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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 17 hours 36 minutes
The Rebel Beat 084: May Day Special!
May 1st is May Day. It is your day. It is our day. It is a day to take back time from the bosses, landlords, and rulers of this Earth, and a day to celebrate resistance. Let this be your soundtrack. The Rebel Beat is back with our annual May Day special podcast episode, […]
CBC Radio Doc on Migrant Solidarity
Hey Rebel Beat people! So as you can tell, this is not part of the Rebel Beat’s regular programming. Unfortunately I won’t be putting out an episode of the podcast in April. I’m traveling through western Canada, and don’t have much time to do any interviews or editing. But I’m pretty excited to share […]
The Rebel Beat 083: LAL – From the Underground to the Frontlines
What does it sound like if you take two dedicated activists with incredible rhythmic and vocal sensibilities, throw them into a loft studio, and keep them staunchly in the underground music scene for over 20 years? Well that is what LAL is all about. This electronic music duo of Rosina Kazi and Nicholas Murray, […]
The Rebel Beat 082: Burn Down Babylon with Maddie Ruthless and The Far East
We’re back with another monthly edition of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast, and your purveyors of class war on the dance floor, each and every moon cycle. Our special guest on the podcast this time around is Maddie Ruthless, the front woman of the band The Far East. The Far East hail […]
The Rebel Beat 081: A People’s History Through Song
Welcome back to The Rebel Beat’s monthly podcast for January, 2018. And happy new year! We have an amazing show to get to today, we’re gonna bring you a people’s history of music à la Howard Zinn with Dror. Dror is a grassroots music journalist, a blogger, and a community organizer with the BDS […]
The Rebel Beat 080: Lido Pimienta on motherhood, music & fending off the trolls
Welcome to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast! This is our year end episode, and it is a HUGE one. Every year, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded for the best album in Canada, as selected by a jury of music journalists. The winner of that award in 2017 […]
The Rebel Beat 079: Hitting the Ice With Propagandhi
Welcome to the latest episode of The Rebel Beat! Class war on the dancefloor, delivered to you once a month, in a podcast. Our special guest on the show this month is Jord Samolesky, drummer and founding member of Propagandhi! We spoke with Jord while he was in Montreal touring the band’s new album “Victory […]
The Rebel Beat 078: Gentrification Kills Music (and everything else you love)
Welcome back to another episode of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast! This is your monthly installment of class war on the dance floor. We have a stacked show lined up for you, as usual. The name of the game this month is capitalism, gentrification, and its impacts on underground music scenes. We […]
The Rebel Beat 077: Nazim & Rap Battles for Social Justice
Welcome to the Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast! This is your monthly dose of Class War on the Dance floor, hosted by Aaron Maiden. It’s September, class is back in session, and to help us fuse the old school with the new school, educate, agitate, and organize, we’re gonna be introducing you […]
The Rebel Beat 076: Lillian Allen Fights Back with Dub Poetry
Welcome back to another edition of The Rebel Beat, a Firebrand Records podcast! Our special guest on the program this month is a Jamaican dub poet who is considered by some to be the god-mother of rap, hip-hop, and spoken word. She is a writer, educator, and grassroots activist, and we’ll meet her in […]