Rock music has always inspired a certain outlaw mentality, along with a healthy disrespect for authority and social norms. Since its beginnings in the mid- 1950’s, rock and roll music in particular has become synonymous with terms like ‘rebellion’ and ‘revolution‘. Rock music has been a powerful force behind actual social change as well, and […]
“Culture jamming” is the process through which a familiar media image or concept is co-opted, deconstructed, demystified and turned against itself. I recently read four articles dealing with various aspects of supposedly “fake news” shows such as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TDS) and The Colbert Report. Both are hugely popular satirical TV news […]
Over the Winter I read an excellent book by Charles Derber called Sociopathic Society. Derber is a well-known professor of sociology at Boston College and the author of several books. He is recognized as one of the most astute social critics of our time. In his book, Derber warns readers that an empire based on […]
Roger Waters, founding member of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has been a harsh critic of the Israeli government for many years. Last week, the creative force behind such classic songs as “Money,” “Pigs,” “Welcome to the Machine” and “The Wall” released a statement decrying the “moral perversity of the U.S. position” taken during […]
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