The Ongoing History of Protest Music

2025: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: April

Bells Larsen, from the artist's Bandcamp Here is your monthly round-up of notable protest music. Songs/Videos Put The Gun Down – Voice of Baceprot This is the latest single by…

CJ Baker April 30, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Dark Ages – Eliza Gilkyson

Photo by Rodney Bursiel, artist's website This is the title track from the singer-songwriter's recently released album. Both the lyrics and video well convey the regressive politics of the MAGA…

CJ Baker April 29, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Put The Gun Down – Voice of Baceprot

From the band's website This is the latest single by the Indonesian heavy metal trio of three Muslim women. The tune conveys a strong anti-gun violence message. Concerning the lack…

CJ Baker April 28, 2025

2000s: A Decade In Protest Music

100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s

Sleater-Kinney (Photo by Tyler Craft) I recently published a list of the 100 best albums of the 21st Century (So Far). This seems to be a good time to revisit…

CJ Baker April 28, 2025

Songs Lists

18 Protest Songs About Climate Change

Source: Markus Spiske | Pexels One of the objectives of this website is to document music's link to different protest movements. Music often mirrors what is happening in the world, so…

CJ Baker April 27, 2025

Songs Lists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkTz4Lihmw Starting recording in the late 50s, long-time singer-songwriter and activist Barbara Dane died on October 20, 2024, at 97. She had earned praise from Louis Armstong who described her as…

CJ Baker April 27, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: White Guilt Atrocity Quilt – Leftöver Crack

From the artist's Bandcamp The latest single by the veteran punks deals with the atrocities committed by white American colonialism. Concerning this, the band explains the motivation of the lyrics…

CJ Baker April 27, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Last Call In America (featuring George Clinton) – Fishbone

From the artist's Bandcamp Featuring contributions from funk legend George Clinton, this is the 2nd single from the ska-punk-funk pioneers' upcoming album Stockholm Syndrome. The lyrics address longtime societal ills…

CJ Baker April 26, 2025

Songs Lists

10 Kris Kristofferson Protest Songs

From the artist's Bandcamp “There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie Nelson stated at a 2009 BMI award ceremony for Kristofferson. “Everything he writes is a standard, and…

CJ Baker April 25, 2025

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Vigilantes – Wargasm

From the artist's Bandcamp This is the latest single from the UK electro-punk duo. In a press statement, the duo mentioned that the tune was a product of "months and…

CJ Baker April 25, 2025