I spoke to one of my local friends Ivory who is based in Boston but grew up in Burma. Ivory shares her story about how she grew up in Burma and came to university for entrepreneurship and navigated her career in the tech industry and transitioned to the arts. Currently, Ivory is in school for the visual arts and shares her ambitions to pursue the arts by painting her past into a canvas for others to see. Learn more today, on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

I spoke to Kennedy Rice about his journey with starting Panther Revival. Rice and I met at Compost Heap music festival and became friends through the national music community that Compost Heap brings to touring and local musicians. Rice and I talk about our experiences with relating to afrofuturism, new punk culture and today's politics with helping black voices have a presence in underground punk scenes. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

Bio:

Originating in the northeast Texas city of Greenville, Panther Revival live by their motto: Power to the Panther. Comprised of Kennedy Rice (vocals/guitar), Chris Edwards (drums) and Sam Boatner (bass), their righteous anger and focused desperation channeled itself into the release of their Punkerton Records debut, the full-length album "Animality". Described as "Body Count meets AFI meets La Dispute", Panther Revival brings a socially conscious voice against a darkly furious backdrop. The trio has been bringing their unique energy to various shows and festivals, screaming about the issues important to them (and even leaving stage during their set to mosh with the crowd!). With the release of their sophomore album, recorded in Arizona with producer Matt LeFevers, Panther Revival has no intentions of settling. Always and forever, Power to the Panther.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3cJtGHqIozwiBkE47q28CE?autoplay=true

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pantherrevival/

I met Efa Supertramp at a music festival in Bristol,UK called Commoners Art Fest. We met at a merch table and immediately started talking about intersectionality, travel, and the experiences of being a touring musician. In today's Dreams Not Memes Episode Efa and I dive into her experiences growing up as a Welsh Musician and her thoughts on community care, anarchy, and people powered movements. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

Efa Supertramp is a Welsh folk-punk grrrl who comes armed with an acoustic guitar and a powerful voice. She regularly tours across Europe – appearing at festivals, bars, squats, venues, living rooms and street corners to perform her songs. Originally from North Wales and now based in London, Efa sings in both English and Welsh and has been shouting about the world’s wrongs in one form or another since she started her bilingual punk band The Stilletoes at the age of 15.

Links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nMtklCZU7JAOrJ4eILRrN?si=xI7vzAXuRwCvDm7QSwyPGQ

Website:

https://efasupertramp.co.uk/

Bandcamp:

https://afiach.bandcamp.com/album/efa-supertramp-rhyddid-yw-y-freuddwyd