The Rebel Beat is Firebrand Records podcast of radical political music across different genres, and across different continents, hosted and produced by Aaron Maiden on unceded Mohawk territory in Montreal. It is the mixtape to a riot against police brutality. It is your nightly newscast set to bass and beats. It is a rallying cry against apathy. It is protest anthems from Hong Kong to Istanbul to Ferguson to Montreal. The Rebel Beat drops once a month, and will feature interviews, collaborators, and accomplices. Get it through Firebrand Records’ Soundcloud page, and check out older episodes from Rebel Beat Radio here: http://www.rebelbeatradio.com.
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The Rebel Beat Podcast 058 – Di Nigunim’s legacy of anarcho-klezmer-punk
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Hello! And welcome back to another weekly podcast of The Rebel Beat!
We start off with a big announcement this week. As of May 11th, The Rebel Beat will actually no longer be a weekly show. Yeah… I know! Sad, right? But here’s why:
I (Aaron) have been doing a weekly radio show at the mighty CKUT radio every Wednesday night now for over 10 years! The podcasts that you hear here are LIVE radio. I’ve loved getting my anarchist butt into the CKUT studio once a week for the last 10 years to bring this show to our devoted local listenership on the FM, as well as all of you who visit our website or subscribe to the podcast.
But like so many good things, nothing lasts forever. Cliché, but kinda true. I’m retiring from the show in its weekly format, BUT, we will be continuing it as a less-regular podcast. It will still be awesome. It will still be revolutionary. We’ll still strive to bring you interviews with mind-blowing radical artists. And yes, from time to time, we’ll even bring The Stimulator back into studio for some trouble-making.
So, if you haven’t already done so, MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST!
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And now, on with the show!
This week on the program, we bring you an interview with Forest and Ben, two members of the now-defunct klezmer-influenced anarcho-punk band Di Nigunim. We talked about the legacy of the band, radical traditions within Judaism and klezmer, and some of their radical activism. Plus we get to know a little bit about some of their new projects, including The Thief’s Lineage and Trash Axis.
All that, plus a tip of the hat to Bruce Springsteen for his North Carolina boycott, plenty of radial Yiddish music, and tunes from Downtown Boys, Femmepire, Against Me!, Belgrado, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Enjoy!
Playlist – April 13, 2016
Bruce Springsteen – American skin (41 shots)
Downtown Boys – Dancing in the dark
Against Me! – True trans soul rebel
The Femmepire – No boys allowed
Belgrado – Panopticon
Di Nigunim – Balagan!
Di Nigunim – Oh death come ye humble
Interview with Forest and Ben from Di Nigunim
Di Nigunim – Warsaw bunt
Trash Axis – Swimming with naked heroes
Di Nigunim – Don’t let the revolution die
The Thief’s Lineage – All the motels in San Diego
Light Rail Coyote – Burn a condo down
Daniel Kahn – Mayn rue-platz
The Unternationale – In zaltsikn yam
The Klezmatics – Barikadn
Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven