Tag: politics

  • Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables LP

    Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables LP

    How does one qualify an album which is almost universally considered a lynchpin release for the musical genre it occupies and has incited a seemingly endless stream of arguments and upheaval on personal, political and social levels IN ADDITION TO causing a host of legal battles among the men responsible for creating and releasing it?…

  • Interview: Mani Mostofi of Racetraitor

    Interview: Mani Mostofi of Racetraitor

    Originally active – musically and politically – in the 1990s,Chicago hardcore band Racetraitor re-formed in 2016. Earlier this year, Hellbound contributor Garren Ustel had the chance to speak with Racetraitor vocalist Mani Mostofi. Their conversation unfolds below. Hellbound: When I first encountered Racetraitor you were a different animal altogether, musically at least. The songs were…

  • Book reviews by Steve Earles, November 2017

    Book reviews by Steve Earles, November 2017

    Military, Political & Social History Rebellion in the Reign of Charles II Written by Julian Whitehead Published by Pen & Sword History The Restoration is one of the most fascinating periods of history, and certainly a great favourite of mine. King Charles II (known with good reason as the Merry Monarch as is well known from…

  • Politics not quite as usual: Jedrzej Wijas’ Polish death metal campaign ad strays from the norm

    Exploiting the turbulence of the world in every way imaginable, the political campaigning cycle in the United States has become a nauseating, 24/7 machine that simply never stops. Any break from the monotony of prudish American political ads would be an event worth welcoming. Sure, we probably won’t find that any time soon stateside, but…