100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s
Against Me!, from the artist's Bandcamp 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…
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A Month of Protest: June
Home Is Where, from the artist's Bandcamp Another month and another recap. Check out a sampling of the socially conscious music released during June. Songs/Videos: John Wayne Was a Nazi…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Strangers (featuring A$AP Rocky and Run The Jewels) – Danger Mouse & Black Thought
This is the 4th single off Cheat Codes, the collaborative album of Danger Mouse and the Roots emcee Black Thought, which will be released on August 12. It also features…
A Month of Protest: July
Taína Asili, from the artist's Bandcamp Over the past number of months, posting has been less frequent due to health issues and other personal circumstances. There has been improvement, so…
Podcast: 10 Best Protest Songs of the 2010s
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YZFJT5f1wWsBi6YDzUIwp?si=X_P1mP9ORMOkVG6AesVklw 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…
A Month Of Protest Music (August)
Naima Shalhoub From artist's Bandcamp We continue to live in crazy times. The issues of police brutality and ongoing Black Lives Matter protests were magnified with Jacob Blake being shot…
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Daily Dose of Protest: walking in the snow – Run The Jewels
The most powerful protest music can perfectly encapsulate the moments and moods being experienced by society. At times, it can even come across as eerily prophetic. That is certainly the…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018
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…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Rabbits Revenge – Tom Morello with Killer Mike, Big Boi and Bassnectar
"Rabbits Revenge" is the latest track off of Tom Morello's upcoming album The Atlas Underground, due out October 12, 2018. It is an explosive expose on police brutality. "We just have…
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10 Protest Songs About the Presidents of the USA
In the rich history of the American protest movement, The President of the United States has long been a target of the protest song. Because of the leftist leanings of…