by Adam White Music
Toronto garage-rock act HotKid has released a new song called "Neck," written and recorded as a response to the recent trial and acquittal of Canadian music personality and former host of CBC Radio's Q, Jian Ghomeshi. You can stream it below and read the lyrics at BandCamp.
Ghomeshi was tried on four charges of sexual assault and one count of overcoming resistance by choking. His acquittal and the judge's decision, which focused on a lack of credibility on the part of three witnesses (who testified that they were assaulted by Ghomeshi), has spurned a massive debate in Canada on a number of intersecting issues ranging form sexual violence, to the legal system, to victims' rights.