Is Ariana Grande headlining Manchester Pride offensive? Should straight cisgender allies be the face of Pride? Angie Moon writes her opinion.
Tag: politics
Offensive/Un-PC songs: What should we do?
Guns n' Roses are re-releasing Appetite for Destruction and G N' R Lies this year. They omitted the controversial song "One in a Million". In this blog post, I explore the issue of censoring music.
Your Favourite Song is Problematic: Thoughts on USA Today’s list of un-PC songs
This topic is always something that comes up. Ultimate Classic Rock did it, News.com.au did it, and yesterday, USA Today did it. I was discussing this article with my friend, Amanda, and I decided I’m gonna make a video about this. You …
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Music Education: Should rock and roll be in the curriculum?
I come from a family full of teachers (although none of them were music teachers). I wanted to be a history teacher at one point, but in second year of university I realised it just isn’t my thing and I’d …
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Classic Rock: More diverse than the US Presidents?
In the nearly two years I’ve been writing The Diversity of Classic Rock, I can confidently say that classic rock is more diverse than the US Presidents. As far as religion, definitely. The US has never had a Jewish president, …
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My problem with Coachella… and other festivals
An opinion article about the problems with Coachella and its owner Philip Anschutz, who has donated money to conservative groups and homophobic groups. You shouldn't go to Coachella if you're an LGBT ally.
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