Ben Harper – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

1990s: A Decade In Protest Music

100 Best Protest Albums of the 1990s

Bikini Kill. From the artist's Bandcamp Much of the music of the 90s may be associated more with personal angst than political dissension, but it was still a rich decade…

CJ Baker June 1, 2025

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 Protest Songs Inspired By Martin Luther King Jr.

1963 Mugshot of Martin Luther King Jr, . Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15th, 1929 and he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Considering the indelible impact…

CJ Baker April 4, 2025

2021: 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…

CJ Baker January 31, 2021

Protest Music of the Week

Protest Music of the Week (May 20-26)

Mavis Staples, from artist's Bandcamp page. Here is your weekly sample of recently released socially conscious music. Songs and Videos: Gacked on Anger - Amyl and the Sniffers The Aussie…

CJ Baker May 26, 2019

Protest Music of the Week

Protest Music of the Week (May 13-19)

Press photo of Mavis Staples Here is a brief recap of some of the socially conscious music released in the past week. Songs and Videos Future Come Around - &More…

CJ Baker May 19, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Change – Mavis Staples

Album Cover of Mavis Staples upcoming album We Get By. For over six decades, Mavis Staples has spoken out against injustices with her music and activism. Both as a solo…

CJ Baker April 8, 2019