Recently discovered the amazing Warsawpack. Hailing from Southern Ontario, they combine hip-hop, jazz and rock with cutting social commentary. Just what the doctor ordered. The first album kicks ass and Stocks and Bombs, the follow up released in a week or two sounds like it could be even better!

Hear free stuff here or at their site.

Much of the rhetoric of the Countryside Alliance about "liberty" and the "persecution" of the countryside. However this obscures many of the real issues. While it is true that many in the countryside are poor and persecuted, in many cases those responsible for that state of affairs are the rich, white, men in the charge of the Alliance. For an interesting study of the Countryside Alliance and the history of foxhunting, check out The Rich at Play from RPM.