Superman Stands Up to the Corporate Media

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MEDIA ROOTS – Standing for “truth, justice, and the American way” just took a giant leap into the twenty-first century with Clark Kent leaving the Daily Planet newspaper. In next week’s issue, to be released by DC Comics, Clark is expected to stand up in front of staff and mourn how mainstream “journalism has given way to entertainment,” according to the comic’s … 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

Kevin Martin – TV News, Occupy Wall Street SD

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MEDIA ROOTS- Kevin Martin is a songwriter based in San Diego, CA that identifies his music as ‘throwback pop’, combining his love of performance flair with vintage piano-pop stylings. His song ‘TV News’ was written as a result of his waking up to corporate media brainwashing. Kevin Martin performs ‘TV News’ outside of the Civic Center at Occupy San Diego. … Read More

MR Interview – Giovanni Giusti of The Limousines

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MEDIA ROOTS– I remember singing Paul Revere with fifteen year old Giovanni Giusti as a freshman in our high school art class. Now I’m hearing his band The Limousines get introduced on the radio in the same breath as the legendary Beastie Boys. In school, I knew Giovanni as a witty, sarcastic, Italian kid who loved hip hop and breakdancing. … Read More