80 Protest Songs of 1980
As part of a music community, I recently did a 1980 deep dive. I was going to record a video highlighting my top 25 albums and songs, but not sure…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: i feel like throwing up – Ryan Cassata
From the artist's Bandcamp This is the latest single from the singer-songwriter and LGBTQ+ activist's upcoming album Greetings from Echo Park. The video opens with transphobic remarks from Donald Trump,…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: Come On! – Jon Spencer
From the artist's Bandcamp This is the latest single by the veteran rocker (which also includes The Bobby Lees’ Kendall Wind and Spider Bowman, and Deke Dickerson). The rollicking protest…
Posted inSongs Lists
25 Protest Songs About Women’s Reproductive Rights
Women's reproductive rights continue to be a hot-button issue all around the world. For example, on June 24, 2022, in the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. There…
Posted inSongs Lists
5 Protest Songs of Rodriguez
RIP Sixto Rodriguez (July 10, 1942-August 8, 2023), photo courtesy of guah, via Flickr On August 8, 2023, Detroit-born singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez sadly passed away at 81. Under the name…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: Scars And Stripes Forever – Genitorturers
Their first release since their 2009 album Blackheart Revolution, this is the latest single and video from the veteran industrial metal band. Both the video and lyrics articulate the current…
Posted inSongs Lists
12 Protest Songs of The Temptations
The Temptations during a 1969 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Credit: Bernie Ilson, Inc. / Publicity for Motown Records & The Ed Sullivan Show. The Temptations were one of…
Posted inSongs Lists
15 Protest Songs Of Prince
Photo via Flickr, via World's Direction, public domain. Sadly, on April 21, 2016, Prince passed away at the age of 57. Even though Prince wasn't widely viewed as an explicitly…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: New Gens (featuring Daddy O) – Chuck D Presents Enemy Radio
From the artist's Bandcamp The legendary Public Enemy emcee released the first single from his upcoming solo album, Radio Armageddon, out May 18. Also featuring Stetsasonic's Daddy-O, it is not…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: Happy Easter – Jesse Welles
From the artist’s website For your Easter Sunday, here is a tune by the prolific singer-songwriter Jesse Welles (could easily just start posting a song of his daily). The satirical topical…