“R.I.P. Patriarchy” The following inscription appeared on a tombstone which was featured on the cover of Petra Glynt’s 2017 album This Trip. There is a renaissance of socially conscious female artists who are playing a role in not only trying to restructure a male dominated music industry, but society. Right now we are going to focus on ten women artists […]
Learn more →Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967. If he was still alive he would be 51 years old today. Makes you wonder how today’s political climate would affect his music. Even though Cobain didn’t write too many direct protest tunes, much of his music possessed a keen social awareness. He was definitely against the macho attitudes that contributed to […]
Learn more →According to the YouTube page for the video for “You Don’t Own Me”, The Resistance Revival Chorus “is a collective of more than 50 women who join together to breathe joy and song into the resistance, and to uplift and center women’s voices”. The collective got some mainstream attention on January 28th, 2018 when they backed Kesha at the Grammy […]
Learn more →MILCK went viral last year when she organized a flash mob performance of her tune “Quiet” at the Women’s March On Washington on January 21st, 2017. It was a song which was motivated partly by the singer’s past experiences with sexual and physical abuse. It was her way of stating that she will not be silence. It ended up becoming […]
Learn more →The jaded cynic may dismiss music videos as simply promotional vehicles to help a musician go viral and to increase their net worth. Even though that synopsis is often accurate, when done properly music videos can be elevated to a fine art, capable of making profound statements. With socially conscious music the visuals can also reinforce the lyrical impact. Here is […]
Learn more →As far as protests go, this is pretty straight forward. Fiona Apple composed this chant for the Women March on Washington which took place on January 21st, 2017. “We don’t want your tiny hands anywhere near out underpants” just doesn’t apply to Trump and recent efforts to re-shine the light on the sexual allegations against him, but that refrain takes […]
Learn more →Time Magazine just named the Silence Breakers, connected with the #MeToo movement as their Person of the Year. Because of this, “Miniskirt” from the Canadian indie experimental pop band Braids was an appropriate selection. In a 2016 Pitchfork interview, front woman Raphaelle Standell-Preston mentioned that the lyrics deal with her being molested by her stepfather. It a real life inspiring story of […]
Learn more →Ever since women started to come out against Harvey Weinstein, the floodgates started to open up with multiple sexual predators finally being outed. Giants in every industry have fallen. Also the hashtag #MeToo helped embolden victims to come forward. “Gatekeeper” by the Colombian-Canadian Singer-songwriter perfectly encapsulates the #MeToo movement. The song relates Reyez personal experience with a music producer. The producer is […]
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