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“Sending rappers to jail for song lyrics and outlawing political satire demonstrates how narrow the boundaries of acceptable online speech have become in Spain,” Director of Amnesty International Spain says in Continue reading Amnesty International: Spanish rappers La Insurgencia sentenced
In the wake of the white supremacist rally over the weekend in Charlottesville, VA and its violence, many politically minded musicians and labels expressed themselves on social media about it. Continue reading Musicians respond to Charlottesville, VA march
A bunch of artists have signed an open letter urging Radiohead to cancel its upcoming gig in Israel over its human rights abuses of Palestinians. Some heavyweight musicians have signed, Continue reading Heat turned up on Radiohead to cancel Israel gig
Bandcamp is donating 100% of its proceeds today, February 3, to the ACLU. They’ve released a statement from the CEO with more details, and included some Bandcamp links to groups Continue reading Bandcamp donations to the ACLU
In the current political climate, many bands have been getting annoyed about politicians using their music without asking. An example of this was Survivor taking exception to a Republican playing Continue reading Bands against unauthorized use at RNC
We #FeelTheBern at Disposable Underground, but that pales in comparison to the list of creative people who have endorsed Bernie Sanders for president. In September the campaign released a list Continue reading Artists and musicians came out for Bernie Sanders
Billed as “a call for a Canada based on caring for the Earth and one another,” The Leap Manifesto calls for progressive action on human rights of indigenous communities, renewable Continue reading Musicians sign on to the Leap Manifesto
“Jon Chang is the writer of the very realistic Black Powder Red Earth graphic novel series, about American mercenaries in a near future Middle East. He is also Chief Creative Continue reading Jon Chang envisions the future of urban warfare
Everybody’s got an opinion and everybody’s entitled to one, and Eddie Vedder has expressed his on more than one occasion. Israel supporters got annoyed on July 11, however, when they Continue reading Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder: The Singer Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest
Free & Equal, the folks that among other things hosted U.S. third-party presidential debates in 2012, are throwing a huge festival called United We Stand on May 10 at UCLA. Continue reading United We Stand festival coming in May: interview