January 2018 – Page 2 – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: The Opener – Camp Cope

Camp Cope is an all-female Australian indie rock trio. "The Opener" is the opening track from their upcoming sophomore album How To Socialize & Make Friends (slated to be released March…

CJ Baker January 14, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: America – Rik & The Pigs

Rik & The Pigs is a grimy old school punk band from Olympia, Washington. They are starting to build a name for themselves with their DIY ethos and their energetic…

CJ Baker January 12, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: I’m Afraid of Americans – David Bowie

David Bowie died on January 10, 2016. Bowie was known as a groundbreaking innovator who was constantly reinventing himself. Bowie wasn't specifically known for his protest music, but he did…

CJ Baker January 10, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: This Trip – Petra Glynt

Petra Glynt is a Canadian experimental indie pop artist. The political intent of her music can be discerned from one glance of the cover of her 2017 album, This Trip.…

CJ Baker January 8, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: Disillusioned – A Perfect Circle

"Disillusioned", which was released on January 1st, 2018, is the 2nd single from the supergroup's upcoming album. It will be their 1st album since 2004's eMOTIVe (which was an album…

CJ Baker January 6, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: This Is Not The End – MILCK

MILCK went viral last year when she organized a flash mob performance of her tune "Quiet" at the Women's March On Washington on January 21st, 2017. It was a song…

CJ Baker January 5, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: Little Bit – Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples 2017 album, If All I Was Was Black was one of the Top 25 Protest Albums of 2017. One of the album tracks, "Who Told You That" was…

CJ Baker January 4, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: Pay Gap – Margo Price

Margo Price's 2017 album All American Made was one of The Top 25 Protest Album of 2017. The title track of that album was also one of the Top 50…

CJ Baker January 3, 2018

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Daily Dose of Protest: Happy New Year (Prince Can’t Die Again) – Mac McCaughan

This little ditty was recorded towards the end of 2016 and the premise was fairly self-explanatory. Regardless of how bad things will get, on the bright side at least Prince…

CJ Baker January 1, 2018