Showing posts with label torture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label torture. Show all posts
Thursday, May 8, 2008
डेथ मेटल कोप्स ऑफ़ थे वर्ल्ड
This is a death metal rendition of Phil Ochs' Sixties anti-hegemony, anti-imperialist ballad, "Cops of the World." This entry soon to be revised with the lyrics, since death metal does not particularly lend itself well to lyrics that are easily interpreted by the ear of anyone above a certain age (or so I've been told).
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
R.A.W. Machine videos
R.A.W. Machine are a Central NJ indie group, made up of high school and upper middle school students. They perform original work and cover versions of well-known songs, mostly with a anti-war, anti-torture point of view. RAW, in this case, being an acronym for "Revolutionary Anti-War." (My daughter reminds me that I should point out the reversal, though I told here I thought it was too obvious to mention.)
The videos on this playlist include their own performances and a smattering of videos that relate to their thematic concerns as a group.
Just in case there's any confusion, The R.A.W. Machine is a different group than the Portuguese heavy metal band with a very similar name.
Tags:
Abu Ghraib,
activism,
Beatles,
death metal,
draft opposition,
indie,
Iraq,
music,
Phil Ochs,
political folk,
rap,
RAW Machine,
rock,
topical song,
torture,
war
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