“Big Iron” is a country Tex-Mex song recorded in the late 50s. Lyrically Big Iron tells the somber toned story of a Ranger’s duel with Texas Red. The people of the Arizonian town believed Texas Red would ultimately kill the ranger since he had already killed “one and nineteen men,” but the Ranger wins the … Continue reading Script (First Draft)
“This is America” Childish Gambino
The author of the article '"This is America" Is a Lot More Than Childish Gambino's Daring New Single', Stephen Kearse, discusses the context and reputation of Gambino's acting and rapping career, to highlight how drastically different "This is America" is from what Gambibo's typical work is. The context to for the sing's viral success comes … Continue reading “This is America” Childish Gambino
Two Intriguing Recordings
For this upcoming assignment the first recording I'm interested in is Marty Robbins's "Big Iron" found on The Great 78 Project. What interested me to the song was it was a part of my childhood. Obviously I wasn't born in 1960, let alone be old enough to recall the track from being a child during its … Continue reading Two Intriguing Recordings
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Kyle Kullinski: The Progressive Voice
//percolate.blogtalkradio.com/offsiteplayer?hostId=83394 Kyle Kullinski is the sole host and commentator for the progressive political talk show, Secular Talk-- one of the largest independent news commentary channels on YouTube. His content has been present as a podcast as well as a YouTube channel since 2008. Every episode has the same format-- a recent news story from an outlet is … Continue reading Kyle Kullinski: The Progressive Voice