RR 16.10.07

1. Civil Olydnad - Politikerförakt {download}
2. Jamaica Plain - Endless War {download}
3. The Rebel Spell - They Know{download}
4. Fermin Muguruza - Milaka Bilaka {download}
5. UNO the Prophet - Hold Tight {download}
6. The (International) Noise Conspiracy + Jonas Kullhammar & Sven-Eric Dahlberg - New Empire Blues (live jazz version) {download}
7. Quese & Micco - Rebels from the Sun
8. William S. Burroughs - Thanksgiving Prayer {download}
9. Ricanstruction - Bullshit {download}
10. Report Suspicious Behavior - Subtle {download}
11. Subhumans - Moving Forward {download}

RR 2.5.07

Red greetings to everyone on International Workers' Day (May Day)!, which was yesterday. I hope none of you showed up to work...! I've not yet had to time to look at much news/reports on the events yesterday, two notables is that there was some kind of police attack against protestors in LA, & that it was the 20th Revolutionary May Day in Berlin. As you may know, the day's history as proletarian struggle day stems from events in Chicago in 1886 (ironically as US is one of only countries to not officially recognise the day in some form), and stemming from those events it began to be celebrated as an annual thing in an organised way in Berlin the next year. During years of Nazi fascism & DDR revisionist 'social-fascism' the day was warped, until in 1987 some people revived it as a day for the people to rebel against the capitalist system, & ever since it's been days of spirited marches & nights of cobblestone vs tear-gas battles. Anyway when I get some time I'll probably post some blogs about how it went this year around the world.

So for the holiday we've got 3 versions of the international proletariat's anthem, "L'internationale": a folksy Italian version, a rockin Chinese version, & a throat-singin Tuvan version (Tuva is in Central Asia, within Russia borders). I put them at the end of the playlist; in retrospect I probably should've done these last month for build up to the day rather than now it's over, but anyway revolution is all year round, right?

May 5 is also the very first anniversary of Revolution Radio, so there's some music about music. And not that crap with some fool rappin about how he such a good rapper. (Which always makes me think, I'd like to see some American Idol type shit where they sing about how many octaves they can hit or whatever...) Anyway songs about "the scene", interplay of politics & music, etc. Classics like Op Ivy's "Sound System" & Dead Prez's "It's bigger than hip-hop", as well as stuff you may never have heard from Palestinian hip-hoppers DAM to Swedish punks Randy to Basque dance/dub man Fermin Muguruza, & more... Within that is a song from new & fucking excellent debut album by The Nightwatchman (Tom Morello of RATM).

Diné/Navajo rockers Blackfire also just released a fucking excellent album yesterday, stay tuned next month for a song or two from that (as well as some requests which didn't fit into themes this month, sorry).

theme: music about music
theme: "L'internationale"

1. DAM - Hibunâ Ishtrûnâ
2. The Nightwatchman - Battle Hymns
3. Fermin Muguruza - FM 99.00 Dub Manifest
4. Operation Ivy - Sound System
5. Randy - Red banner rockers
6. Ozomatli - Cuando Canto
7. Down By Law - Nothing Good On The Radio
8. Steve Earle - F the CC
9. Asian Dub Foundation - Dub Mentality
10. Bad Religion - A World Without Melody
11. Public Enemy - How To Kill A Radio Consultant
12. Refused - New noise
13. Schleprock - We need an anthem
14. Les Partisans - Radio Rebelle
15. dead prez - it's bigger than hip-hop
16. Against All Authority - Silence Is Golden But Duct Tape Is Silver
17. Intro5pect - RKN.RLL
18. Rage Against The Machine - Bombtrack
19. L'internazionale {download}
20. Táng Cháo - Yïngtènàxióngnài'êr {download}
21. Xün Xürtu - Internationale (Tuvan version) {download}

RR 1.4.07

Some variety this time (no, I'm not gonna do a theme about a different particular oppressed group every month...). Tracks from new albums by Antibalas, DAM, Flattbush, & Subhumans. That's Subhumans from Canada not UK -- these guys were some of earliest punks in Vancouver, out of commission for long time since bassist been in jail due to caught for bombing of Boeing cruise missile guidance system factory. Speaking of Canadian punk also got a track from The Brat Attack's upcoming album, one of best song titles of all time: "Hey Harper you anti-choice homophobe fuck, die die die". And how about that opening track? That is some awesome shit, if anybody knows about this band (The Red Guard), website, album, etc -- please let me know.

1. The Red Guard - United We Stand (Not Your Flag)
2. Bad Religion - The Defense
3. Antibalas - Filibuster X
4. DAM - Inqilâb
5. Subhumans - World at War {download}
6. Rapaces - Un système d'esclaves et de boss {download}
7. Blind Pigs - Conformismo e Resistência
8. The Brat Attack - Hey Harper you anti-choice homophobe fuck, die die die
9. Desechos - Que se vayan todos
10. Free*land - We Want Your Soul
11. Mzekezeke, ft. Brown - Guqangama Dolo
12. Tinariwen - Qualahila ar Tesninam
13. Sepultura - Who Must Die?
14. Flattbush - Multiple Deportation

RR 2.3.07

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8 March is International Women's Day, so naturally we got some songs on that theme here. From Turkish pop to South African hip-hop to US metal, everyone is fed up with patriarchy! There are 3 categories of songs up this month:

1) Of course, women singing about women's oppression/liberation. Classics like "Dead Men Don't Rape" by 7 Year Bitch & "U.N.I.T.Y." by Queen Latifah (pre-Cover-Girl-bullshit era), new stuff from Swedish punks Knugen Faller, folk songs from RAWA in Afghanistan, & more.

2) Men (or a song with both men & women) singing about the same subject -- not only it will take everybody to fully achieve elimination of women's oppression, it is certainly responsibility of men to help also! Including a track from AWESOME new album "Ihdâ'" by DAM, "Alhuriyeh Unthî (Freedom for My Sisters)".

3) Rebellious women singing about other topics -- if you really think women are equal, you must realise they have right to fight for more than just themself narrowly! Highlights include a pro-Palestine song in Hebrew by Israeli woman Chava Alberstein, Nina Simone, Naked Agression, etc.

BREAK THE CHAINS - UNLEASH THE FURY OF WOMEN AS A MIGHTY FORCE FOR REVOLUTION!

theme: women singing about women's oppression/liberation
theme: men (or men & women) singing about women's oppression/liberation
theme: women singing about other stuff

1. Knugen Faller - Lägg Ner {download}
2. Cristien Storm - I'm Sorry
3. Otep - Menocide
4. Ska-P - Violencia machista
5. DAM - Alhuriyeh Unthî
6. Chava Alberstein - Chad Gadya
7. Nil - Erkekler yüzünden
8. Boysetsfire - Unspoken Request
9. Sinéad O'Connor & Asian Dub Foundation - 1000 Mirrors {download}
10. Godessa - Social Ills {download}
11. Naked Agression - Problem's in Your Head (B.S.F.U.)
12. The Gadjits - Beautiful Girl
13. Ojos De Brujo - No somos máquinas
14. The Body Has A Head - A Little Restraint
15. 7 Year Bitch - Dead men don't rape
16. Jendog Lonewolf - Growin' Up Ghetto
17. RAWA - Zanân Barpâ {download}
18. Afrika - Revolution
19. Go Betty Go - Son Mis Locuras
20. Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddamn
21. Excentral Tempest & The New Philharmonic Orchestra - Peace is more than the absence of war
22. Snap-Her - USA PD
23. No Use For A Name - Justified Black Eye
24. Epoxies - Radiation {download}
25. Queen Latifah - U.N.I.T.Y.

RR 2.2.07

This month is Black History Month, where school kids learn about how wonderful it is that Eli Whitney made slave cotton production more efficient, how great it is that MLK turned his cheek to the man whilst appealing to the same man's imaginary god for help, how cool it would be to assimilate like Booker T or Colin Powell, and "Malcolm who?"

But let's take this opportunity of the subject being brought up to learn from the real history, celebrate the real struggles, & who knows maybe even start some new struggles here & now.

This month's Revolution Radio is all hip-hop. This musical genre is a thing which was developed by Afro-Americans but has since inspired oppressed people all over the world, & the songs on this playlist reflect that.

Recommended reading: Fire on the Mountain by Terry Bisson. Story based on, what if before the Civil War there was a Black Revolution led by the likes of Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, & co -- how would the world be different? Awesome shit. Go track it down at a used bookstore or library somewhere, it is a quick, fun, enlightening read!

ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE

theme: hip-hop

1. Public Enemy - PESA 2
2. P.O.W.E.R. - Class War
3. Negu Gorriak - Radio Rahim
4. Flipsyde - No More
5. DAM - Mîm Mîm
6. The Extremists - Power
7. Homicide - Belati Kalam Profan
8. Clarity - Mind Body Soul
9. Pirat..s Sound Sistema - Mon Boig
10. Immortal Technique & Dead Prez - Impeach The President {download}
11. Sen Kumpe - Lou Deux Bi Lath
12. Public Enemy - Hannibal Lecture
13. Rotes Haus - Nutten der Nation {download}
14. Warsawpack - Pig Dog
15. Control Machete - Unisono
16. Rage Against The Machine - Mic Check
17. Keny Arkana - La main sur le coeur {download}
18. Rev1 - Mic Tap