Jah’Mila’s “Chant Their Names” is a weapon. Its purpose is to dismantle, disrupt and destroy systemic oppression that has preyed on North American Black communities with increasing insidiousness in its violence. With its beauty, its groove and its powerful message, it gives no place to hide to those who would prop up status quo politics and perpetuate violence in thought and action against the black community. Continue reading Music Video: Jah’Mila’s ‘Chant Their Names’ is a Weapon
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Music Video: Electric City Underground Transcends Conscious Creation to Explore ‘The Beat’
Electric City Underground, AKA Paul Charron, Kirk Comstock and Jordi Comstock, AKA Air Traffic Control After Dark, have released a new video for “The Beat” from their ninth EP (the appropriately titled 9). Well into the territory of dance music, the song is a celebration unto itself and a self-actualized argument for escapism that needs no justification beyond its own existence, but the fact that we’re living in 2020 certainly helps. Continue reading Music Video: Electric City Underground Transcends Conscious Creation to Explore ‘The Beat’
Music Video: Juicebox Go the ‘Social Distance’ with New Single
Quarantine. Day 106. The world keeps turning and yet life, as we once knew it, has ended. Some are better suited for this brave new world than others. Those, like Juicebox, who have prepared for this outcome with years of mental and physical conditioning have a responsibility to assistant those who had previously been more socially inclined. Juicebox’s latest single, “Social Distance,” is a prime example of how any lifestyle might be successfully adapted for our new, hug-free, future. Continue reading Music Video: Juicebox Go the ‘Social Distance’ with New Single
Music Video: Rachel Beck Breaks Out a History Lesson for ‘Dancin”
Rachel Beck’s “Dancin’,” the latest single from her sophomore release, Stronger Than You Know, is a feast for the eyes as much as anything else. Working with acclaimed filmmaker, Millefiore Clarkes, the video creates a vivid backdrop as the song reenvisions Roman history as a comparison to modern climate change. Continue reading Music Video: Rachel Beck Breaks Out a History Lesson for ‘Dancin”
Music Video: Turbo Combine a DIY Approach and Olands for ‘Make Bail’
“While you were drinking [and] unemployed, we were drinking, unemployed and filming,” note Halifax metal four-piece Turbo. And it shows; their new video for “Make Bail” off their upcoming album Fast As Fvck is a marvel of DIY tomfoolery and shenanigans, manifested by sheer willpower and an overabundance of Olands. Continue reading Music Video: Turbo Combine a DIY Approach and Olands for ‘Make Bail’