Son Of Nun - It's Like That

Built For The Sea - Sinking Ship

Built For The Sea - Devil In Me

bell's roar - Slow (remix)

Ramy Essam - Foul Caviar

Ike Reilly -  Let's Live Like We're Dyin'

The Last Internationale -         Im Going To Live The Life I Sing About in My Song

A single from Built for the Sea's upcoming EP "Ghosts & Images," being released October 13th on Firebrand Records.

Built for the Sea - "Hold"

From the upcoming EP "Second Chances, Vol. 1"
PRE-ORDER NOW! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/second-chances-vol.-1-ep/id1045456664

"I am a black person in a country that loves to deny white supremacy, and instead places the blame on those who are oppressed. As an artist I channel all of my identities and experiences into music for my sanity and happiness. 

The Black Lives Matter movement speaks to me because of its guiding principles; being queer and trans affirming, inclusive of people with disabilities and unapologetically black. This is my contribution to the movement as an artist and my refusal to be silenced by racism. "

bell's roar - "Black Lives"

bell's roar - Passing Down

Featuring Tom Morello.

It's best to know the worth of what you've got before its gone
But you cant let yourself get stuck because you're afraid you might be wrong...
Your nostalgic for 68, I'm nostalgic for 99
But sometimes thinking back too much can make you close your eyes

Cuz what we do today matters both today and tomorrow.

The point of learning history is to build something new
I don't care what you've read about unless it impacts what you do
You wanna recreate 68? You wanna recreate 99?
Try learning their hard lessons to reflect and then and refine.
Because the good old days just sucked sometimes, if you ask those were there
And the answers weren't just blown' in the wind, they were put there

chorus

But history gets simplified with the passing on of time
And causes and effects sometimes take decades to define
I seen the long shadow of 68 by the ruins of the Berlin Wall
I seen the long shadow of 68 in Seattle
And looking back from here now all the pieces seem to fit
Sometimes its hard to notice the changing world when you're right inside of it
Ah, but without us the future is a boat without a sail
Without our best attempts we set the next ones up to fail


Ryan Harvey - "Today And Tomorrow"

Welcome to The Rebel Beat - a Firebrand Records podcast!

We're back after a brief hiatus to bring you the re-launch edition of the show, and we're very excited about this. We caught up with Firebrand co-founder Ryan Harvey, as well as his musical collaborators Kareem Samara and Shireen. We shot the shit about big things happening in the Firebrand family: the "Old Man Trump" single with Ani DiFranco, Prophets of Rage, the Rock Against the TPP tour, and much more.

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Playlist:
Stadium pow-wow - A Tribe Called Red
We can do it (dirty money) - Amai Kuda (feat. Kinnie Starr, M-1)
Black lives - bell's roar
Old man Trump - Ryan Harvey, Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello
Do re mi - Ani DiFranco
Break a few eggs - Downtown Boys
Every ghetto - Talib Kweli, 9th Wonder, Rapsody
Sleeping giant - Ian Kamau (feat. Ndichu N'gethe)
Whacha know? - Nomadic Massive


Groups and artists who we give shout outs to on this episode:

Black Lives Matter-Toronto
https://www.facebook.com/blacklivesmatterTO

Unist'ot'en Camp
www.unistotencamp.com

Treyf podcast
http://treyfpodcast.tumblr.com/

Not Your Mascots
www.notyourmascots.org

The Rebel Beat Podcast Se2 Ep1

Welcome back to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast!

Our special guest on the show this week is Giordano Nani of The Juice Media. The Juice Media are an Australian collective of radical video ninjas who famously produced The Juice Rap news for over 5 years, garnering millions of views and faithful fans around the world. Their poignant, satirical rap videos touch on issues of colonialism and Indigenous resistance, security culture in the face of state surveillance, and the war against migrants. Be sure to check them out!
www.thejuicemedia.com

We also gave shout outs to the Standing Rock resistance against the Dakota Access pipeline, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement for supporting the Palestinian #BDS call.

And finally, we end with our Turn it Up segment, this time for Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip.

Enjoy!

Tracklist

Zach de la Rocha & El P - Digging for windows
A Tribed Called Red feat. Yasiin Bey & Narcy - R.E.D.
Son of Nun - Free Palestine
Beatnick, K-Salaam, Talib Kweli, M-1 - Checkpoints: Ghetto to Gaza
Sandhill - Kubrick
Provocalz & co. - Stand Proud
The Tragically Hip - Goodnight Attawapiskat


The Rebel Beat Se2 Ep3: Juice Rap News

American elections got you down? Then it sounds like you need a good dose of revolutionary music! Never fear, because we're back with the latest edition of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast!

Our special guest on the show this week is the raging Scotish anarcho-punk
band Oi Polloi! They've been churning out 100% anti-fascist street-crust since 1981, and they show no signs of slowing down. Aaron caught up with them while they were in Montreal for Revolution Fest, and we'll hear an in-depth conversation on everything from Brexit and Scotish independence, to protecting Gaelic and other Indigenous languages, to BASHING THE FASH!

We also check in with Firebrand fam Son of Nun in Baltimore, who is releasing a new video for his dope track "It's Like That" at the end of November.

And finally, in our "Turn it Up" segment, we look at Black Power 96 radio in St-Petersburg, Florida, as well as the killer new track from Prolific the Rapper, "Black Snakes", about the North Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Tracklist

Son of Nun - It's like that
Mother Tareka and The Rebel Funktion - Water fight (feat. DJ LP)
Chumbawamba - Anti-nazi song
Ryan Harvey - And we'll fight fascists too
Marissa Anderson - Bella ciao
Oi Polloi - Take back the land
Oi Polloi - Yes!
Oi Polloi - L.I.N.U.X.
Oi Polloi - Let the boots do the talking
Oi Polloi - We must combat sexism on all levels
Oi Polloi - When two men kiss
Oi Polloi - Don't burn the witch, burn the rich
The Ex - We support all forms of resistance against this racist system
Lycka Till - PTSD
Prolific The Rapper - Black snakes

The Rebel Beat Se2 Ep5: Oi Polloi

Hey listeners, welcome back to another edition of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast! We are your monthly one-stop anti-shopping for everything about politics, revolution, and music - class war on the dancefloor.

Our special guest on this month's show is the long-time anarchist agitator violinist Norman Nawrocki. You might know Norman as one of the founding members of Rhythm Activism or Bakunin's Bum in Montreal, or you might know him from his prolific poetry and prose. He just released his most recent illustrated novel "The Legend of the Rat King" on AK Press, and we met up with him in his Montreal apartment to talk about that, and more:
https://www.akpress.org/legendoftheratking.html

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Also on this show, we do a bit of a non-exhaustive "best of 2016" list, talk about the #J20 demos against Trump's inauguration, and finally on our Turn it Up segment, we look at the Indigenous music label Revolutions Per Minute (RPM-FM):
www.rpm.fm

Enjoy!

*Playlist*
A Tribe Called Red feat. Saul Williams - The Virus
Nomadic Massive - Fade to grey
Run The Jewels - A report to the shareholders: kill your masters
Oi Polloi - The face
Prophets of Rage - The party's over
One Speed Bike - Yuppie restaurant-goers beware because this song is for the dishwasher
Norman Nawrocki - Ne pas plier
Norman Nawrocki - Why am I an anarchist?
DaZoque! - Serb bird
Rhythm Activism - Jesus was gay
Cistem Failure - Boot on your face
Boogey The Beat - Bear song
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - These two

Photo credit: The Link Newspaper (thelinknewspaper.ca)

The Rebel Beat Se2 Ep7: Norman Nawrocki - Bakunin's Bum to Rat King

Welcome to our monthly edition of The Rebel Beat podcast for February 2017!

We are your monthly dose of revolution radio, anthems, hymns, and beats to put up a wall of sound against racism, Islamophobia, borders, and the orange menace.

We have a first on The Rebel Beat this month! I interviewed a visual artist for the first time - usually I just interview musicians. But we’re going to be hearing from Sundus Abdul Hadi, a brilliant Iraqi-Canadian artist based in Montreal, and member of We Are the Medium, an amazing platform and collective of multi-media artists of colour. We talked about everything from the urgency of our times, to art, to self-care. That’s coming up soon.

On the show, we also bring you some Firebrand Records news, and bring you an exclusive new track from Ryan Harvey, Kareem Samara, and Shireen! The tune is a hauntingly powerful homage to the Egyptian revolution.

And finally, in our Turn It Up segment, we look at the Tribe Called Quest performance at the Grammy Awards, where busted through a border wall with Busta Rhymes in defiance of the Trump Muslim Ban.

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Enjoy the show!

Playlist

Body Count – No Lives Matter
Narcy & Meryem Saci – Hey!
Omar Offendum – Damascus
Sandhill – Ojala (Inshallah)
Arab Summit – Tomorrow’s justice
Ryan Harvey, Kareem Samara, Shireen – Hadd Il Layl
A Tribe Called Quest – The space program

The Rebel Beat Se2 Ep 8: Sundus Abdul Hadi - We Are The Medium

Welcome back to another edition of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast!

Our special guest on the program this month is a Jamaican dub poet who is considered by some to be the god-mother of rap, hip-hop, and spoken word. She is a writer, educator, and grassroots activist, and we’ll meet her in just a little bit - Lillian Allen.

We're part of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts, and the website just went live this week! Check it out for some good listening at www.channelzeronetwork.com

On our Turn It Up segment, we give a shout out to a dope trans hip-hop artist and Black Lives Matter organizer in Montreal, Lucas Charlie Rose.

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* Playlist *
Morgan Heritage - Politician
D'bi Young w/ Assata Shakur - R/evolution
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Di great insohreckshan
Mutabaruka - Dis poem
Lillian Allen - Riddim an' hardtimes
Lillian Allen - Fight back
Lillian Allen - Black voice
Lillian Allen - The subversives
Lucas Charlie Rose - This is what trans looks like

The Rebel Beat 076: Lillian Allen Fights Back with Dub Poetry

Welcome to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat! Class war on the dancefloor, delivered to you once a month, in a podcast.

Our special guest on the show this month is Jord Samolesky, drummer and founding member of Propagandhi! We spoke with Jord while he was in Montreal touring the band's new album "Victory Lap". We spoke about the history of the band, the state of the world, and most importantly, hockey!

Plus we hear some new stuff from Ryan Harvey, Shireen Lillith, Kareem Samara, Talib Kweli, and the Snotty Nose Rez Kids.

Finally, in our Turn it Up segment, we give another shout out to Lido Pimienta for carving out positive spaces for women of colour in the music scene. Read more about that here:
http://www.canadalandshow.com/what-media-missed-covering-lido-pimienta-racism/

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***Playlist***

Snotty Nose Rez Kids - KKKanada

Talib Kweli - All of us

Propagandhi - And we thought nation-states were a bad idea

Propagandhi - Fuck the border

Propagandhi - Victory Lap

Propagandhi - Dear Coach's Corner

Propagandhi - Resist/comply

Ryan Harvey, Shireen Lillith, Kareem Samara - Omar

A Tribe Called Red w/ Lido Pimienta - For you (The Light pt. 2) 


Photo: www.epitaph.com

The Rebel Beat 079: Hitting the Ice With Propagandhi

Welcome to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast!

This is our year end episode, and it is a HUGE one. Every year, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded for the best album in Canada, as selected by a jury of music journalists. The winner of that award in 2017 was Lido Pimienta for her album “La Papessa”. Lido is a queer Indigenous afro-Colombian musician who lives in Toronto, she is rad as fuck, she is never shy to speak her mind, and she is our guest today on The Rebel Beat. Check out Lido’s music and buy her stuff here:
lidopimienta.bandcamp.com


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Want to see our round-up of best radical music in 2017? Check out our blog post here!
https://rebelbeatradio.com/2017/12/10/the-rebel-beats-best-of-2017/
 

In our Turn It Up segment, we drop a brand new tune from the Palestinian band 47 Soul, and honor the hundreds of thousands of people who are taking to the streets around the world to say #HandsOffJerusalem!

The Rebel Beat is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts. www.channelzeronetwork.com

See ya in 2018!

The Rebel Beat 080: Lido Pimienta on motherhood, music & fending off the trolls

Welcome back to The Rebel Beat's monthly podcast for January, 2018. And happy new year!

We have an amazing show to get to today, we’re gonna bring you a people’s history of music à la Howard Zinn with Dror. Dror is grassroots music journalist, a blogger, and a community organizer with the BDS movement in solidarity with Palestine. Check out his blog, Entre Les Oreilles ("Between the Ears") here:
entrelesoreilles.blogspot.ca

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Also on the show, we reflect on the one-year anniversary of the mosque shooting in Quebec City, when a white supremacist killed six Muslim men as they were praying. It was just one week after Trump was inaugurated as President of the USA. If you're on Facebook, check out this beautiful collection of tributes here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/RememberJan29

We also reflect on a year of inspiring resistance against the white supremacist, sexist, ecocidal, and transphobic policies of the Trump regime. There are many frontlines of the struggle, but one in particular you can support are the J20 Defendants:
www.defendj20resistance.org

Finally, in our Turn it Up segment, we honour not one, but TWO groundbreaking musicians:

* Jackie Shane, a pioneering transgendered soul singer. Check out her recently re-released album here:
http://www.numerogroup.com/products/jackie-shane-any-other-way

* Hugh Masekela, the god-father of South African jazz, and anti-apartheid icon, who died this month at the age of 78. Rest in Power!

** Playlist **

The Narcicyst feat. Shadia Mansour - Hamdulillah
Oshun - Not my President
Entrance - Not gonna say your name
James Brown - Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m proud)
Rachid Taha - Ya rayah
Rim Banna - Fares Odeh
Prince - Baltimore
Victor Jara - Venceremos
Miriam Makeba - Beware Verwoerd
Fela Kuti - Colonial mentality
N.W.A. - Fuck tha police
Zone d’Expression Populaire - Nique la France
Pussy Riot - Mother of god, drive Putin away
Roger Waters - Is this the life we really want?
Jackie Shane - Sticks and stones
Hugh Masekela - Stimela

The Rebel Beat is a proud member of the Channel Zero Network of anarchist podcasts:
www.channelzeronetwork.com

The Rebel Beat 081: A People's History Through Song

What does it sound like if you take two dedicated activists with incredible rhythmic and vocal sensibilities, throw them into a loft studio, and keep them staunchly in the underground music scene for over 20 years? Well that is what LAL is all about. This electronic music duo of Rosina Kazi and Nicholas Murray, aka LAL, have been holding it down in Toronto for more than two decades, providing frontline support to groups like Black Lives Matter and No One Is Illegal, and pumping out inspiring music all along the way. They are our guests today on the show. 

www.lalforest.com

On our Turn It Up segment, we discuss venues that are shutting down because of gentrification, but also Talib Kweli's righteous stance to cancel a show in Kansas City because they booked a swastika-sporting Norwegian metal band.

Read about it here:
https://pitchfork.com/news/talib-kweli-cancels-show-after-venue-books-allegedly-racist-band/


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**Playlist**



Tune Yards - Colonizer

Xenia Rubinos - Mexican chef

LAL - Rules were meant to be broken

LAL - Brown Eyed Warrior

LAL - Find Safety

LAL - Where we belong

LAL - Your body could start a war (feat. Leah)

Son of Nun - Born again

The Rebel Beat 083: LAL - From the Underground to the Frontlines

May 1st is May Day. It is your day. It is our day. It is a day to take back time from the bosses, landlords, and rulers of this Earth, and a day to celebrate resistance.

Let this be your soundtrack.

The Rebel Beat is back with our annual May Day special podcast episode, and like last year, we recorded this one live at CKUT community radio in Montreal during a rousing session of World Skip The Beat.

You'll hear a special May Day shout-out from Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine & Prophets of Rage, an interview with CLAC - The anti-capitalist convergence of Montreal, Mostafa Henaway of the Immigrant Workers Centre, May Day greetings from some Rebel Beat listeners, and of course, 2 hours of resistance music from around the world.

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Our May Day special on Patreon is back by popular demand! Sign up on Patreon to support The Rebel Beat for only $2 per month, and we'll mail you one of our beautiful Rebel Beat enamel pins! They are truly the perfect high-fashion for a riot against the ruling classes.

* Playlist *

Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenberg is where it's happening
Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks - Ekoneni
Mbongeni Ngema - Lizobuya
Seun Keuti & Egypt 80 - Corporate public control department
Didier Awadi -Ma révolution
Denis Brown - Revolution
Screechy Dan - Raise your glass (fi di working class)
King Zumbi feat. Delhi Sultanate - Riot police
Romain Virgo - Minimum wage
Oku Onuora - How long
Lillian Allen - I fight back
Ana Tijoux - Antipatriarca
Las Cafeteras - La bamba rebelde
Atis Indepandan - Papa-m monte oun bato
M.I.A. - Borders
Narcy - False flags
Il Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano - Bella Ciao
New Yiddish Chorale - Barrikadn (barricades)
Yiddish Glory - Mayn pulemyot (my machine gun)
Unknown Artist (Kurdistan) - Internationale

The Rebel Beat 084: May Day Special!

Welcome back to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat podcast!

Our special guest on the show this month is Dio Ganhdih! Dio Ganhdih is a queer Indigenous MC, with roots in Awkwesasne Mohawk territory, and now based in NYC. She's part of the epic Revolutions Per Minute family, and spits absolute fire on the mic. Check her out!
https://soundcloud.com/dio

In our Turn It Up segment, we look at artists who are standing alongside Palestinians, both in Palestine and in the diaspora. Check out the initiative of Montreal-based artists in solidarity with Palestinian refugee Omar Ben-Ali:
www.tadamon.ca/omar

And finally, Kareem Samara from Firebrand Records is taking over the Firebrand social medias this week to talk everything Palestine & BDS related. Follow along as you rock to the brand new EXCLUSIVE premiere of the single "Nil'in" by Kareem, Ryan Harvey, and Shireen Lillith.

If you like The Rebel Beat, support the podcast! Throw us any amount you can through our Patreon:
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**If you sign up to support us for only $2/month during the month of May, we'll send you a beautiful Rebel Beat metal pin in the mail!

**Playlist**

Seun Keuti & Egypt 80 - Struggle sounds
Benjamin Zephaniah feat. Logic - I am a revolutionary
Dio Ganhdih - Native New Yorker
Snotty Nose Rez Kids - KKKanada
Dio Ganhdih - Indigenous lyricist
Dio Ganhdih - Pussy vortex
Alas feat. Savage Fam - Go away
Dio Ganhdih - Do it ourselves
Kareem Samara - Take away the right
Ryan Harvey, Kareem Samara, Shireen Lillith - Nil'in

The Rebel Beat 085: Dio Ganhdih

Welcome back to the latest edition of The Rebel Beat!

Our special guest on the podcast this month is Jeremy Pahl, aka. Saltwater Hank. Jeremy is an Indigenous Gitga’at bluegrass artist from northern so-called BC in Canada. His music comes out of an unexpected place, coming from a heavy-metal background himself. But we talked about his (surprisingly easy) transition from metal to bluegrass, Indigenous environmental politics out west, and some of the stories that have inspired his creative ballads. You can stream or purchase Saltwater Hank's new album "Stories from the North West" here:
https://saltwaterhank.bandcamp.com/album/stories-from-the-northwest

In our Turn It Up Segment, we pay respect to Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of The Last Poets. Sadly, Nuriddin passed away at the beginning of June. Sometimes known as the "Grandfather of Hip-Hop", Nuriddin and The Last Poets helped to pioneer a sound in the late 1960s that fused jazz, soul, and poetry reflective of the Black Power movement.

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* Playlist *
Dead Prez - Behind enemy lines
Propagandhi - Fuck the border or Adventures in zoochosis
Saltwater Hank - Moose hunter blues
Gyibaaw - Winter emissary
Steve ‘n Seagulls - Thunderstruck
Black Spruce Bog - Dirty oil
Black Spruce Bog - Indian agent
Saltwater Hank - Old Hazelton
Saltwater Hank - Fish Cannery
Fiver - Hair of the dead
The Last Poets - Blessed are those who struggle

The Rebel Beat 086: Saltwater Hank's Stories From the North West

This month's episode of The Rebel Beat podcast features an interview with two people who are huge inspirations for the work we do on this show - Ron Sakolsky and Sheila Knopper. They’re anarchists. They’re grassroots music journalists. They’re radio pirates. And among them, they’ve got a well of music knowledge deeper than the Pacific ocean.

Ron and Sheila live on Denman Island, also known by it’s Indigenous Comox name of “Sladaich”, in so-called British Columbia. On Denman, they helped start a long-running pirate radio project, Tree Frog radio. But even before then, they have a long legacy in community radio, music journalism, and the anarcho-surrealism movement.

In this interview, we’ll hear about some of their work over the decades to bridge music and radical politics. We’ll hear stories about smuggling poetry out of South African prisons, dub poetry in Toronto, and a mission with Pete Seeger.

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On our Turn It Up segment, we big up Moses Sumney, who recently pulled out of his gig at the Montreal Jazz Festival to protest against a racist play. Read all about it here:
https://pitchfork.com/news/moses-sumney-cancels-montreal-jazz-fest-set-over-musical-protested-as-racist/

Check out Rebel Diaz and Ana Tijoux's new video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykeIBIpvriY

Check out some of Ron Sakolsky and Sheila Knopper's writing here:
https://www.akpress.org/soundingoff.html
http://islandsofresistance.ca/

**Playlist**

Crashprez - Fascists don't cry
Rebel Diaz feat. Ana Tijoux - Y va caer
Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla radio
Benjamin Zephaniah - Belly of de beast
Mzwakhe Mbuli - Behind the bars
Pete Seeger - Abiyoyo
Fela Kuti - Opposite people
Moses Sumney  - Worth it

The Rebel Beat 087: Sounding off with the anarchist music journalists

On Episode 88 of The Rebel Beat, we have the pleasure of meeting Kimmortal. Kimmortal is a queer non-binary pilipinx artist based on unceded, unsurrendered Coast Salish Territories also known as Vancouver, BC (Canada). Her music is an inspiring mix of hip-hop, RnB, and guitar-driven pop, all with a radical, empowering message. Check Kimmortal out!
https://kimmortal.bandcamp.com/

In our Turn It Up segment, we give props to Lee Reed, who just dropped his "Steal City EP" to support a tenant strike against gentrification in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario. Go check it out, and support the class war on the dancefloor!
https://htsn.bandcamp.com/releases

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* Playlist *
Jasiri X - The whitest house
Tom Morello - Rabbit's revenge (feat. Killer Mike, Big Boi, Bassnectar)
Kimmortal - I’m blue
Kimmortal - Doodle #1
Kimmortal - She
Kimmortal - Jungle (feat. Jillthy and Missy D)
Kimmortal - 88 and Beyond
Lee Reed - Too ambitious

The Rebel Beat 088: Kimmortal on Pipelines, Power, and Vancouver's Finest FemmeC's

On this month's show, we bring you into the studio and into the mind of the legendary Abenaki Indigenous musician and filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin. Alanis is 85 years young, and has a prolific career with over 50 documentaries under her belt. But while many know her as an inspiring documentarian, fewer knew her as a musician. Until now.

Her album Bush Lady, originally recorded at CBC in the 80s, was just re-issued this year on Constellation records, and we got a chance to have an intimate and emotional conversation about this brilliant work.

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We also catch up with Frank from Submedia to talk about their latest episode, and we've got an exciting announcement about Aaron's new podcast, Changing On The Fly:
www.changingontheflypodcast.wordpress.com

In our Turn It Up segment, we give a shout-out to Jeremy Dutcher, an Indigenous Wolastoq musician whose album "Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa" just won the Polaris Prize for best Canadian album of 2018! Mazel tov, Jeremy!

*For more on sports and radical politics, check out our episode with Dave Zirin: 
https://rebelbeatradio.com/2017/03/15/the-rebel-beat-se2-ep9-dave-zirin-and-the-music-at-the-edge-of-sports/

**Playlist**
Marc Ribot & Tom Waits - Bella ciao
Alanis Obomsawin - Odana
Alanis Obomsawin - Bush lady pt. I
Alanis Obomsawin - Bush lady pt. II
Alanis Obomsawin - Theo pt. II
Jeremy Dutcher - Mehcinut

The Rebel Beat 089: Alanis Obomsawin - Legendary Abenaki Musician And Filmmaker

Oi! Oi! Vey!
Welcome to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat! 

Straight outta the ranks of Montreal’s Wobblies, we’ve got an interview with The Union Thugs. The Union Thugs are a folk-punk band who take a page from the little red song book, and give a nod to the great working class music heroes like Woody Guthrie and Billy Bragg. The Union Thugs feel most at home playing on today’s picket lines, using their bodies and their instruments to clog the wheels of capitalism. Bosses, beware!
www.facebook.com/UnionThugsMontreal/

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On our Turn It Up segment, we give a shout-out to Rihanna, who refused an offer to play at the 2019 Super Bowl in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick.
https://bit.ly/2ExbE2R

Oh, and a huge solidarity shout-out to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, who are on strike this week!
www.cupw.ca

**Playlist**
Pete Seeger - Talking Union
The Ex - Bourgeois Blues
Union Thugs - Solidarity
Union Thugs - Union Maid
Union Thugs - War on the workers
Union Thugs - Juillet 1936
Union Thugs - Solidarity forever
Mary J Blige feat. Kendrick Lamar - 41 Shots (American skin)

The Rebel Beat 090: The Union Thugs, Music, and Direct Action

What's up! Welcome to the latest edition of The Rebel Beat for November 2018! Our special guest on the show this month is Xiuhtezcatl! Xiuhtezcatl is maybe the busiest, fiercest, and most accomplished 18-year old we’ve ever spoken with. He’s an Indigenous hip-hop artist based out of Boulder, Colorado, a youth activist, and he’s even written a book on resisting climate change. A huge inspiration dropping beats that the next 7 generations can revolt to.



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In our Turn It Up segment, we give mad respect to Benjamin Zephaniah, a British dub poet who recently turned down an offer to be the UK's poet laureate. Check out the article, and Zephaniah's righteous response here:
https://bit.ly/2QoerQD

**Playlist**

Narcy - Fake news

Marc Ribot & Steve Earle - Srinivas

Xiuhtezcatl - Young

Xiuhtezcatl - Magic

Xiuhtezcatl - Broken

Xiuhtezcatl - Sage Up

Xiuhtezcatl - Break Free

Benjamin Zephaniah - I am a revolutionary

The Rebel Beat 091: 18 Year Old Xiuhtezcatl Throwing Down for The Land & People

This is our last episode of the Rebel Beat for 2018, and we have some big news about the podcast as we head into 2019. Ryan Harvey of Firebrand records joins us to talk about that news, plus some of his favorite music of the year, and what it means to be a working-class musician at the dawn of 2019.

We give a special shout out to the Unist'ot'en Camp, who are on high alert as they fight a court injunction to force a pipeline through their Indigenous territory. Support them and get informed here!
https://unistoten.camp/

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**Playlist**
Snotty Nose Rez Kids - Warriors
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - Tear it down
Ryan Harvey, Kareem Samara, Shireen Lillith - See it through
Ryan, Kareem, Shireen - Thin blue border
Ryan and Shireen - Light in the morning
Ryan Harvey w/ Ani DiFranco and Tom Morello - Old man Trump
Jeremy Dutcher -Mehcinut
Emel Mathlouthi - Ma Lkit
Ryan, Kareem, Shireen - Come back stronger
The Clash - (White man) in Hammersmith Palais

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