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Code Orange, ETID, Creeper and more are auctioning rare merch for BLM
Numerous bands including Every Time I Die, Code Orange, Turnstile, Vein and Creeper are auctioning and raffling rare merch items with all proceeds going towards the Black Lives Matter movement. The items are being auctioned with all bands donating proceeds to Act Blue which is an organization splitting funds evenly between numerous bail funds, activist organizations and more. Read More: FEVER […]
FEVER 333 demand the music industry do more for Black Lives Matter
FEVER 333 are taking to the streets with protesters amid the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. All proceeds from their livestream performance are going towards Black Lives Matter and the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Read More: Lili Reinhart reveals she’s bisexual while urging fans to join BLM protests The band has been […]
Lili Reinhart reveals she’s bisexual while urging fans to join BLM protests
Riverdale actress Lili Reinhart is using her platform to urge people to join the Black Lives Matter protests across the United States while revealing she is bisexual in honor of June’s Pride Month. On her Instagram account, she’s coming out while sharing that she’s joining the protests today and calling on fans and followers to do the same. Read More: […]
'Star Wars' lead John Boyega isn't afraid to lose his career for protesting
As protests over the killing of George Floyd make their way across the globe, Star Wars actor John Boyega is joining the Black Lives Matter movement in London and says he doesn’t care if he loses his career for doing so. Protests in London have been happening since the weekend and Boyega joined the crowd in Hyde Park today in solidarity. Read More: […]
Artists react to updated charges for police in George Floyd killing
Today (June 3), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is updating the charges laid against Derek Chauvin from third-degree murder to second-degree murder as well as charging the other three officers involved in George Floyd‘s death. More than a week after George Floyd was killed, charges have been laid against all four officers involved as protests […]
Hear Michael Bohn return to the mic with new band the Villa
Former members of Issues, Woe, Is Me, Secrets and Nightmares are joining together to shape a new band called the Villa from the ashes of their past musical venture, WildHeart. Following WildHeart’s disbandment a little over a year after they formed, vocalist Michael Bohn (Issues, Woe, Is Me) along with guitarists Kevin Hanson (Woe, Is Me) and Turner Wood (Nightmares) brought bassist Michael Owens […]
10 protest songs meant to bring unity among people fighting for their rights
Throughout history, people have used their right to protest social issues to create meaningful changes or bring awareness to problems after calling for a better world. Music has long attached itself to this by capturing the voices of the oppressed. Whether it’s fighting for human rights, ending systemic racism, accepting refugees who escaped war-torn countries […]
People are calling for a Dolls Kill boycott over the owner’s protest comment
People are calling for boycotts against fashion store Dolls Kill after the company’s owner made an Instagram post allegedly in support of police officers. This isn’t the first time they’ve had claims of racism against them though as the company has had several instances of displaying unapologetic cultural appropriation. Read More: Cole Sprouse is using his arrest […]
Cole Sprouse is using his arrest to further Black Lives Matter conversations
Cole Sprouse is using his platform to highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement while explicitly putting attention on the issues at hand instead of himself. In an Instagram post, he shares what he’s seen happening in Santa Monica and the importance of what is happening all across the United States as well as […]