Ranvir Singh was quick to call out Dermot O'Leary as he struggled through a live link on ITV. The presenter has swapped the Good Morning Britain studio for Lorraine Kelly's seat as she fills in for the host on her self-titled show.
17.05.2022 - 19:29 / thefader.com
Free Radicals rarely practice subtlety. Founded nearly a quarter century ago, the Houston collective have released nine albums' worth of brash, unfiltered musical mayhem, encapsulating the essence of their city's superlative diversity with a sound that fuses funk, jazz, ska, reggae, klezmer, hip-hop, and countless other styles the world across.
In April, they released White Power Outage, Volume 2, a 25-track follow-up to a 2020 record released in defiance of the racist hate that continues to fester at the core of western ideology. And today, they're premiering the video for early-album cut "Pokke Koebês" with The FADER.
The song's foundation rests on an infectious lick from South African guest guitarist Kara Snethlage, who connected the band with Jitsvinger — a Cape Town poet, educator, and musical multi-hyphenate. Rapping in Afrikaaps (a local dialect of Afrikaans) over the aforementioned groove and reinforced by a veritable army of percussion, bass, and brass, Jits delivers a searing condemnation of Dutch and British imperialism in his homeland.
He spits his lyrics venomously, attacking the colonists in their own bastardized tongue: "A Cul-de-sac socially ruled by caucasian vultures / The recipe for white supremacy traps the mind / With the concept that we exist as lesser beings / My complex language was butchered / My world of knowledge stuffed in safes under lock and key," an early barrage translates. "To say he nailed the topic would be an understatement," Free Radicals write.
Ranvir Singh was quick to call out Dermot O'Leary as he struggled through a live link on ITV. The presenter has swapped the Good Morning Britain studio for Lorraine Kelly's seat as she fills in for the host on her self-titled show.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFormer President Donald Trump has a long history of using music at his rallies against the wishes of the artists, and that continued with his speech at controversial National Rifle Association rally in Houston last weekend, which took place just three days and less than 300 miles from the site of the horrific school shooting in Uvalde, where 19 children and two adults were murdered, evoking yet more “thoughts and prayers” and nothing else from the Republican party.Trump capped his speech with Sam and Dave’s 1966 hit “Hold On, I’m Coming,” written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, which took on an even more tasteless meaning when one considers the phone calls from children in the school while police waited outside for more than half an hour before entering. A rep for Hayes’ estate said in a statement to Variety, “The estate and family of Isaac Hayes DID NOT approve and would NEVER approve the use of “Hold on I’m coming’” by Sam and Dave by Donald Trump at this weekend’s National Rifle Association convention.Our condolences go out to the victims and families of #Uvalde and mass shooting victims everywhere.”Porter tweeted, “Hell to the NO! I did not and would NOT approve” of Trump using the song “for any of his purposes! I also know Isaac’s estate wouldn’t approve as well!”Someone shared with me Donald Trump used the song “Hold On I’m Coming” for a speaking appearance of his.
Bobby Brown speaks candidly about his late ex-wife Whitney Houston, his sobriety, and more in a new interview with Fox News Digital.
A string of performers have pulled out of the NRA’s planned “Grand Ol’ Night of Freedom” concert, which was set to happen this weekend in Houston during the organization’s annual conference.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFollowing Don McLean, Larry Gatlin and Larry Stewart, right-wing country singer Lee Greenwood announced that he is pulling out of the concert scheduled to take place at the NRA rally in Houston over Memorial Day weekend. His departure effectively leaves the concert without a headliner.In a statement, Greenwood said: “As a father, I join the rest of America in being absolutely heartbroken by the horrific event that transpired this week in Texas.
Money saving expert Martin Lewis has pointed out that some key groups are missing out on the extra cash announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak today in his new support package.
Rishi Sunak expects inflation to rise even further this year as the cost of living crisis in the UK deepens.
Bobby Brown is looking back on his roller-coaster career.On A&E's two-night docuseries, , the 53-year-old singer reflects on his life in intimate detail — from his childhood in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and rise to stardom with New Edition to substance abuse and marriage with Whitney Houston to her death and the loss of two of his children. The docuseries also includes the first time Brown visits the gravesite of Houston and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, which he said was an «emotional» experience.Only ET premieres an exclusive first look from the docuseries, which contextualizes how Brown's «bad-boy» image came to be in Hollywood with archival footage.
The Wall Street Journal that the former *NSYNC star’s catalog was valued just over $100 million. Timberlake’s future music projects were not included in the deal, but as of close, he will no longer own any rights to past hits like “SexyBack” and “Cry Me a River.”London-based Hipgnosis took on an initial $1 billion from Blackstone to launch music-rights management arm Hipgnosis Songs Capital late last year.Hipgnosis also owns 50 percent of Neil Young’s catalog, as well as individual songs from several other pop artists.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a string of new measures aimed at helping millions of households across the country deal with the soaring cost of living. It comes as the UK faces record-high levels of inflation and rapidly rising energy and gas bills, forcing many households and families to fall into poverty.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWith speeches from former President Donald Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senator Ted Cruz; with “over 14 acres of guns and gear and 800 exhibitors”; and with a concert featuring Don McLean, Lee Greenwood, Larry Gatlin, and others, the National Rifle Association’s “Biggest show of the year” is taking place this Memorial Day weekend — three days after a school shooting in which at least 19 children and two adults were killed in Uvalde, Texas, less than 300 miles away.It was the deadliest and at least the tenth mass shooting and the 27th school shooting in the U.S. this year alone — including one in Houston just two weeks ago, in which two men were killed and three critically wounded.
Chelsea are reportedly willing to listen to offers for Hakim Ziyech who has been tipped for a move to Manchester United.
Maxo Kream is back with "JIGGA DAME," his first new song since releasing Weight of the World last year. It's a high-octane banger with sky-high flexes and shit-talk slick enough to make the Roc-A-Fella duo proud.
Janina Gavankar, Vinny Chhibber) regarding their dictatorial, cold-as-ice father, drug lord Veer Bhullar (Bernard White) — who’s also in the sites of Travis (Logan Marshall-Green). He finally makes his move to exact revenge after jawing about it (or is that mumbling about it?) all season.There’s more, of course, but you’ll need to watch the episode to learn just how each of the “Big Sky” protagonists (and antagonists) get to their points of arrival and departure (no spoilers here), and it’s an interesting journey for all involved — including the new sheriff, Beau Arlen (Jensen Ackles), who arrives in Big Sky to temporarily take over for Sheriff Tubb (Patrick Gallagher), who’s still recovering from his near-fatal gunshot wound.
Wagatha Christie trial has already brought us so much over recent days, and now it’s given us the perfect excuse to revisit some of Wayne Rooney’s greatest tweets. It comes after Rooney was called to the witness box as part of the libel trial, which has generated some of the most outrageous headlines in showbiz and sport over recent months. In a viral social media post in October 2019, Coleen Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a “sting operation” and accused Rebekah Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about her private life to the press.
Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak has been dismissed as the “dude from Silicon Valley” who blamed a government computer systems for failing to increase benefits in line with inflation.
Elvis and Marilyn Monroe 'started kissing and went into the bedroom'LinkElvis movie: Lisa Marie, Priscilla 'overcome with emotions, in tears'LinkLinda also talked about the experience of seeing Whitney sing her track in the recording studio: "She was a racehorse, stepped up to the microphone without any warm-ups, and just hit those big notes. "Extraordinarily, originally The Bodyguard did not have such a powerhouse soundtrack or many original songs for its leading lady.