Insights from @joemulhall.bsky.social about the ways music can inspire others.

Including rants from beloved problematic musicians #EricClapton & #DavidBowie with their vile views on immigration in a country built on multiculturalism.

#hopenothate #antifascist #punkmusic #rebelsounds

Three books. One message. Songs of Social Protest explores global voices of resistance through music. Troubadours & Troublemakers traces the evolution of American protest songs, from Guthrie to punk.

#BookBeat #ProtestMusic #VoicesOfResistance #MusicAsProtest #RebelSounds

Discovering the magical 'Coffin for Head of State' by Fela Kuti for the first time, right now as I type, thanks to @joemulhall.bsky.social and his excellent book #RebelSounds: Music as Resistance.

Fabulous stuff.

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Please may I order a copy of this book #RebelSounds 📚🎶 @realmagicbooks.bsky.social Thank you as always for the brilliant service #IndieRetail #IndependentBookshops 🙏

An East London bookshop this week became the latest venue to pull plans to promote #RebelSounds a book by @joemulhall.bsky.social at @hopenothate.org.uk about the role music plays in the fight against racism and other struggles in 2024 🎶 📚 Piece by @benquinn75.bsky.social @theguardian.com #freedom

@theguardian.com I just read your piece about #rebelsounds. Thank you. It prompted me to buy the book from #booksupstairs in Dublin.

Anti-racism campaigner’s London book events cancelled amid threat of far-right violence Freedom of speech groups alarmed after events to promote book by Hope Not Hate employee are called off

WTF?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Be a shame if sales of #RebelSounds rocketed as a result, eh?

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And your local #bookshop, of course.