Tag Archives: George Floyd
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Daniel J. Willis: The worst of 2020 in music, and everything else
Editor Daniel J. Willis’ reaction to just about everything this year. Here’s his 2020 in review. The last couple years I’ve done a column of the Worst of the Year in Music. This is not a normal year. It’s been so bad that the worst of music is, at…
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REVIEW: Bon Jovi makes a bold lyrical statement on ‘2020’ but takes few rock risks
Bon Jovi’s new album is titled 2020; a simple idea for a simple record … in a complicated year. And Bon Jovi, who has always excelled at simplicity, could be what some people need right now. 2020 Bon Jovi Island Records, Oct. 2 6/10 But not everyone. Calling Bon…
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Insert Foot: Lady Antebellum or Lady A: what exactly is in a name?
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Lady A, also known as the artists formerly known as Lady Antebellum, isn’t having a good week. Neither is Lady A. One moment … The part about not having a good week … month … year, is definitely going around. But the alleged misunderstanding that caused…
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Insert Foot: When social unrest comes to the suburbs, does anything really change?
Black Lives Matter protestors begin their march from Civic Park in Walnut Creek on June 5, 2020. Roman Gokhman/STAFF. If you want to understand the relationship between police and those who they arrest, simply get yourself arrested some time. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Even a peaceful, white suburban male not…
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Fantastic Negrito on protests, growing up on the street, and the George Floyd video
Fantastic Negrito photographed in downtown Oakland on June 3, 2020. Jane Hu/STAFF. On Wednesday, June 3, Xavier Dphrepaulezz—Fantastic Negrito—sat down with RIFF editors Daniel J. Willis and Roman Gokhman to talk about the ongoing protests against police brutality in Oakland and around the world. From his studio, he told…
