Combat Boots: The Anti-Capitalist Philosophy of Filmmaker and Musician Boots Riley
Left of the DialBy John M Boots Riley, frontman of hip-hop groups The Coup and Street Sweeper Social Club, came to film with the purpose of conveying a […]
Music
Nimrod Workman: a Radical Musician for the Union Worker
Left of the DialBy Ben D I can’t think of a more cringeworthy phrase than “real music.” After a few decades on this planet, I’ve come to accept […]
Kill Your Masters: Hip-Hop’s Left Wing King
Left of the DialBy John M. When Killer Mike hit the scene in 2000, it was as a young Morehouse College student featured on Outkast’s Stankonia. He worked […]
The Leftist Politics of a Cowboy Junkie
Left of the DialBy John M From performing with Bruce Springsteen to portraying a recovering addict in The Wire, Steve Earle’s journey has taken him across the most […]
No Revolution without Songs: The Sing in Solidarity Chorus
SpotlightBy Liz V “No Hay Revolución Sin Canciones:” There is No Revolution without Songs. These words (popularized in the Chilean socialist movement of the 1970s) […]