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Third Degree Burn – S.O.U.L. eMag features Nadir

S.O.U.L. eMagâ„¢ – SECTIONS ON URBAN LIFE eMAGAZINE is the definitive voice of the urban-alternative experience reaching out to people all around the world.  The web publication is poised to become leader in reporting fashion, entertainment, and politics features for a multicultural audience online.

The Third Degree Burn is a column where each week a different artist is subjected to a barrage of random and ofttimes fairly meaningless questioning. This week Nadir feels the third degree burn.

Click HERE to read the interview

A Funk Indictment of Bush/Cheney – Is That What You Wanted?!

While others look back on the Bush/Cheney administration with nervous laughter we’d like to remind everyone of the crimes committed over the last eight years.

Click the links below to listen

Impeach The President
(feat. Dennis Kucinich)

Is That What You Wanted?
DJ Butterface
Casio Funk Radio Edit

Is That What You Wanted?
Rev & Nadir’s Explicitly Pissed Off Mix

If you’d like to sing along, the lyrics are below…

Collage by Chris Land of Landmine Design Continue reading

Nadir in Detroit Free Press Spotlight

From The Detroit Free Press:

Local Artist Spotlight: Nadir

WHO HE IS: Jonah Nadir Omowale records as Nadir Distorted Soul and makes waves with poignant, politically minded funk music. He’s celebrating his new album, “Workin’ for the Man,” which is ripe with political commentary, with a CD-release party Saturday at the Jazz Café at Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts. Continue reading

Blues Talkin Moves to DistortedSoul.com

But the man say:
Ain’t nothin’ but the blues doin’ the talkin’, baby.
Conspiracy’s all up inside your mind.
But I find it don’t get better for my people.
It’s just a theory, but conspiracy
Keeps f^ck!n’ with me
all the time.

After many years maintaining a music website and a separate blog, I’ve decided to merge the political commentary from BluesTalkin.com into my music site at DistortedSoul.com. Continue reading

On the Cover: Nadir Featured in Detroit Free Press “Play” Entertainment Weekly


Nadir’s photo is on the cover of this week’s “Play” Entertainment Weekly in the Detroit Free Press. The feature highlights the Detroit International River Days Festival. NADIR’s Distorted Soul performed there on Tuesday, June 26, 8:00pm at the new Detroit Riverwalk.

Special thanks to Amy Leang for the dope photo and to Nancy Schoenheide-Phares for being THE BEST.

Click HERE for Event Details and Information.

Mr. Omowale Goes to Washington

This is the image of a man making a pained and impassioned plea to his government.

Every US citizen should go to Congress in Washington D.C. and lobby for a cause they believe in.

On June 18 and 19, I met with congressional staffers to tell my story and advocate for the revision of Internet radio royalty rates – a cause that could change the very nature of my business and my life. For more background on the issue click HERE.

By walking through the House and Senate office buildings, and participating in the lobbying process, I got a much better understanding of what really goes on at the Capitol. I also understand why those of us who DON’T have lobbyists working on our behalf are constantly beaten by those who do.

Here’s how it works. Continue reading

Mr. Omowale Goes to Washington

This is the image of a man making a pained and impassioned plea to his government.

Every US citizen should go to Congress in Washington D.C. and lobby for a cause they believe in.

On June 18 and 19, I met with congressional staffers to tell my story and advocate for the revision of Internet radio royalty rates – a cause that could change the very nature of my business and my life. For more background on the issue click HERE.

By walking through the House and Senate office buildings, and participating in the lobbying process, I got a much better understanding of what really goes on at the Capitol. I also understand why those of us who DON’T have lobbyists working on our behalf are constantly beaten by those who do.

Here’s how it works. Continue reading

Fight to Save Internet Radio

Next week I’ll travel to Washington D.C. to meet with my congressman and senators in an effort to Save Internet Radio.

I will be working with the SaveNetRadio Coalition to make sure our already limited music choices don’t dwindle even further. On May 2, 2007, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) dramatically increased the amount of royalties that Internet radio services must pay record labels and recording artists.

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why I would be concerned that the government is telling the Internet radio stations who have been playing my music that they should pay me more money.

The reality is that the major record labels and their royalty collecting agency, Sound Exchange, convinced the CRB to increase royalty rates by 300-1200%. This will increase broadcasting bills for net radio broadcasters to levels that will put many of them out of business. The Internet radio broadcasters who have supported artists like me would be eliminated by the major corporations who have lost their monopoly on the distribution and promotion of music largely because of the freedom of the Internet. Continue reading

Fight to Save Internet Radio

Next week I’ll travel to Washington D.C. to meet with my congressman and senators in an effort to Save Internet Radio.

I will be working with the SaveNetRadio Coalition to make sure our already limited music choices don’t dwindle even further. On May 2, 2007, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) dramatically increased the amount of royalties that Internet radio services must pay record labels and recording artists.

Now, I’m sure you’re wondering why I would be concerned that the government is telling the Internet radio stations who have been playing my music that they should pay me more money.

The reality is that the major record labels and their royalty collecting agency, Sound Exchange, convinced the CRB to increase royalty rates by 300-1200%. This will increase broadcasting bills for net radio broadcasters to levels that will put many of them out of business. The Internet radio broadcasters who have supported artists like me would be eliminated by the major corporations who have lost their monopoly on the distribution and promotion of music largely because of the freedom of the Internet. Continue reading

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