What do you think about MUSIC, POLITICS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS?

[Dancing_Dave]

It's harder to strike this conversation up at DU, than it is if I'm just communicating face to face with some college sudents. But even for those a bit more old and jaded, this issue should be clearly RELEVENT. We COULD have as powerful and groovy an anti-war undeground today as existed in 1970, we have the internet along with jammin' groovy musical shows to help take us there, but so far not enough people have channeled their energy in that direction. Young people are ready for it and goin' for it, and they are the ones with the most future to lose from the Bush scam, but it's hard to even revive the proggy music/politics issue among people who graduated long ago. Do people somehow just forget what they used to know about how music can change life?

I put up some of my thoughts along with a playlist of very expressive examples at http://www.artistlaunch.com/artist8.asp?artistid=7635
The picture of John Lennon there is no accident! He continues to inspire young musicians! There's no reason why this should only interest current college students--we all have futures to lose if we don't mobilize in powerful grooves right now!

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[Dancing_Dave]

5. Music is a MUCH more Romantic way to meet people than internet dating site

I think the Voice of Experience will support me on this...well, it does have to be the right kind of groovy music for you...;-)

[Zensea]

2. I've been thinking about this a lot recently

& having just discovered this exists is one reason

http://www.hootpage.com/
I'm assuming you know who this guy is.
His radio show which is available on this site is also available as a podcast. I was just listening to it today and their was some hardcore politics/music mix going on.
Check it.

[Dancing_Dave]

3. Cool!

I'm always up for a good tip on this!

If you live in a college town or just a city with a college district, it's worth checking out open mike nites and other musical/social occasions now-- there really is quite a lot of interesting stuff in the works now. The kids are kinda groping towards it like early Bob Dylan...

:yourock:

[Zensea]

4. I live in Manhattan

but I used to live in Manhattan Kansas ... which has me wondering something because of the hometown of the station you posted.
I lived there for a long long time, used to do a reggae show on the student station there in the mid 80s
private message me if you know me.

[Dancing_Dave]

6. So you DJ'd for the K-State radio station....

I must have met you somewhere along the line...indeed, I'm familiar with that Reggae radio show, though I didn't listen to it until a little later. OK, I'll figure out how to use the DU private message system, this is actually my first time for that.