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Never miss a Sunday show. These words of wisdom are shared amongst jam band fans. Last night, the proverb lived up to its name as Joe Russo’s Almost Dead closed out a three-night run at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT on Memorial Day Weekend. There was nothing dry or warm about the conditions at this former outdoor tennis stadium, which only added fuel to the fire.

Today on It’s Going Down, IGD hosts discuss the first three months of the new Biden administration. We touch on: The continued militarization of the border, the Democrats push for a “smart” wall of surveillance, how Biden is working with other governments to further militarize their borders, ad the continuing horrific conditions within detention camps. The ongoing crisis of police violence as cities in Portland, Minneapolis and Chicago continue to explode in the face of ongoing police ki...

Members of the anti-government Boogaloo movement are adopting a new strategy to achieve the end of the US government, members tell Al Jazeera. Adherents are calling for cooperation with left-wing organisations – previously considered adversaries by some in the Boogaloo – to foster a mass withdrawal from the political and economic systems overseen by the United States government. Based on the political philosophy “agorism”, it aims to bleed the government of tax funds through a “Count...

On this episode of the It’s Going Down show, we speak with participants in autonomous groups across Texas, including Cooperation Denton, Stop the Sweeps in Austin, Mutual Aid Houston, Houston Tenants Union, and North Texas Rural Resilience. The first in a two part series, this episode discusses the devastating storms which rocked Texas and the Southwest and the context that the “big freeze” happened within: from anti-Black police violence and attacks on the homeless community, to widespr...

Last month, on his first day in office, President Joe Biden blocked construction of the Keystone XL pipeline linking Canadian crude oil fields with distribution centers and refineries in the United States. It was an enormous victory for American environmentalists who want to leave fossil fuels on the ash heap of history. But it also triggered a huge political scandal in Canada, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney being roasted for spending $1.5 billion in public funds on a now-doomed project. “...

From It's Going Down: When we consider the horrors of the mental health industry, we should ask ourselves the same questions we ask of prisons and police. Can the system be “reformed,” or is it rotten to the core?

Eric Clapton Everybody Oughta Make A Change The Shape Youre In Aint Going Down Man Overboard Crazy Country Hop Money and Cigarettes marked several important turning points in Eric Claptons recording career: his debut release on his own Duck imprint; the first album he made after giving up drinking; and marked his working with new ...   more &raquoplayers (with the exception of second guitarist Albert Lee) including Stax Records veteran bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn and Muscle Shoals drummer Rog...

Pandora Releases List of Top Aussie Artists on Its Platform, as Australian Open Begins Pandora Releases List of Top Aussie Artists on Its Platform, as Australian Open Begins The streaming service teamed up with the Tennis Channel to highlight the most popular songs by Australian artists, in conjunction with the first Grand Slam event of the tennis season Tim Chan, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Just in time for the Australian Open — the first Grand Slam event of the tennis season — strea...

Spotify has yanked Wallen, who was seen as a potential global superstar,  from at least 14 playlists, according to music data analytics firm Chartmetric. Those include the Hot Country playlist, which has 6.239 million followers, and the Pop Rising playlist with 2.04 million. Wallen had two songs on Hot Country -- “Still Going Down,” which had been on for 54 days, and “Somebody’s Problem,” which had been on for 75 days -- and the playlist was his top source of discovery on Spotify, ac...

When the city spoke back to me rerun of some SBS movie, drowning in the bouncing blue light of the TV. Breathing and hearing you breathe next to me, sigh deeply, swathed in some peaceful dream my hands outstretched out of the covers, waiting for the nail polish to dry, I fall asleep. You wake up in the twilight hours to go to work, when its still dark outside and the roads are quiet, but for the sleepy six tonners hurtling along at a dignified pace.   to give me a kiss before you leave wrap my...