I heard this cut from Scottish Artist Finley Quaye for the first time today, and the bass run has stayed with me, moving me, rolling on, and on, and on... It also takes away some of the frustrations I feel about the shortcomings of the movement, the stumbles, the naivete... Hope you enjoy it too
Finley Quaye
Even After All
Showing posts with label angry music hour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label angry music hour. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The angry music hour presents...
Dedicated to the fascist, violent Mayor of Oakland, attempted murderer Jean Quan.
Be safe, Oakland...
Be safe, Oakland...
Fuck You!
D.O.A.Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
The angry music hour presents...
I've seen alot of video lately of cops attacking protesters - NYC, Athens, Chicago, Melbourne... and this song always comes to mind. Somewhat Ironically, this song is written about the notoriously violent Los Angeles cops, (I think) which is really the one city where occupiers have been welcomed in the USA.
Anyway, here's
Police Truck
The Dead Kennedys
Anyway, here's
Police Truck
The Dead Kennedys
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The angry music hour presents...
Tonight's selection is my favorite Crass song, Do They Owe Us A Living?
The living that is owed to me I'm never going to get,
They've buggered this old world up, up to their necks in dept.
They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done,
They'll make you an epitomy of everything that's wrong.
Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
The living that is owed to me I'm never going to get,
They've buggered this old world up, up to their necks in dept.
They'd give you a lobotomy for something you ain't done,
They'll make you an epitomy of everything that's wrong.
Do they owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
Of course they do, of course they do.
Owe us a living?
OF COURSE THEY FUCKING DO.
Monday, October 10, 2011
The angry music hour presents...
Of course, no bottle, fuel, rag day would be complete without an angry music entry.
Dead Prez
Hip Hop
Dead Prez
Hip Hop
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The GOP is so punk rock
This pretty much sums up the opening salvo of the GOP primaries in Iowa last night.
Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols
Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols
Friday, June 10, 2011
What Goes Unsaid...
While our alleged media wastes endless hours and days over Palin's Revere revisionism and Anthony Wiener's wiener, important shit keeps being ignored. Among those things that shall not be discussed by the chattering classes is the fact that, thanks to Bush and Obama, it is now totally and completely legal for the executive branch to do the things that got Nixon into trouble. Thanks to Bush and Obama there is absolutely no check on the power the President wields. We now live in a defacto fascist state. Daniel Ellsberg had legal recourse - Bradley Manning does not.
There is no "freedom' anymore in the "Land of the 'Free'"
The Great Insurrection - Linton Kwesi Johnson
There is no "freedom' anymore in the "Land of the 'Free'"
The Great Insurrection - Linton Kwesi Johnson
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
The Ever-Repeating Circle of History
Andrew Mellon was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1921 through 1932. With hindsight being 20/20 and all, we know that he was, in fact and deed, one of the worst, most inept and corrupt people to ever hold the post. He is the man, after all, who wrote the prescription that brought about the great depression. He was also deeply Calvinist, and advised Herbert Hoover to
We know how that story ended.
Today, via Americablog, we learn that the Obama administration is quite perturbed to learn that some Democratic members of the Senate are suggesting that perhaps, just maybe, there should be some attention paid to job creation.
Hindsight being 20/20 and all, we also know how the current round of deficit hawkery will end - with The Great Depression 2.0.
Assholes.
Anyway, here is a song.
W-4 - dead prez
"liquidate labor, liquidate stocks, liquidate farmers, liquidate real estate… it will purge the rottenness out of the system. High costs of living and high living will come down. People will work harder, live a more moral life. Values will be adjusted, and enterprising people will pick up from less competent people."Also high on his list of priorities was reducing taxes on the wealthy and draconian deficit hawkery.
We know how that story ended.
Today, via Americablog, we learn that the Obama administration is quite perturbed to learn that some Democratic members of the Senate are suggesting that perhaps, just maybe, there should be some attention paid to job creation.
The Obama administration on Tuesday night might have thrown a wrench into Senate Democratic plans to pass what they see as a jobs bill — by implying the bill spends too much money.
In a Statement of Administration Policy, the White House said it supports the broad goals of the bill.
"However, the bill would authorize spending levels higher than those requested by the president’s Budget, and the administration believes that the need for smart investments that help America win the future must be balanced with the need to control spending and reduce the deficit," the administration said.
Hindsight being 20/20 and all, we also know how the current round of deficit hawkery will end - with The Great Depression 2.0.
Assholes.
Anyway, here is a song.
W-4 - dead prez
Thursday, June 2, 2011
What middle class? Where?
From one of my favorite little bogs, mockpaperscissors, comes this little tidbit: Madison Ave. Declares ‘Mass Affluence’ Over Yes, Madison Ave. has read the writing on the wall and declared that only the ultra-rich have enough money to purchase things, so henceforth advertising directed at the average (former) consumer is a waste.
Also in today's media perusals I ran across this article from Forbes magazine:
How Our Largest Corporations Made $170 Billion During Great Recession And Paid No Taxes
Which brings us around to today's musical selection:
Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty
Also in today's media perusals I ran across this article from Forbes magazine:
How Our Largest Corporations Made $170 Billion During Great Recession And Paid No Taxes
Today, and not a moment too soon, the non-profit Citizens For Tax Justice (CTJ) has put out their findings revealing that twelve of the nations largest Fortune 500 companies, while making $170 billion in profits during the period of The Great Recession, paid an effective tax rate of negative 1.5%.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Which brings us around to today's musical selection:
Gang of Four - To Hell With Poverty
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Unreported rage sweeping Europe...
Protests are building across Europe as people become more and more disillusioned with the status quo. Not that you would hear about such things in the American 'media'.
In Spain:
Rebellion is good. Rebellion is necessary. When do we rebel here? Let's hit the streets, people!
Rise - Flobots
In Spain:
Dubbed "los indignados" (the indignant), tens of thousands of demonstrators packed squares across Spain in a wave of outrage over high unemployment and government austerity measures in the runup to local and regional elections on May 22.In Greece:
On Monday about 30 tents were laid out in Athens' central square, as part of a daily gathering that kicked off last Wednesday and which is seen less politically motivated than traditional protest rallies called on by labour unions.In France:
"Finally, it was time we woke up from the lethargy. We feel the need to step forward, to state our disappointment, our disgust, our anger and end any kind of tolerance against all those who bear the responsibility," a movement called "The Indignant Citizens" wrote on a blog.
...riot police cleared out the Place de la Bastille on Sunday evening after hundreds of protesters gathered on the steps of a popular opera house there. Protesters estimated the turnout at over 1,000 and cited several arrests as well as some injured. Police said around 500 people had shown up.
"We started these spontaneous gatherings around 10 days ago and they are growing," said one protester, who asked not to be named. "At first we were just a few and now hundreds are showing up every day, with big spikes on the weekend.
Rebellion is good. Rebellion is necessary. When do we rebel here? Let's hit the streets, people!
Rise - Flobots
Monday, May 30, 2011
Winter in America....
This video of activist Adam Koresh being attacked and beaten by uniformed terrorists is all over the internet right now.
In it we witness the violence of the waning days of an empire. Truly nothing justifies this ridiculous use of state sanctioned terrorism. We now live in a police state where even the most banal and pedestrian manner of protest is met with an overwhelming display of state brutality. Ironically, it all takes place at a memorial built to honor a man who once said "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."
It brought me to mind of this elegant song by the now departed American hero, Gil Scott-Heron, titled "Winter in America".
The Constitution
A noble piece of paper
With free society
Struggled but it died in vain
And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner
Hoping for some rain
Looks like it's hoping
Hoping for some rain
And I see the robins
Perched in barren treetops
Watching last-ditch racists marching across the floor
But just like the peace sign that vanished in our dreams
Never had a chance to grow
Never had a chance to grow
And now it's winter
It's winter in America
And all of the healers have been killed
Or been betrayed
Yeah, but the people know, people know
It's winter, Lord knows
It's winter in America
And ain't nobody fighting
Cause nobody knows what to save
Save your souls
From Winter in America
In it we witness the violence of the waning days of an empire. Truly nothing justifies this ridiculous use of state sanctioned terrorism. We now live in a police state where even the most banal and pedestrian manner of protest is met with an overwhelming display of state brutality. Ironically, it all takes place at a memorial built to honor a man who once said "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it."
It brought me to mind of this elegant song by the now departed American hero, Gil Scott-Heron, titled "Winter in America".
The Constitution
A noble piece of paper
With free society
Struggled but it died in vain
And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner
Hoping for some rain
Looks like it's hoping
Hoping for some rain
And I see the robins
Perched in barren treetops
Watching last-ditch racists marching across the floor
But just like the peace sign that vanished in our dreams
Never had a chance to grow
Never had a chance to grow
And now it's winter
It's winter in America
And all of the healers have been killed
Or been betrayed
Yeah, but the people know, people know
It's winter, Lord knows
It's winter in America
And ain't nobody fighting
Cause nobody knows what to save
Save your souls
From Winter in America
Friday, May 27, 2011
The angry music hour presents...
Tonight we mourn the loss of one of the greatest voices of the sixties, Gil Scott Heron.
Gil Scott heron - B Movie
Gil Scott heron - B Movie
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
the angry music hour presents...
Sly Stone was born this day, in 1943, in Denton Texas.
Everyday People/Dance To The Music Medley - Sly and The Family Stone
Everyday People/Dance To The Music Medley - Sly and The Family Stone
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