028: The Sound of Silence
From Trinity Radio by DJ Cheshirine
August 1, 2025 · 58 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses censorship in alternative and electronic music, featuring various artists and their stories.
We discuss censorship in alternative and electronic music across the globe. Featuring the music and stories of Sama Abdulhadi, The Cranberries, Kraftwerk, and Oingo Boingo. SOURCES Bain, Katie. (2021 May 2). Months After Her Arrest Made Global Headlines, Sama Abdulhadi Is Still Pushing Palestinian Techno Katie Bain. Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sama-abdulhadi-palestinian-dj-arrest-interview-9565884/ Boiler Room. (2018 September 29). “Sama' Abdulhadi | Boiler Room Palestine”. [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9VYKrtziSg FRANCE 24. (2017 July 17). Music: Meet Sama Abdulhadi, the pioneering Palestinian DJ! [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL-QDvepXhU Kaiman, Jonathan. (2018, February 22). Kraftwerk denied China visa over 1999 Free Tibet concert. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/mar/29/kraftwerk-denied-china-visa-tibet Keith, Casey. (2025, July 29). Clear Channel Memorandum: A misguided ban on American songs. US History, SEO, AI, and More. https://caseykeith.substack.com/p/clear-channel-memorandum-a-misguided Oingo Boingo Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Oingo+Boingo Kraftwerk Last.FM. https://www.last.fm/music/Kraftwerk…
People in this episode
Host: DJ Cheshirine
Topics covered
- censorship
- alternative music
- electronic music
- global music
- artist stories
- music history
Keywords
- censorship
- alternative music
- electronic music
- Sama Abdulhadi
- Kraftwerk
- Oingo Boingo
- music history
- artist stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Billboard, Boiler Room, FRANCE 24, The Guardian, US History, SEO, AI, and More, Wikipedia, Resident Advisor, The Washington Post, Kraftwerk, Oingo Boingo
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