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30 Seconds to Mars "This Is War" ABSOLUT
Exclusive from Dragon Age: Origins!

post from Altsounds on 07 November 2009 07:16:43 PM. © Altsounds

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J. Tillman Premieres "Though I Have Wronged You"
Video

post from Altsounds on 07 November 2009 07:09:43 PM. © Altsounds

Year In The Kingdom unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman's 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an effortlessness. Strange and honest, this song cycle inhabits it's own idea-scape; one seemingly obsessed[...]

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ROONEY TO RELEASE SELF-PRODUCED, LIMITED-EDITION
EP, WILD ONE

post from Altsounds on 07 November 2009 07:06:31 PM. © Altsounds

L.A. five-piece Rooney is gearing up to release a new, limited-pressing EP, Wild One and will embark on a national headlining tour beginning November 27th at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre, in support. Fans can get a first listen to Wild One as the EP will[...]

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The Kinks' Ray Davies To Seek Stars Through
Reality TV

post from Starpulse Entertainment News - Music News on 07 November 2009 07:00:27 PM. © Starpulse Entertainment News - Music News

The Kinks star Ray Davies is considering launching a reality TV talent hunt to find the stars of his planned new musical about the cult 1960s band.[...] Read more!

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Lady GaGa - Bad Romance - Video teaser

post from Gangster on 07 November 2009 06:04:06 PM. © Gangster

Check out this 30 second clip of the video to Lady GaGa's Bad Romance. Looks great!

video details and more

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Australians Walk On Out Britney Spears Concert

post from Starpulse Entertainment News - Music News on 07 November 2009 06:00:20 PM. © Starpulse Entertainment News - Music News

Britney Spears fans stormed out of the pop superstar's show in Perth, Australia on Friday night, insisting the singer was terrible.[...] Read more!

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The Boxer Rebellion-Evacuate[Single]

post from Altsounds on 07 November 2009 05:27:04 PM. © Altsounds

Historically The Boxer Rebellion, was a violent anti-imperialist, anti-Christian, some might say, slightly delusional movement; for like R.Kelly the Boxers believed they really could fly. All they needed to do was adhere to a strict training programme,[...]

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The Boxer Rebellion - Evacuate [Single]

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Punk is dead... long live punk!

Granted, this tour is already halfway over, but I couldn't let it pass without saying something about it here at RF.

Afro-Punk is currently embarking on its first ever national tour! "What is Afro-Punk?" you ask. In short, it's a movement lead by kids of color seeking to shake up the perception that punk is sheerly a white people's thing. Says the AP website:

"When Matthew Morgan and James Spooner joined forces in 2002, their focus was giving a voice to thousands of multi-cultural kids fiercely identifying with a lifestyle path-less-traveled. Morgan, a visionary with 15 years in the music industry, instinctively understood that the indie rock/punk/hardcore scene had powerful appeal beyond the predictable Caucasian audience; the passion evident in writer-director Spooners hours of riveting hand-shot footage was the indisputable proof. The result: 2003s Afro-Punk, the seminal cult classic film spotlighting Black Punks in America.

Afro-Punk became a touchstone of a cultural movement strongly reminiscent of the early days of Hip-Hop. Alternative urban kids across the nation (and across the globe) who felt like outsiders discovered they were actually the core of a boldly innovative, fast-growing community."

It's not hard to find representatives of this movement among some of the most influential figures in the avant-garde. For one: Saul Williams, who is more or less considered an architect of the genre--and is headlining this tour. Living Colour (yeah, remember them?) are something of a godfather act, which makes perfect sense given their role in founding the Black Rock Coalition in the '80s. Living Colour have also graced the stage at the AP tour stops.

Evidence of the phenomenon's global appeal is evident too; folks may remember the piece that appeared at RF this summer on London's Ebony Bones, who was easily the highlight of July's Wicker Park Festival (despite being shunted off to one of the side-stages).

To be sure, though the movement adheres to the punk outlook there's a great amount of eclecticism within Afro-Punk--far more than "three chords and the truth" (which isn't really surprising; today's "indie generation" has long ago taken up the task of redefining each genre for its own uses). Its sound pulls from electro, rap, old-school hardcore, just about anything the artists can get their hands on. What ties them all together is a complete disregard for convention and an emphasis on folks of color being in the front.

The past several years have seen AP limit itself to a short (if incredibly notable) festival in Brooklyn that highlighted some of the best acts within the new movement. Now, with Afro-Punk taking to the road, it's giving voice to the countless multi-racial scenes whose main modus operandi is breaking down musical and social boundaries. Taking a step back, the whole phenom certainly reflects the attitude among youth today: brash, uncompromising, with a deep respect for the myriad musical movements that have become part of our culture's DNA, and with no respect for any authority that seeks to keep young folks needlessly divided.

With any luck, this tour will be yet another step in building a musical and cultural movement that can really shake the streets.

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