On
Jimmy Kimmel Live!the group were able to further explain what inspired them to make the song. Citing their frustrations over various injustices around the world, Wong says, “There’s also a lot of sexism around boys our age and unfortunately a lot of people, every age. So we were really angry and we decided to write a song about it.”
They kick off their performance on
Jimmy Kimmel Live! with “Racist, Sexist Boy.” The screens that normally show the city skyline appear to shatter, exposing colorful graffiti art underneath. Combined with their angst-filled vocals, the visuals showcase the fury imbued in the meaning of the track.
Happy Pride Month, y all! Even without parades and festivals, there are still plenty of opportunities for us to show and share our pride this season. Supporting LGBTQ+ musicians should be close to the top of the list.
In the 2010s, Frank Ocean paved the way for queer black male musicians. In the 2020s, Lil Nas X took the initiative and ran with it. In between the two, you will find the brilliant
serpentwithfeet (aka Josiah Wise).
Deacon (Secretly Canadian), the second full-length serpentwithfeet album, is sexy, sly, seductive and spiritual, often in the same song. Malik and Same Size Shoe are ideal illustrations of this.
The Linda Lindas
Viral Los Angeles teen sensation The Linda Lindas have officially signed to iconic punk label Epitaph Records, and have also booked their first late-night TV gig.
The independent label home to 1-2-3-4 stalwarts such as Bad Religion, Rancid, The Offspring, Pennywise and dozens of others announced the news on Thursday (May 27), a week after a video of the band s raging original about confronting high school xenophobia and sexism, Racist, Sexist Boy, exploded on YouTube.
According to a release, Epitaph approached guitarist-singer Lucia, 14, an eighth grader ( Linda No. 3 ); bassist-singer Eloise, 13, a seventh grader ( Linda Linda No. 2); fifth grade drummer-singer Mila, 10 ( Linda Linda No. 4); and guitarist-singer Bela, 16, a junior ( Linda Linda No. 1 ) several months before their daytime set at the Los Angeles Public Library blew up. The socially conscious group s music quickly earned the attention and thumbs-ups from a number of major supporters, incl
The youngest member of the Linda Lindas is only 10, and yet the band has already opened for feminist rock trailblazers Bikini Kill and Alice Bag, cameoed in a Netflix movie directed by Amy Poehler, and signed to legendary punk label Epitaph Records. Last week, a clip of the quartet performing their snarling original track “Racist, Sexist Boy” at a Los Angeles library as part of an AAPI Heritage Month event exploded online, collecting nearly 4 million views on Twitter so far.
In the video, Mila, the 10-year-old drummer, introduces the song’s inspiration: “A boy came up to me in my class and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed away from me.” Then the whole band, whose members are Asian, Latinx, or both, lunges into an eviscerating critique of the boy’s close-mindedness. “We rebuild what you destroy,” they promise defiantly.
Now sheâs had the ultimate last word after her punk anthem inspired by the encounter, Racist, Sexist Boy, became a viral sensation last week.
The video of Mila and her three teenage bandmates that make up the Linda Lindas screaming âYou are a racist, sexist BOYYYY!â is taken from a rage-filled live performance inside the LA public library for AAPI Heritage Month. Overnight, the clip became one of the most cathartic and energizing songs to come out of the pandemic.
Don t mess with The Linda Lindas.
Two days after the video exploded online, the four young musicians sat down with the Guardian in the backyard of one of their homes and giddily reflected on their newfound fame. Hours earlier, Variety had reported that they had signed with Epitaph Records, though the girls clarified that they had been in talks with the label for months â and the signing wasnât yet finalized.