Robbie and Abby Martin chat about Michael Moore’s new movie “Fahrenheit 11/9″ and his film trajectory tip-toeing around hard critique of Democrats. They also discuss Israeli social media psyops, the upcoming midterm elections in California on November 6, including proposition 10 for affordable housing, and give an Empire update on the 17-year-long Afghanistan War, US special ops in Tunisia and … Read More
ART & MUSIC
Free Children of Earth: Radical Critique and Loud Guitars
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The members of the anti-establishment punk outfit, Free Children Of Earth, grew up in the Washington DC punk scene, observing the cold calculus of the Empire’s company town up close. As a part of an underground music community that is built on principles that have little place in the prevailing culture of the Nation’s Capitol they are both alienated, and … Read More
Persian and Experimental Electronic Music with Ata Ebtekar aka Sote
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Ata Ebtekar also known as Sote has been carving his own path in the lexicon of electronic music for the better part of two decades. Ata attended school in Germany and later audio engineering school in the San Francisco Bay Area, the same school Robbie Martin (co-host of Media Roots Radio and aka Fluorescent Grey) attended, Expression Center for New … Read More
Media Roots Music – ATOP Mix Farewell to BTS
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Tribute to Breaking the Set by Abby Martin on Mixcloud This musical mix of epic proportions is dedicated to a show that smashed news paradigms and taught us to embrace love instead of fear. Track Listing: “Space Art – Speedwayo9 – Terminal PinkBabe Rainbow – Things That Were NotJoker – LoveBen Frost – Venter (Evian Christ TF 12” mix)Arca … Read More
Immortal Technique: A Revolutionary Artist Fusing the Lyrical & the Political
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From its inception, hip hop has always been an art form to foment resistance among the oppressed. This tradition is no more apparent than in the lyrics of Felipe Coronel, also known as Immortal Technique. Confronting the crimes of empire head on, Technique stands out from the mainstream corporate-friendly hip hop that’s commonplace in American society. With politically potent anthems … Read More