The Ongoing History of Protest Music

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

10 Barbara Dane Protest Songs

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: 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

1980s: A Decade In Protest Music Songs Lists

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…

CJ Baker April 24, 2025

Daily 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,…

CJ Baker April 24, 2025

Daily 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…

CJ Baker April 23, 2025

Songs 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…

CJ Baker April 23, 2025

Songs 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…

CJ Baker April 22, 2025