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On Tyranny: Morrissey Cancels US Shows Due to ‘Credible Threat’
Posted in News, On Tyranny with tags Morrissey on 09/19/2025 by Kurt OrzeckOn Tyranny: 10 Great Protest Records by Refused, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Divide and Dissolve, More
Posted in Lists, On Tyranny with tags Chat Pile, clipping., Divide and Dissolve, Fugazi, IDLES, Kishi Bashi, Lamb of God, PJ Harvey, Refused, System of a Down on 09/19/2025 by Kurt OrzeckHow you likin’ Authoritarian America now? To all the conservative “disrupters” out there, The Bad Penny hopes this is what you were wishing for – and (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) that the wave of tyrannical terror sweeping the nation doesn’t drown you in its wake.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you; after all, we launched this On Tyranny franchise in December. But rather than subject you to “I told you so examples” from our 25-part series, we’ll instead suggest some of our favorite contemporary protest records that you can serve as your soundtrack for the weekend. Here goes, in chronological order:
Refused‘s The Shape of Punk to Come (1998)
System of a Down’s Toxicity (2001)
On Tyranny: Russia Sentences 5 Members of Pussy Riot to Prison
Posted in Features, News, On Tyranny, On Tyranny with tags On Tyranny, Pussy Riot on 09/15/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Five members of exiled feminist protest punk-rockers Pussy Riot are facing lengthy prison sentences after a Moscow court ruled them guilty for staging anti-war performances that criticized Russia’s military actions, the performance-art group’s website, Mediazona, reported Wednesday.
Moscow’s Basmanny District Court handed down the ruling in absentia for Maria Alyokhina, Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner, Olga Borisova and Alina Petrova, who could face eight to 13 years apiece in prison, according to the website.
Continue readingOn Tyranny: Bad Bunny Bypasses US on Tour Due to ICE Raids
Posted in News, On Tyranny with tags Bad Bunny on 09/10/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
You said you wouldn’t be giving any concerts in the United States. Was this out of concern about [the mass deportations of] Latinos in the United States?
Man, honestly, yes. There were many reasons why I didn’t show up in the US, and none of them were out of hate – I’ve performed there many times. All of [the shows] have been successful. All of them have been magnificent. I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US But specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the US… People from the US could come here to see the show. Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world. But there was the issue of – like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.
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