Articles tagged with ‘Christianity’

• Beyond Underground (Review)

  A review of Brethren’s LP Beyond Underground (Creative Vibes/Mustard Records) published in Music Forum.

  Tags: Music Forum reviews, Tony Mitchell, Christianity, Press & Media

• Brethren

  Backstage at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre we spoke to Mistery and Wizdm, both long-serving hip-hop artists, community workers and dedicated (but not preaching) Christians. Mistery and Wizdm worked their memories hard to recall the early days of hip-hop in Australia in the 80s from Sydney (Mistery) and Adelaide (Wizdm). Having just released their first LP Beyond Underground after years of compilation tracks and EPs, they talked about the process of making the album. They also spoke about their faith in relation to hip-hop, and avoiding being pigeon-holed as ‘Christain rappers’. In a wide-ranging interview led mostly by the loquacious Mistery, almost all topics were touched on, including graffiti styles and working with local government as graffiti advisors, family heritage and locality, the influence of British MCs on the first Australian to rap ‘in accent’, the global nature of hip-hop, the music industry and hip-hop’s DIY answer to it, and being custodians of the culture.

  Tags: Christianity, graffiti, Western Sydney, Interviews

• Compass: The Mistery Of Hip-hop

  A story run by the ABC’s TV program Compass looking at hip-hop and it’s localisation in Australia. Compass filmed an interview with Tony for the show, which focussed particularly on Brethren MC and graffiti artist Mistery, and the intersection of his Christian faith with hip-hop. A full transcript of the program can be viewed on the Compass website.

  Tags: Tony Mitchell, external media, ABC, localising hip-hop, Christianity, Brethren, Mistery, Press & Media