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Happy Straya Day. If you're out and about celebrating, by all means be thankful you had the good fortune to be born into a beautiful natural landscape with a whole heap of privileges you can take for granted, but don't be a dick about it hey? Don't forget that the actual date represents an invasion of one nation over another and the subsequent oppression of the traditional owners. Owners who didn't even have a right to be counted in a census until as late as 1967. Maybe have a sensible discussion about moving it to the date on which we acknowledged the humanity of the people who lived and loved this land for over 40,000 years - the 27th of May; when we became one Australia and not when we were invaded by Britain.
And so to the music. First up, I guess I know what it says about my state of mind at the minute, I have some hardcore stick-it-to-the-man music from Gil Scott Heron and a revolutionary jazz compilation. Both of those are multiple disc sets, so they'll be back next week. To fill the 'old favourites' spots, I have Ray LaMontagne, Tori Amos and Jesse Malin. Representing Hip Hop you'll find Q-Tip and Pharoahe Monch. Another compilation from Uncut, this time all new music, plus She's Spanish, I'm American thanks to last week's SOTW leaves only a new release from California X.
Check it out:
Happy Straya Day. If you're out and about celebrating, by all means be thankful you had the good fortune to be born into a beautiful natural landscape with a whole heap of privileges you can take for granted, but don't be a dick about it hey? Don't forget that the actual date represents an invasion of one nation over another and the subsequent oppression of the traditional owners. Owners who didn't even have a right to be counted in a census until as late as 1967. Maybe have a sensible discussion about moving it to the date on which we acknowledged the humanity of the people who lived and loved this land for over 40,000 years - the 27th of May; when we became one Australia and not when we were invaded by Britain.
And so to the music. First up, I guess I know what it says about my state of mind at the minute, I have some hardcore stick-it-to-the-man music from Gil Scott Heron and a revolutionary jazz compilation. Both of those are multiple disc sets, so they'll be back next week. To fill the 'old favourites' spots, I have Ray LaMontagne, Tori Amos and Jesse Malin. Representing Hip Hop you'll find Q-Tip and Pharoahe Monch. Another compilation from Uncut, this time all new music, plus She's Spanish, I'm American thanks to last week's SOTW leaves only a new release from California X.
Check it out:
- Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Begins (Disc 1)
- VA - Freedom Rhythm & Sound Revolutionary Jazz 1963-82 (Disc 1)
- Ray LaMontagne - God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise
- Q-Tip - Amplified
- Jesse Malin - The Fine Art of Self Destruction
- Pharoahe Monch - W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
- Tori Amos - Boys For Pele
- California X - California X
- VA - Uncut Rocks Off
- She's Spanish, I'm American - She's Spanish I'm American EP
Top Five Artists Last Week
- Hilltop Hoods
- Bruce Hornsby
- The Autumn Defense
- Datarock
- JEFF the Brotherhood
Song of the Week : The Jam - Pretty Green
I am going with a The Jam song today. I had Sound Affects on this week's list and at the same time watched a two part BBC thing on Growing Up Poor. This song Pretty Green seems like it was made for a documentary like that - with talk about money and power and music and the whole English accent thing.
I've never closely followed the catalogue of The Jam, beyond the odd track on a compilation, plus That's Entertainment has always been a favourite. But the Mojo book I was reading recently really talked up this album, so I thought it was worth a shot. It was.
Catch Ya Later, Mate
Have a great day wherever you are, but especially here in Australia. Just don't use it as an excuse to wave a flag at people who don't look like you, or believe in the same God as you. Use it as a day to be 'Australian' which is multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and hopefully forward thinking. We used to be the 'clever country', remember?
Hoo roo. Hasala malakim.
Hoo roo. Hasala malakim.
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