In this weeks episode of
Soundtrack for a Revolution, we will be looking at two songs that offer relatively short and screamed criticisms on money. These two tracks were chosen because the control of money and the power that comes with controlling money has been one of the criticisms of coming out of the Occupy movements. Indeed, Wall Street was selected for occupation for a reason: a number of reasons, if you are willing to listen.
The first song of this episode is from a female-fronted anarcho-punk band from New York that is named after a character from
Conan the Barbarian. The band is Thulsa Doom (who I did not know of until I saw
From the Back of the Room, a documentary about women in punk rock) and the song is "Money," which can be found on their 1999 release
Desensitized EP.
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