Posted in2000s: 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…
Posted in2024: The Year In Protest Music
30 Best Protest Albums of 2024 (So Far)
Mdou Moctar, from artist's Bandcamp. We have reached the halfway point of 2024 so it is time to look back at some of the best socially conscious albums released so…
Posted in2024: The Year In Protest Music
A Month of Protest: May
Kaia Kater, artist's Bandcamp Here is a summary of notable socially conscious music released during May. Songs/Videos: Hinds Hall - Macklemore The title of this hard-hitting protest tune is a…
Posted in2024: The Year In Protest Music
A Month of Protest: April
Emma Donovan, from the artist's Bandcamp. Here is a summary of notable socially conscious music released during April. Songs/Video: Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other - Orville Peck…
Posted in2017: The Year In Protest Music
40 Best Protest Albums of 2017
Hurray For The Riff Raff, from the artist's Bandcamp I started this website back on December 6th, 2017. During that first month, I hastily compiled a list of the 25…
Posted in2022: The Year In Protest Music
A Month of Protest: August
Shemekia Copeland, from the artist's Bandcamp. The music being made continues to reflect the current socio-political climate. Here is a recap of notable socially conscious music released during August. Songs/Videos:…
Posted inDaily Dose of Protest
Daily Dose of Protest: We Won’t Go Back – MILCK, BIIANCO, Autumn Rowe (featuring Ani DiFranco)
Credit: Lorie Shaull Back on January 21st, 2017, singer-songwriter MILCK went viral when she organized a flash mob performance of her song “Quiet” at the Women’s March On Washington. The…
Posted in2021: The Year In Protest Music
A Month of Protest Music (January)
qhost revievv. From artist's Bandcamp We just finished the first month of 2021 and in many ways, the shittiness of 2020 has seemed to carry over. January is traditionally a…
Video: Ten Best Protest Songs of the 90s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P56EYCJDiS0&t=116s 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…
100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s
Alynda Segarra of Hurray For The Riff Raff. Photo from Artist's Bandcamp As we approached the end of a decade it is a good time to reflect on some of…