Category Archives: music

Pharrell Williams, The Myth Of The Apolitical, And The Reality Of Class Alliances

Posted on November 29, 2025 by jamilah

The attempt to divide art and politics is a bourgeois which says good poetry, art, cannot be political, but since everything is … political, even an artist or work that claims not to have any politics is making a political … Continue reading →

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A Message To The ‘Anti-Immigrant’ & Anti-Queer/Trans Metallica Fans…

Posted on June 18, 2025 by jamilah

(This post is also on my Substack page, but i posted it here as well. Thanks for reading!) When i was 14 years old i was introduced to Metallica. By the time i turned 15, they were my favorite band. … Continue reading →

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First Impressions Upon Seeing ‘Sinners’…

Posted on May 9, 2025 by jamilah

(This piece is going to have major spoilers- proceed if you are okay with that, or if you have seen the film. Thanks for reading!) i am going to be honest. The only film i have seen directed by Ryan … Continue reading →

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The Beauty Of Scars: (More) Lessons Learned From (Once Again) Meeting Metallica

Posted on April 21, 2025 by jamilah

“Let the scars tell the story. Before I die. Let the scars tell the story. ‘Cause scars never lie” Metallica, ‘Black Squirrel’ In order to show your scars, you have to be able to have appreciation for them in some … Continue reading →

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My 25 (current) Desert Island Discs

Posted on January 19, 2025 by jamilah

The last post i made was regarding my 100 (current) favorite records (plus five more); but unless you have a whole digital database of records, you cannot bring everything with you. So of course the question becomes, if you were … Continue reading →

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My 100 Favorite Albums And EPs (Right Now)… Plus Five

Posted on December 28, 2024 by jamilah

The ‘favorite albums’ list… This is a list i’ve wanted to put together for several years now, but have never gotten around to it. There is so much music in the world- much of it that i’ve never heard. With … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Records/Records i Really Liked In 2024

Posted on December 21, 2024 by jamilah

While it is officially winter; the year is not officially over and yet here i am, adding to the 100,000th ‘best of’ list… Obviously this list is not comprehensive, as i haven’t heard the hundreds of records that were released … Continue reading →

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Steve Albini And The Journey Of Self-Reflection

Posted on May 13, 2024 by jamilah

“I am in fact no friend to fascists, or capitalists or any of the other political swine that cover the earth like gnats.” Steve Albini “I didn’t do this by myself. I did this as a participant in a scene, … Continue reading →

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The Myth Of ‘Conscious’ Hip Hop

Posted on May 8, 2024 by jamilah

You most likely have heard this saying: Words mean things. i am an advocate for the fluidity of language. The idea that language should be static does not account for waves of population shifts and adaptations. That said, words mean … Continue reading →

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In Defense Of Yoko Ono

Posted on April 16, 2024 by jamilah

“Yoko is as important to me as Paul and Dylan rolled into one. I don’t think she will get recognition until she’s dead. There’s me, and maybe I could count the people on one hand that have any conception of … Continue reading →

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