Dolores O’Riordan died today at the age of 46. She was most well known for being the lead singer of the Irish rock band, The Cranberries. Even though The Cranberries weren’t necessary known for being a political band, they had a few tunes that were shaped by current world events. One example is their massive hit “Zombie” from their 1994 […]
Learn more →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 2). The tune is a scathing response to lack of representation and tokenism within the music industry (“Yeah, just get a female opener, that’ll fill the quota.”) In an interview […]
Learn more →Back on January 13th, 1968, Johnny Cash played a concert at Folsom Prison, a maximum security penitentiary in California. This performance was recorded and was released as the album At Folsom Prison in May of 1968. The album was considered a true landmark, which was also responsible for resurrecting Johnny Cash’s career. After that historical performance, Cash continued to perform […]
Learn more →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 live performances. “America” is from their debut full length album, A Child’s Gator, which is due out on January 16th, 2018. This ditty is hooky and raucous and it also […]
Learn more →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 possess a social conscience and much of his music was shaped by whatever the current political climate happened to be at the time. For example, Bowie’s entire 1974 album Diamond […]
Learn more →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. The cover includes a tombstone with the inscription “R.I.P. Patriarchy”. In the past few months there has been an increase amplification of women voices. Glynt definitely offers a compelling voice […]
Learn more →“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 of anti-war cover songs). Concerning the bands previous single, “The Doomed”, the band’s lead singer, Maynard James Keenan made the following statement: “In light of this current difficult and polarized […]
Learn more →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 which was motivated partly by the singer’s past experiences with sexual and physical abuse. It was her way of stating that she will not be silence. It ended up becoming […]
Learn more →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 one of the Top 50 Protest Songs of 2017. Another gloriously funky gem from that same album is “Little Bit”. The song explores the subject of police brutality, with poignant […]
Learn more →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 Protest Songs of 2017. Another highlight from All American Made is “Pay Gap”. The tune deals with pay inequality among genders. She states that in the eyes of God everyone […]
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