Senator Scott Ludlam is back! with another viral video addressing Australia’s Prime Minister, Tony “Dum Dum” Abbott. Aussies were wowed by Ludlam’s fiery “Welcome to Western Australia” speech, in anticipation of Abbott’s visit to WA earlier this year. The speech got close to a million views within days, and Ludlam is indeed widely followed and cited by Australians across social media. So why all the politicians leave the Senate when Ludlam speaks is a mystery. Could it be as simple as Metadataphobia?

Meanwhile, news from Rap News…

“The G20 Summit is happening and the leaders of the wealthiest nations on the planet are converging on Australia to come and learn directly at the feet of the master of fascist dystopian fuckwittery: Tony Abbott. Join the noble Australian Prime Minister as he lists his recent achievements and launches the opening of the G20 Summit in Australia, backed by a faithful and compliant mainstream media, represented by our favourite local correspondent Ken Oathcarn.

This episode features a magical cameo from Wizard Senator Scott Ludlam, who has been campaigning tirelessly in speeches to empty Senate rooms to stop the Government’s proposed mandatory data retention laws – coming up soon for a vote in the Senate. After this G20 episode, no one will be in any doubt why Australia is leading the civilised world in the global race to towards 1984.”

Written and created by Giordano Nanni and Hugo Farrant in a suburban backyard home studio in Melbourne, Australia, on Wurundjeri Land. Juice Rap News

Special thanks to Scott Ludlam for working on this video, and for all his tireless work to fend off the forces of Mordor.

#StopDataRetention: http://scott-ludlam.greensmps.org.au/campaigns/stopdataretention

BREAKING: Ludlam Senate address (28/10/14)

Amid accolades on his Facebook wall, co-author and performer extraordinaire, Hugo Farrant made the following statement:

“I’m so delighted to see that Rap News 9 hosted by Robert Foster has hit the only free frequency. The feed back is already flying in on the forums. I’ve got to take this opportunity to give the proper respect to Giordano Nanni on this one. I was WAAAY out of my depth thematically, so that’s all on him, and as you can see, he’s pulled out all the stops production-wise too. He really is an insanely important Academic-Creative asset and I couldn’t be happier to get the chance to work with him in ~TheJuiceMedia Rap News.”

Since our last nod to the Juice Media team in January of this year, production values have continued to soar, while content and delivery maintain the artists’ outstanding reputation for bleeding edge political satire. Farrant’s Credit Cardiac Arresting portrayal of Dr Ron Paul, which easily matches his “extraordinary rendition” of Hilary Clinton, openly articulates the troubling ambiguities behind the man and his policies. Unsurprising that a few of his patient followers are already gasping for breath…

Juice Media squeezes the pips out of the lemon

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Their latest: “RAP NEWS 6 – Wikileaks’ Cablegate: the truth is out there” is approaching 1000000 views since it was posted on December 17th. One might wonder if the Berlusconi offer to buy their show is not such a “Hillaryous” idea… but their reply is clear: “Sorry, Silvio, we have scruples, it’s not for sale”.

Making a surprise appearance and rapping himself in “RAP NEWS 5: News World Order – the war on journalism” is Julian Assange (described by one viewer as ”sexy as fuck”).  The mutual respect continues, with “Rap News 6…” being embedded on the Wikileaks web site.

No wonder the large number of views… but we’ve also seen a remarkable rise in production values since Ep. 1, and much richer musical arrangements emerge. Some say Eminem meets Jon Stewart, but I’m sure I caught a flicker of Zappa. Farrant’s performance too improves as he slips more assertively into his characters (at times with chilling verisimilitude). The well-constructed (rhyming) discourse and rib-grinding humour rounds it off to create something that is truly worth watching.

Amidst scores of rave reviews, Ozsoapbox expresses its admiration for the team’s “strengths of linking current events, heavy-hitting intelligent lyrics and entertaining visuals together in a single broadcast of pure win.” Hell yeah!

These guys are deadly funny, talented and potently articulate. With Indigenous affairs high on their agenda, they are developing a very interesting slant on the notion of colonisation. Be sure not to miss the extensive “About Me” and wish the boys all the bandwidth they deserve.

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