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On Thursday, more than 600 musicians from around the world issued a letter addressing the recent violence between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas and calling on musicians “to publicly assert their solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
The letter, published by the organization Musicians for Palestine, was signed by artists including Patti Smith, Rage Against the Machine, Run the Jewels, Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, the Strokes’ Julian Casablancas, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Noname, the Roots’ Questlove and Black Thought, Royce da 5’9 and Cypress Hill.
“As musicians, we cannot be silent. Today it is essential that we stand with Palestine,” the statement says, adding that “we speak together and demand justice, dignity and the right to self-determination for the Palestinian people and all who are fighting colonial dispossession and violence across the planet.” It alleges that the Israeli military has committed war crimes.
Stephanie Phillips
, May 1st, 2021 08:18
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Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips explores the significance of appropriation in indie music
Solange performing at Coachella on April 19, 2014. Photo by NeonTommy CC BY-SA2.0
The whiteness of indie rock matters because the participants’ poor understanding of race and unexamined privilege had a lasting effect on Solange, and it all started back in August 2009 at a free Grizzly Bear show in Williamsburg, New York. At the gig, onlookers tried to focus on the cerebral indie act but couldn’t keep their eyes on the stage. As they swayed to the band’s haunting rhythms, to the side of the stage stood Solange, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z. The blogosphere could barely process the moment; Solange brought pop music royalty to a free show in Williamsburg. Overnight, Solange became one of the most powerful influencers of the era. Speaking to
Unborn baby is saved by paramedics after pregnant mom-of-three, 35, is shot dead by her boyfriend in murder-suicide just days after he posted a video of himself brandishing a gun
Police in Alabama say Owen Williamson, 33, shot and killed his eight-months-pregnant girlfriend, Amber Coffman, before turning gun on himself
Coffman s fourth child, a boy, was delivered after her death weighing 4lbs
Coffman is survived by four children, the eldest being 13 years old and the youngest less than a week old
Just three days before murder-suicide, Williamson shared video of himself brandishing a gun while driving a car