December tends to be a slower month in terms of music releases, but there were still some notable socially conscious releases to close out the year. Songs/Videos: Life On Earth (with Preservation Hall Jazz Band) – Hurray For The Riff Raff Hurray For The Riff Raff (aka Alynda Segarra) recently released a new version of the title track off their […]
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This was previously exclusive to my now defunct Patreon and was private. I’ve decided to make this public. This is the video footage of my Episode 20 podcast interview with Kaston Guffey of the Americana duo My Politic. He discusses their then recently released political concept EP Short-Sighted People In Power. We discussed the motivation behind the tunes, the possibility of backlash, […]
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When I was compiling the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020, there were several excellent releases I was considering that were technically EPs, so I decided to make a separate list instead. The following is presented in alphabetic order by the artist. Backxwash – STIGMATA EP STIGMATA EP by Backxwash This could be considered a companion piece […]
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As we get closer to the US Presidential election there has been a spike in protest music. Much of the music released is either directly aimed at Trump or discusses the importance of voting. As with the previous months, there is also music that addresses issues of systemic racism, police brutality, and a variety of other social concerns. Also, in […]
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This episode features Kaston Guffey of the Americana duo My Politic. He discusses their recently released political concept EP Short-Sighted People In Power. We discussed the motivation behind the tunes, the possibility of backlash, and the musical influences who further help inspire the songs on the album. The podcast opens with a portion of the album title track, during the […]
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2020 has been a terrible year for just about everyone. Everyone has their own ways of trying to cope, but if you happen to be a musician it is only natural that writing music would be one of your outlets of coping. The combination of being isolated due to the pandemic and the current state of the world creates the […]
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