The intel here is not military… well, not entirely military… although some of these Dispatches have the feel of skirmishes behind enemy lines. However the notion is more to gather together Matthew Collin’s edgier experiences behind the cultural frontlines, and collect them into one volume. Yes, there is a history of protest music in the UK, particularly in the punk and the post-punk era, the 1970s and 1980s, when all sort of ideas like anti-racism and feminism were being hurled out into the cultural arena by bands such as the Clash, the Slits, and Gang of Four. Then there was the anti-Thatcher pop of the mid 80s like Billy Bragg and Paul Weller, which was not as adventurous musically, but was still sincerely held left-wing social egalitarianism.

So these flash points in your book, whether or not they had an immediate impact, can still echo through time?Economic Explosives Limited, a subsidiary of Solar Industries India Ltd., Nagpur, has successfully established production of Multi Mode Hand Grenade as per TOT obtained from TBRL (DRDO)" (PDF). Improvised grenades were increasingly used from the mid-19th century, the confines of trenches enhancing the effect of small explosive devices. In a letter to his sister, Colonel Hugh Robert Hibbert described an improvised grenade that was employed by British troops during the Crimean War (1854–1856): [14] A cross-section of a Ketchum Grenade, used during the American Civil War Youre Amazing Just the Way You Are (Bruno Mars Covers) by Gavin Mikhai". iTunes Store. December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021 . Retrieved January 31, 2021. Lymangrover, Jason. "Punk Goes Pop, Vol. 5 – Memphis May Fire". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015 . Retrieved March 23, 2015.

Within Temptation – Grenade". Single Top 100 (in Dutch). Archived from the original on February 11, 2015 . Retrieved March 23, 2015. End of Year Charts Top 100 Singles 2010". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015 . Retrieved January 7, 2011. As British sound system crews like Spiral Tribe fled the country seeking free spaces in the wake of the Criminal Justice Act and created the Teknival circuit of outlaw festival/raves in mainland Europe, Desert Storm made a series of hazardous sorties to Bosnia and Herzegovina during the mid-90s conflict in the Balkans. They delivered aid supplies but also threw frontline parties that helped to inspire a techno scene in war-traumatised Sarajevo which still exists to this day. Stolworthy, Jacob (December 14, 2016). "Bruno Mars shows James Corden his best Elvis in latest Carpool Karaoke". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019 . Retrieved May 8, 2019. In March 1868 during the War of Triple Alliance the Paraguayan troops used hand grenades in their attempt to board Brazilian ironclads with canoes. [15]Mamo, Heran (March 10, 2021). "Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Music Video Blows Up With 1 Billion YouTube Views". Billboard . Retrieved April 16, 2022. Pop Grenade’ is something completely different, however. In the book, Collin combines autobiographical moments with the events of the recent past enhanced with descriptions from his notes, newspaper articles, books, conversations and television reports. All these fragments have been integrated to convey a sense of these musical events and their creators. a b Rodriguez, Jayson (February 15, 2011). "Bruno Mars reacts to Lil Wayne's remix". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013 . Retrieved March 22, 2014.

Billboard Canadian Hot 100 – 2011 Archive". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015 . Retrieved March 21, 2015.Pop propaganda is not necessarily only the territory of the good guys. During the current Ukraine conflict there were a few rap videos recorded by these pro-Russian separatist militias, one filmed by a paramilitary unit called the Brianka Brigade. It shows a group of tough guys in camouflage hunkered down in their lair holding AK-47s and RPGs and all this Orthodox Christian paraphernalia around them, rapping "we don't want your NATO/we don't need your gay parades/sharpening knives/flames from barrels," scowling at the camera. Music as propaganda is not all Billy Bragg and "Kumbaya." Petridis, Alexis (January 20, 2011). "Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops & Hooligans – review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014 . Retrieved August 26, 2011. a b c d Montgomery, James (November 19, 2010). "Bruno Mars' 'Grenade' Video: The Passion Of The Crooner". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014 . Retrieved November 20, 2010.

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Franzkowiak, Andreas; Wenzel, Chris (2016). "Explosives aus der Tiefgarage – Ein außergewöhnlicher Keramikgranatenfund aus Ingolstadt". Sammelblatt des Historischen Vereins Ingolstadt (in German). 125: 95–110. ISSN 1619-6074. Pietroluongo, Silvio (December 29, 2010). "Bruno Mars Maneuvers to Top of Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014 . Retrieved December 29, 2010. Can a pop song bring down a repressive government? Of course not. A song in itself cannot change society or a political situation. The Specials came out with "Free Nelson Mandela" and six years later he was released, but I don't think anyone would suggest the Specials were responsible for that. It was as a result of years of hardcore struggle by the people of South Africa. What music can do is help support and nurture movements of change and reinforce them in quit a powerful way.