Sikeen's Adam Elara on Genre Blending, Palestinian Genocide, and Art as Resistance

Support Tammy and James Stevens as they try to find housing while both fighting cancer. https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-housing-recovery-fund-for-homeless-cancer-patients Adam Elara is the front man of the band Sikeen, out of the Los Angeles area. Sikeen labels itself as an Arab and Desi rock band. The band draws from a vast range of influences, from modern metal and metalcore to pop punk and the likes of Blink-182, as well as everything from Dakbe to Tool. Rock band is a fitting description for Sikeen in a broader sense, as the group pulls from so many different directions. Elara sat down with me to discuss the background of Sikeen's music, how a host of music genres from around the world help create the band's unique sound and sonic choices, and how movements like the Palestinian liberation movement and others centered on antiwar and decolonization influence the band's lyricism, samples, features, and more. Follow and support Sikeen: https://linktr.ee/sikeenmusic https://www.instagram.com/sikeenmusic/ Follow and support The Power/Less Podcast: thepowerlesspod.com instagram.com/thepowerlesspod youtube.com/@thepowerlesspod