Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 13: Recap

This episode features soundbites of interviews from previous guests. It also features songs by these guests. Songs played on the podcast: Spirit of Hip-Hop – David Strickland (featuring Ernie Paniccioli, Artson, Northern Eagle Singers) Truth – David Strickland (featuring Maestro Fresh Wes, Que Rock, Soufy, Leonard Sumner) Suffocating Evil – Jeremiah Craig They Never See Us As Teachers – Mat […]

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Ongoing History of Protest Music Podcast Episode 12: Whitewashing (with Louis Rive)

This episode features special guest Louis Rive, a singer-songwriter from Glasgow Scotland who has composed several protest tunes. We specifically discuss three of the songs that he wrote (“Business as Usual,” “Whitewashing” and “Where Do We Go From Here”) and the motivation behind them. We also discuss how the content of his music took a shift with the current political […]

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A Month of Protest Music (May)

It has been another crazy month. The ongoing Corona pandemic has been compounded by the tragic events surrounding the senseless murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota Police Department. Fuck racism and fuck racist cops. Right now we will sample some notable socially conscious music that was released during the month. At least we have music to […]

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