The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: Mount Meigs – Lonnie Holley

From the artist's Bandcamp Founded in 1911, The Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children was a juvenile correctional facility in the Mount Meigs community near Montgomery, Alabama. The juvenile facility…

CJ Baker March 29, 2023

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Daily Dose of Protest: We Were Here – Aysanabee

From the artist's Bandcamp Born Evan Pang, Aysanabee is a Canadian Indigenous multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer-songwriter. He is Oji-Cree and began creating music under his mother’s maiden name in order…

CJ Baker March 15, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: February

Sunny War, from the artist's Bandcamp February may be a shorter and typically shitty month, but it did manage to produce a decent amount of socially conscious music. Here is…

CJ Baker February 28, 2023

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Daily Dose of Protest: Cop Killer – Macy Gray and The California Jet Club

Photo via USAG Italy, flickr Back in 1992, Ice-T's heavy metal project Body Count released their self-titled debut album, which included one of the most controversial protest songs of all-time,…

CJ Baker February 27, 2023

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Daily Dose of Protest: Found – Fucked Up

From the artist's Bandcamp The veteran Canadian hardcore band recently released their 6th full-length album One Day. As the title suggests each band member committed to a self-imposed time frame…

CJ Baker February 7, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

A Month Of Protest: January

Fucked Up, from the artist's Bandcamp January tends to be a relatively slow month in terms of new releases, but it still managed to produce plenty of socially conscious music.…

CJ Baker January 31, 2023

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Daily Dose of Protest: Ohio – Jason Isbell with David Crosby

Photo courtesy of David Gans via Flickr On January 18, legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of the Byrds and Crosby Stills Nash and Young sadly passed away at 81. He…

CJ Baker January 25, 2023

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Daily Dose of Protest: 3 Songs Off Black Belt Eagle Scout’s Upcoming Album The Land, the Water, the Sky

From the artist's Bandcamp Black Belt Eagle Scout is the alias of Katherine Paul, an indigenous multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Her third studio album, The Land, the Water, the Sky will be released…

CJ Baker January 11, 2023

2022: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: December

Adeem the Artist, from the artist's Bandcamp December tends to be a slower month in terms of music releases, but there were still some notable socially conscious releases to close…

CJ Baker December 31, 2022

2022: The Year In Protest Music Videos

Top 10 Protest Albums of 2022 According To Shadowproof (Video)

As previously mentioned, I regularly contribute to Shadowproof and helped compile with their list of Top Ten Protest Albums of 2022. Kevin Gosztola recently posted a video concerning the list.…

CJ Baker December 30, 2022