MEDIA ROOTS — Igloo Magazine sits down and asks 5 questions of Robbie Martin. Robbie is the co-host of Media Roots Radio, as well as a heavy contributor to the website. He also runs a music imprint called RecordLabelRecords out of Oakland, California. MR *** IGLOO-MAG — RecordLabelRecords‘ own Robbie Martin (aka Fluorescent Grey) takes the Five questions spotlight to new levels … Read More
INTERVIEWS
Abby Martin on RT TV – TSA: Stripping Away Our Freedoms
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RT TV – The Transportation Security Administration has been the subject of criticism by seemingly all who fly in the USA. They’re accused of violating privacy when asking travelers to go through naked body scanner machines all for the supposed sake of “national security.” One of the companies behind the controversial equipment is now pushing to have these scanners installed … Read More
Abby Martin on RT TV: The Prison Industrial Complex
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RT TV — One out of every 100 citizens in the US is behind bars, and most of them are minorities. The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population but holds one-quarter of the world’s prisoners. The prison industrial complex has a vested interest in keeping people locked up, and Wells Fargo is one of the companies that … Read More
RT TV: Riots Erupt in Montreal Over Tuition Hikes
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RT TV – On Friday, student protesters confronted police in Montreal, Canada. Riot police used stun grenades, pepper spray and batons to beat student protesters in the city’ downtown. The outrage comes from anger over rising tuition costs in the country. A crowd of protesters attempted to interrupt a speech by Premier Jean Charest. Citizen journalist Bernard Desgagne joins us … Read More
MR Original — Network Awesome Interview
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MEDIA ROOTS — Jason Forrest‘s name used to be synonymous with the electronic music genre breakcore and with expert remixing and plunderphonics under his own name as well as the alias, “Donna Summer” (possibly to confuse unsuspecting Donna Summer fans in record stores). For the last decade, Forrest has run his own record label ‘Cock Rock Disco.’ He now resides … Read More
