“Warning! The following video contains content that some viewers may not find disturbing. That’s pretty fucked up.” The following quote was part of a social media teaser for the new video for “Pop Goes The Weapon” the latest single by the rap-rock supergroup Prophets of Rage. Both the song and video are a scathing indictment of the ongoing incidents of […]
Learn more →“You will not replace us.” The white supremacists rallying cry expresses a paranoia that the white male Christian power structure is under attack. Racists, homophobes and misogynists want to preserve the oppressive status quo, which benefits them at the expense of the marginalized. The Seattle-based queer dreampunk band Dark Smith tackles these narrow-minded bigoted views on their latest album Degressive. […]
Learn more →Quelle Chris is a Detroit based indie rapper who is known for his eclectic brand of socially conscious hip-hop. In 2018 he and his partner Jean Grae released the well-received Everything’s Fine, which was one of the best protest albums of 2018. He is following it up with a solo album Guns, which is due out March 29, 2019. Quelle […]
Learn more →Veteran Swedish born singer-songwriter just released her fifth album Broken Politics. The album contains a number of socially conscious tunes including “Shot Gun Shack” which is a mournful indictment of gun violence. “Pick up a gun you know you gonna use it / Know that gun its gonna get loaded / say my name before you pull it / Too […]
Learn more →Mark Erelli is a veteran singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who released eleven albums as a solo folk artist and as served as a side musician for Josh Ritter and Lori McKenna. He enlisted the help of Ritter and McKenna, along with Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow and Anais Mitchell on his latest composition, “By Degrees.” Rosanne Cash, a longtime advocate for gun […]
Learn more →Birds of Ontario is a Canadian alt-folk duo made up of Eric Lepp and Matthew Klassen. “Guns” is the first single from their upcoming album which is due to be released sometime in the summer of 2018. It is the follow-up to their 2017 debut Music For Animals. The video begins with the disclaimer that the song isn’t meant to […]
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