Dystopian Listening Party Podcast: Memorial Day, 2016-2017
Well, here we are: for the second consecutive year, we're turning Memorial Day weekend into a time of remembrance for the many great artists we lost since last May. But because this...
Dystopian Dance Mix Vol. 32: The True Meaning of Ishtar
This Sunday, millions of Christians will observe Easter, a religious holiday celebrating the resurrection of Christ and traditionally marking the end of a 40-day period of fasting and penance. But let's be...
Power to the People and the Beats: The Dystopian Dance Party Guide to Public Enemy
It's almost too fitting that the anniversary of Public Enemy’s debut album should fall during Black History Month. For people like me--'90s kids from majority-white towns where "Black History" meant half...
From the Vault: Public Enemy’s MKLVFKWR Manchester UK Live
Editor's Note: In news that should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with my work ethic, I'm still not finished with my guide to the discography of Public Enemy (though...
Straight to the Ghetto: The Dystopian Holiday Party Guide to James Brown’s Christmas Albums
On Christmas Day, 2006--ten years ago this month--funk and R&B legend James Brown passed away at the age of 73. That's one of the reasons why I always seem to associate the...
For the Rest of December, Dystopian Dance Party Becomes Dystopian Holiday Party
https://youtu.be/iuSPYBFZa_0 We're getting started on the festivities a little later than planned (blame Kanye...and Trump), but we're happy to announce our first official Dystopian Holiday Party! Look out for a...