Half a Cent
I am Sam Dielle, and this is my first track 'Half a Cent'. I wrote this track about the under payment of artists by streaming services. Spotify pays artists less than $0.004 per stream (hence the title Half a Cent), and it motivated me to write a protest song against the sorry state of the modern music industry, and the struggles that independant artists go through on a daily basis.Musically, H...
I am thankful for 2020
The privilege to not be withoutThe privilege to grow up isolated // in ignoranceThe privilege know not, even when the bomb goes offTo be shielded from the blastTo be shielded from the rioting, looting // shattered glassTo be shielded, even as a hail of bullets surrounds you and reveals the cracks in your foundation To only watch the streets of bloodTo only watch the terror on screen // warfare ...
I Predict A Riot
In early January I found myself caught up, completely by accident, in the first “Mouvement Des Gilets Jaunes” of 2019 in Lille, France. Later on, in March, I found myself in another Yellow Jacket protest, this time not-so by accident, in Marseille. Enclosed are some photographs of what I saw over both protests. by Max Curtis
Battlefield
here lay thy warriors
thy armour bloodied and beat
here lay thy warriors
thy corpses rotting on the street
who will avenge thy warriors
the cry for justice ever so loud
who will avenge thy warriors
to bring them peace and make them proud
they did not fight with swords
they did not fight with guns
they marched side by side
vowing to never run
fear and hate stood in opposition
of black power, str...
Protest Prints
I have designed typographic representations of mantras repeated in protests time and time again. Whether for racial equality, gender equality, or queer representation, words are power and displaying them is a statement.
Protest
A collection of photos taken at recent Black Lives Matter protests.Instagram @littlewonderlondonphotos