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What a pleasure to converse with Professor Walter Grayson and Danian Darrell Jerry two insightful men who are undeniably passionate about their endeavor as co-editors of Illmatic Consequences: The Clapback to Opponents of ‘Critical Race Theory’. Their exceptional book combines social science and hip-hop studies to address disinformation and propaganda that distorted political discourse after the…

A Blueprint For Global Action

Robin Broad and John Cavanagh are passionate about their cause. The story they tell in The Water Defenders – How Ordinary People Saved A Country From Corporate Greed tells the inspirational story of a community that took on an international mining corporation at seemingly insurmountable odds and won not one but two historic victories. In the early 2000s, many people in El Salvador were at first…

Traveling by train, entering Waterloo Station with The Shard visible in the distance May 2026, I decided to take the whole month off. A much needed getaway. An extended trip back home to visit family and friends. I planned an intriguing route by rail beginning in the lush and genteel Surrey Hills and the charming riverside town of Guildford; heading north to the bleak but stunning Pennines;…

60 minutes of new music curated with love. A splendid mixture of genres from around the globe, a couple of familiar names and artists to keep a watchful eye on.  The Prids – Tell You Nothing How long have The Prids been around now? This well-seasoned Portland, Oregon-based outfit seems to pop up every-so-often causing me to once again sing their praises. The band’s longevity can be traced to…

Upau – The Creatures Within We served up a sneak glimpse of this cut in LEM Vol 364. Here is the full version from the LP, The Creatures Within on You Know Me Records out of Warsaw, Poland, each track on the LP, The Creatures Within is a tale of a creature and a tale of transformation, with the titles of the songs being nods to works of prose, poetry, film, games, and myths. Fascinating artwork…