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Grrl Fair 2010! Save the Date!

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Interviewing Howard Zinn

{Graphic Novel Depiction of the People’s Historian} I was fortunate enough to interview the late Howard Zinn twice in my youthful forays into journalism. I first produced a provocative segment with the people’s historian in 2006 after the Los Angeles Times published an article that suggested that famous anarchist martyrs Sacco and Vanzetti may have been [...]

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SolArt Radio #30: Smells Like Street Spirit

On this 30th – yes 30th! – installment of community media at its finest otherwise known as SolArt Radio, local Santa Ana-based band Street Spirit joins the crew for the hour! They lock down this week’s playlist featuring demo cuts from their early recordings. For those who have followed the diaspora of musicians following the [...]

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Taller Sur in the OC Weekly

Taller Sur Celebrate Four Years of Diverse Latin Music at Viento y Agua Coffee House BY GABRIEL SAN ROMAN Issuing impressive guitar work, stirring melodies and expressive vocals, Taller Sur have proved over the years that Latinos can be bohemian, too. Beginning as an experimental songwriting workshop in 2005, the group have evolved into a sophisticated [...]

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Solidarity Vigil for Gaza in Anaheim Tomorrow!

As international activists go on hunger strike outside the Egyptian border, a vigil in solidarity with their efforts and with the people of Gaza will take place in Anaheim tomorrow. In conjunction with the Gaza Freedom March still hoping to take place in the Palestinian territory on New Year’s Eve, local activists from around Southern [...]

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