MUSIC MONDAY: "AfroPunk: Reggae Meets Punk" Playlist (LISTEN)
by Marlon West (FB: marlon.west1 Threads: @stlmarlonwest IG: stlmarlonwest Spotify: marlonwest)
While Reggae is a true import from Jamaica, it really gained a global footing in England. It and Punk both arose out of the economic depression and social inequality in the late 1960’s and 1970’s.
Many Reggae songs of the time like Bob Marley’s “Punky Reggae Party” and “Concrete Jungle” were overt…
Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) - The Selector's Hut (Whelan on the Log), Summit Drive, Eaglemont, Victoria, Australia, 1890, oil on canvas
This painting was created at The Mount Eaglemont Estate, Victoria, Australia. The model for this painting is Jack Whelan, who was the caretaker-farmer of the estate.
This week on The Metro, Rev. Jeff Ivins brings you these bands for your time warp to the 1980s: Altered Images, The Psychedelic Furs, Visage, The Police, Kraftwerk, Associates, General Public, Echo & The Bunnymen, Mental As Anything, Captain Sensible, Depeche Mode, Martika, and finishing off with Selector.
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Sri Lanka national selector Tharanga weighs in on fielding three spinners in T20 WC
New Delhi (India), : Sri Lanka national selector Upul Tharanga is still deciding how to balance his squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, but he feels fielding three spinners in the same XI is a viable option.
Sri Lanka national selector Tharanga weighs in on fielding three spinners in T20 WC
Sri Lanka have many spinning options in their T20 World Cup squad including Dhananjaya De Silva, Kamindu…