By Bloodshot Records

British folk-punk collective the Mekons will release a new album Deserted (PRE-ORDER HERE) on March 29. It is their first formal studio album since 2011’s Ancient & Modern.
Emboldened by a sold-out tour and a surge of interest in the States after the release of the documentary Revenge of the Mekons, the Mekons retreated to the fringes of Joshua Tree National Park and popular culture to record the new work.
“There are deserts everywhere,” singer/guitarist Jon Langford said. “We took time to ponder the vastness and the weirdness of the desert. Going to the country to get your head together is a ripe old rock cliché. We went to the desert to have our brains scoured. We went from one desert to another – a more hopeful place where we arm ourselves with spikes and endure.”

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Posted on January 30, 2019

Featuring Naked Raygun, Andrew W.K., Local H And More!

All our favorite bands are forming 1 supergroup! Showcasing great 90’s @JBTV artists including @NakedRaygun @AndrewWK @LocalH @KillHannah! All proceeds go to help #JerryBryant & his fight against cancer! Join #Strange90‘s Fri, March 8! Get Tickets Now: https://t.co/gftHGIFf9G pic.twitter.com/OxJl6ljvZb

— JBTV (@JBTV) January 23, 2019

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* JBTV’s Jerry Bryant Fighting Cancer, Making Movie.
* JBTV Bad, Nationwide.
* Buy A Piece Of JBTV.
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Posted on January 25, 2019

By Care2

Sony severed ties with R. Kelly last week in the wake of the Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, which details Kelly’s decades of sexual abuse perpetrated against young Black women and girls, and those in the music industry who have not only enabled him, but profited from him.
The announcement comes following a rally outside of Sony Music’s headquarters last Wednesday with members of #MuteRKelly, Black Women’s Blueprint, Care2, Color of Change, CREDO, Girls for Gender Equity, NOW-NYC and UltraViolet. The groups delivered over 217,000 signatures to RCA’s Manhattan offices, imploring the label to drop Kelly.

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Posted on January 21, 2019

By Arise Chicago

At a celebration Wednesday night, teachers from the Old Town School of Folk Music announced that votes have been tallied and an overwhelming majority have elected to form a union, joining the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
“We are thrilled! Today the teachers of the Old Town School of Folk Music have honored the institution’s rich history by voting to form a union with the Illinois Federation of Teachers,” said Lindsay Weinberg, an Old Town School teacher of piano, guitar, and voice for 13 years.

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Posted on January 18, 2019

By Jordan Wilhelmi/Unbendable Media

With the recent premiere of the new Lifetime docuseries Surviving R. Kelly, revisiting past allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct, I wanted to re-flag this Care2 petition calling on Sony and Live Nation, as well a number of other entities still supporting his music, to drop R. Kelly for good. The Care2 petition has gathered nearly 75,000 signatures.

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Posted on January 8, 2019