Features
Friday, July 20 2007
Part 5: Public Enemy to Dixie Chicks (1989-2006)
The brave, early activists of the US AIDS movement knew that Silence = Death. Throughout history it's "Put up", we're told, "Shut up", we're threatened. Praise to those who set their protest to song and act up!
Reviews
Monday, March 9 2009
Public Enemy: Revolverlution Tour Australia 2003
For those of us who are interested in the intersection of politics and popular culture, our resentment of Reagan-Bush-Bush is mitigated by the realization that, hey, at least we got some good tunes out of the deal.
Wednesday, February 13 2008
Public Enemy: Remix of a Nation
Paris takes Rebirth of a Nation back for an ultimately unnecessary do-over. This should be a bonus disk, not a stand-alone.
Tuesday, August 8 2006
Public Enemy: Bring That Beat Back
As Public Enemy's latest set of remixes focuses on beats, their politics are still bangin'. But has Public Enemy become a group of superheroes or brothers from another planet?
Friday, November 4 2005
Public Enemy: New Whirl Odor
Some thought Public Enemy had become irrelevant 10 years ago, but they hadn't. Now, though, they're getting dangerously close...
Tuesday, October 25 2005
Public Enemy: Power to the People and the Beats
On their greatest hits album, Public Enemy offer up frustration, fire and a desire to ignite a revolution by assaulting the masses with political diatribes fueled by rage.
Blogs
Friday, January 21 2011
Counterbalance No. 17: Public Enemy’s 'It Takes a Nation of Millions'
Hip-hop makes its debut on The Big List with Public Enemy’s meaty, beaty manifesto, and all the jealous punks can’t stop the dunk. Counterbalance’s Klinger and Mendelsohn give it a listen.
Friday, August 6 2010
'Blue Sky Mining' and 'Fear of a Black Planet': Celebrating 20 Years of Righteous Anger
Twenty years ago, two albums addressed a man made environmental disaster and a racial divide that never seemed to close. You'd think these albums would sound dated today...
Monday, February 15 2010
Verse-Chorus-Verse: Issac Hayes and Public Enemy
Artist/producer PC Muñoz mines for gems and grills the greats.
