I awoke this morning to one of the best radio interviews I have heard in a very long time. K-OS, the Canadian hip-hop artist otherwise known as Kevin Brereton, was the guest host of The Current on CBC Radio. The theme of the show was "The Future of Music", with discussion ranging from Radiohead's online gambit, to celebrity trainwrecks.
The highlight, however, was certainly the interview with Dr. Cornel West.
Having just released a new album, West joined K-OS to discuss his new album, hip-hop as "edutainment", how Kanye West wastes his obvious talent, and why Barack Obama isn't "black enough" for some of his critics.
Listen to the show over at CBC Radio.
Posted by Rob Maguire on October 12, 2007 in
HowardZinn.org recently let fans of Zinn’s seminal “A People’s History of the United States of America” know that a new video on YouTube has political musico Mos Def reading a passage from the book. Maybe it doesn’t sound all that exciting, but it’s nice to see pop culture and progressive politics collude, even if it is in the most subtle of ways.
Not so subtle, however, is the political music video by Mos Def, Immortal Technique and Eminem called “Tell the Truth.” The short video points the finger at Bush as the cause of 9/11, and calls for an end to the “professional liars” that are the “fake christians” and “fake politicians” in America. The video is graphically dynamic, with words and images constantly building off each other and making perpendicular turns reminiscent and no-doubt inspired by the fabulous, brilliant, trendsetting and über-political web video “What Barry Says.”
Posted by Ezra Winton on April 13, 2007 in
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