Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Social unrest has been a prevailing motif in the US since our inception. This unrest has become so metabolized into the system that most of us don't find anything out-of-the-norm with two ongoing wars, dilapidated neighborhoods, crumbling schools, joblessness, drugs, crime, and the plethora of social ills that plague our communities. Currently, more and more parallels are being being drawn to the 60s and 70s Vietnam-era of social unrest. But unlike the 60s and 70s, most pop artists are staying as far away as they can from political themes. We're in the midst of the so-called "Great Recession" and walking the streets of ...
Social unrest has been a prevailing motif in the US since our inception. This unrest has become so metabolized into the system that most of us don't find anything out-of-the-norm with two ongoing wars, dilapidated neighborhoods, crumbling schools, joblessness, drugs, crime, and the plethora of social ills that plague our communities. Currently, more and more parallels are being being drawn to the 60s and 70s Vietnam-era of social unrest. But unlike the 60s and 70s, most pop artists are staying as far away as they can from political themes. We're in the midst of the so-called "Great Recession" and walking the streets of ...