New releases always slow down in December, but there was still some notable socially conscious music that came out during the final month of a shitty year. Songs/Videos: Run The Jewels – The Ground Below (Royal Jewels Mix) (featuring Royal Blood) This is a reworking of a tune that appeared on the rap duo’s 2020 masterpiece RTJ 4 (which was […]
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Along with this site, I regularly contribute to Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this site is also featured on theirs. I have also contributed to their best albums lists, including their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2020. I selected five albums and the remaining five were picked by Kevin Gosztola. Eight of the ten albums were […]
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When I was compiling the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020, there were several excellent releases I was considering that were technically EPs, so I decided to make a separate list instead. The following is presented in alphabetic order by the artist. Backxwash – STIGMATA EP STIGMATA EP by Backxwash This could be considered a companion piece […]
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The Protest Music Hall of Fame is an online archival project to draw attention to the artists, songs, and albums that have made considerable contributions to the historical development of protest music. This episode announces the inductees for 2020. This is also the final episode for 2020, a new season will be starting in 2021.
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Just about every 2020 best album list features some variance of 2020 was a shitty year, but at least we had plenty of good music to help get us through. Let’s skip all of that, and get straight to the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020. When putting the list together several notable releases deserved consideration but […]
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This episode features special guest singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer Jesse Jett. We discuss how the pandemic and current political climate resulted in a creative catalyst which resulted in the 24 track, 90-minute album The Virus. We also discuss his collaboration with Awkword on the tune “10 Demands” and several other projects that he is currently working on. Jett also becomes […]
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This episode features audio from the very first video from the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube Channel. It was originally published on November 23, 2020, but this Spotify exclusive version features the songs that are being discussed.
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This is the third video posted to the recently launched Ongoing History of Protest Songs YouTube channel. I’ll be posting at least one video a week. The first two videos focused on the best protest tunes of the 2010s, and 2000s. Subsequent videos will focus on the 80s, 70s, and 60s. These videos are based on articles I wrote for Spinditty, […]
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Billy Nomates is the moniker of Tor Maries, a UK singer-songwriter who released her self-titled debut album back in August. Even though the album was recorded pre-pandemic, the album resonates in the current climate due to its themes of class struggles and social inequality. “I’ve never really had money, but I was the poorest I’d been a couple of years […]
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This episode features Jon Madof and Eden Pearlstein of the band Ruthless Cosmpolitians. They discuss their recently released concept EP Ruthless, the genesis of the band, and how the creation of the music was cathartic in the current political and social climate. The episode features snippets of the following tunes from their Ruthless EP: “Make American Hate Again,” “The Screen […]
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