rammed home on the subsequent…
Underground Resistance: McCarthy, Easterhouse and The Enemy Within
McCarthy and Easterhouse were two underground bands that shone out amidst the sludge of anodyne 80’s pop both musically and lyrically, and were inevitably ignored by the record-buying public in part for the…
Brand Nubian: One For All and All For One
Social consciousness, the black diaspora and controvertial, charged lyricism blended with pure funk breaks and a creative sampling aesthetic. These were the characteristics of the New York Five Percenters, Brand Nubian and their…
Funk and the Favelas: Talking Baile Funk with DJ Daniel Haaksman
DJ Daniel Haaksman hasn’t looked back on baile funk since his first trip to Brazil in 2004. Grimy, loud and frenetic, it’s a sound that speaks directly from the favelas of Brazil about…
Latin American Revolution Rocks
Across the history of Latin American music there have been remarkable bands and composers that have stood for an ideal and have screamed for revolution and change. Playing a major roll in transmitting…
