This episode features audio from the very first video from the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube Channel. It was originally published on November 23, 2020, but this Spotify exclusive version features the songs that are being discussed.
Learn more →The Song Sommelier, a website dedicated to the curating of playlists recently published both a now and then playlist of protest music. Along with the two playlists is an informative write-up which contained thoughts on the socially conscious music represented by the 2019 Mercury Prize nominees. Protest Music Now Protest Music Then For more protest music, feel free to check […]
Learn more →Music videos are a powerful medium in conveying powerful messages. Here is a sampling of 15 videos which are effective visual aids in complementing the lyrics of socially conscious tunes. 77 – Alice Bag This music video parodies the 1980 film 9 to 5, which is well suited to the song’s message of pay equality. Riot grrrl pioneers Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, […]
Learn more →Instead of posting a formal best of 2018 list, I created a playlist of 150 songs. 129 of them were featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. The other 21 tunes are socially conscious tunes that are worth listening to. This isn’t an exhaustive listing, but it is a small sampling of the abundance of protest music that was released throughout […]
Learn more →80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 The aftermath of 9/11 ushered in a new chapter for protest music. The Iraq war and George W. Bush became the Vietnam & the Nixon for the 2000s. The 2010s brought in a renewed emphasis in […]
Learn more →I previously posted a list of the 30 best protest albums of 2018. The following list of songs won’t be as detailed. Also it won’t be a strict list of the tunes I feel were the best. It is more of an index of some the best 2018 protest songs that I featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. Below […]
Learn more →Back on May 5, 2018, Childish Gambino released the politically provocative single and video for “This Is America”. Both the tune and especially the video was a groundbreaking work of protest art. Recently people have started to notice that both lyrically and musically “This Is America” has similarities to “American Pharaoh”, a 2016 song by indie rapper Jase Harley, from the […]
Learn more →Childish Gambino, just dropped a provocative new single and video “This Is America”. He also performed the tune during his May 5th, 2018 Saturday Night Live performance, where he also hosted the show as his real name Donald Glover. The graphic visuals address issues of gun violence, systemic racism and police brutality. The video alternates between lighthearted somewhat comical dance routines […]
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