Material Support - All Bosses Are Bastards (ABAB)

  A true story, which is just me venting so feel free to skip to the music but last November after 24 years working in the same place I decided I'd had enough of the daily 70 mile round trip (in a shitty car that was on it's last legs) so left and got a new job nearer home. I got rid of the car, bought a bike, felt fitter for it and didn't mind the job. Then as I was finishing for the weekend the boss announced that they were shutting the place down at the end of this month and relocating 120 miles away. Supposedly they love my work and the fact I've never had any time off and want me to stay with the company but a 240 mile commute without a car isn't really my idea of fun, especially for not much more than minimum wage. So now I have to find another local job within the next few weeks and after looking over the weekend it ain't going to be easy! With all that in mind, I can heartily sympathise with the sentiments behind today's song...

  Material Support last featured on here with their excellent Know Your Rights (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2017/12/material-support-know-your-rights.html) and their 2018 album Terror Prone Nation was one of last year's best releases so the news of a new ep was always going to be of interest. The ep is now out, it's titled Specter and it's available as a name your price download : https://materialsupport.bandcamp.com/album/specter-ep

  5 Filipina-fronted agit punk bangers dealing with subjects such as racist cops, exploitative bosses, racism, sexism and the The Amerikkkan Dream, it's both ferocious and politically astute. Get more info on the band here : https://www.facebook.com/materialsupport/

  This is the lead song and one I'm currently empathising with, it's called All Bosses Are Bastards (ABAB)...

ALL BOSSES ARE BASTARDS

9 to 5
10 to 6
12 to 12
8 to 8
I give you my labor, my blood, sweat, and tears
You don’t bother to pay me a living wage

ALL BOSSES ARE BASTARDS

Material Support - Know Your Rights

 

  Material Support are a "Filipina-fronted agit punk band from Queens, New York City, agitated by state repression, government corruption and patriarchy." They formed in 2015 and feature a line up of Jackie (vocals), Simon (guitar), Miles (bass) and AJ (drums).

  2016 saw them release debut ep Balikbayan Box Demo, Balikbayan Box referring to the boxes Filipino migrant workers filled with supplies to send back home to their families.

  Earlier this year they released the Solidarity single, 2 songs, both powerful & intelligent, that whet the appetite for the debut album which will be on Aklasan Records.

  The flip side of the single is presumably inspired by The Clash classic of the same name and was released in support of the protest in Charlottesville against the Unite The Right gathering. The single is available name your price....  https://materialsupport.bandcamp.com/album/solidarity-kyr

  This is Know Your Rights.....

Know your rights x3 
You don't have to talk to the cops 
You don't got to talk to no cop 
But if you have to talk to the cops, be firm and assertive 

Am I being detained? 
Am I free to go? 
I do not consent to this search 
Am I free to go? 

Do you have a warrant? 
Slide it under the door 
I choose to remain silent 
I want to speak to my lawyer 

Why did you stop me? 
Do you have reasonable suspicion? 
Officer please give me your badge number 
It is my right to film the police