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Billet: From Sanctimony to Spectacle: Madonna vs. Marine Le Pen
Znet Article, August, 03 2012
Alexander Billet
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This, in a nutshell, is the reality of culture and politics under capitalism. What seems rebellious can be so easily twisted back to bolster the system
Billet: In Defense of El Sistema: The Case For Radical Public Arts
Znet Article, July, 24 2012
Alexander Billet
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How many Pavarottis may be left behind because school boards didn’t see them as a worthwhile investment?
Billet: Putin vs. Pussy Riot: Art, Repression and Punk Rock Rebellion
Znet Article, March, 30 2012
Alexander Billet
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Anyone inspired by punk rock’s most subversive, deliciously irreverent moments will love Pussy Riot
Billet: Rebel Music #1 The Clash -Sandinista!
Znet Article, March, 01 2012
Alexander Billet
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Sandinista by the Clash is an album that is revolutionary in all senses--politically, socially, artistically
Billet: The Curse of the Boss
Znet Article, February, 07 2012
Alexander Billet
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Ever since the famed attempt by Ronald Reagan’s reelection campaign to use Bruce Springsteen’s “Born In the USA,” American conservatives just can’t seem to find their soundtrack
Billet: Kanye, the VMAs and the Spectacle of Controversy
Znet Article, September, 20 2009
Alexander Billet
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Over the years, MTV's notion of "controversy" has become about as enticing as a trip to the corner store to pick up toilet paper. That the media can't stop talking about Kanye West's "outburst" is proof that they're really grasping at straws. The ...
Billet: From Fallujah to County Antrim…
Znet Article, March, 16 2009
Alexander Billet
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It’s an inescapable truth on March 17th, inevitable as shamrocks and Guinness. Be you Irish or not, you are almost certain to hear the distinct lilt of the Emerald Isle’s music at one time or another this St. Patrick’s Day.
Billet: The Good, The Bad, and the Clueless
Znet Article, February, 12 2009
Alexander Billet
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This year's Grammy awards show made it impossible to ignore how utterly clueless today's music industry is. The past year has seen a marked shift in popular music, with a crop of artists both old and new figuring out innovative ways to relate the...
Billet: Kill Your "Idols"
Znet Article, February, 04 2009
Alexander Billet
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This may be the make or break year for American Idol. With its eighth season underway, the producers are scrambling for anything they think might inject some fresh blood into the show and pull it out of its three-year slump in viewership. With t...
Billet: Rock and Roll and Revolution!
Znet Article, December, 11 2008
Alexander Billet
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy's moment in the sun should have come a long time ago. One would think that a group who sought to be "a cross between Elvis Presley and Che Guevara" would have rule of the roost in the garage rock revival circa...
Billet: Collisions Ahead
Znet Article, November, 13 2008
Alexander Billet
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If there's one word that can sum up what happened last Tuesday, it would have to be "catharsis." The election of Barack Obama set off a mass of spontaneous celebrations; dancing in the street from Harlem to the Castro.
Billet: “I’m a Human Being, Y’all”
Znet Article, October, 03 2008
Alexander Billet
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On their new release All Rebel Rockers, Michael Franti and Spearhead have done their best to channel the insurgent spirit of that most insurgent style of music: reggae. To be sure, Franti has always let the inspiration of Marley, Brown and Toots ...
Billet: We The Fire Next Time!
Znet Article, August, 06 2008
Alexander Billet
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In the five years since the release of his searing debut Blood and Fire, Baltimore-based MC Son of Nun has gone from playing small fundraisers and local open mic nights to sharing stages with the likes of Wayne Kramer, The Coup and Tom Morello. Hi...
Billet: Nas, the N-word, and the Changing Face of Hip-Hop
Znet Article, July, 28 2008
Alexander Billet
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Expectations have run high for Nas' new album Untitled. It seems impossible to read a review of it without references to his previous album Hip-Hop is Dead. Ultimately, the question on people's minds seems to be "If hip-hop is dead, why is Nas sti...
Billet: Rebel Music
Znet Article, May, 01 2008
Alexander Billet
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Today the National Front is a shadow of its former self. However, the threat of racist scapegoating at the ballot box is far from over...
Billet: Picket the Grammys!
Znet Article, January, 28 2008
Alexander Billet
Billet's ZSpace page
An Open Letter to the Writers Guild of America...
