From the artist’s Bandcamp “There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie Nelson stated at a 2009 BMI award ceremony for Kristofferson. “Everything he writes is a standard, and we’re all just going to have to live with that.” Sadly, singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson died on September 28, 2024, at the age of 88. Although he achieved success as a […]
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids, artist’s Bandcamp Here is the monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: BALDH3AD! – Theia The latest single by the Māori musician is a scathing Indigenous rights protest tune. It features the potent lyrics “We’re prisoners on the very land we’re from. Plunder my motherland, pollute the sea, but still I survive, though you clip […]
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The following video is a tier list ranking all of the artists that performed at the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival.
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This video is my reaction to the top 100 songs according to Rate Your Music.
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JPEGMAFIA, from artist’s Bandcamp. Here is your monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: Can We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart – Stevie Wonder The legendary singer-songwriter is no stranger to socially conscious music. In his latest tune, Wonder examines the divisive political climate in America. DJCX: How We Got FREER – Official Documentary This featurette documentary chronicles the […]
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From the artist’s website The following anti-Trump tune by Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki is a rewrite of a tune they originally released and featured on the site in 2019 (and appeared on their 2022 socially conscious album In This Raggedy Time). The New York City duo have experienced success composing for musical theatre. Just like the previous version, the […]
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Video screenshot This tune appears to be the first release by the emerging singer-songwriter Jez Marie. According to the quick bio provided to me she “merges pop, R&B, hip-hop, and disco funk, delivering meaningful lyrics on love, compassion, and unity. Advocating for the marginalized, she spreads positivity and faith in an industry often centered on negativity.” It will be interesting […]
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This video is based on the previously written article 15 Protest Songs of Prince.
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Rage released their self-titled landmark debut on November 3rd, 1992, which appropriately was the day of the US Presidential election. The band’s explicit political views were also well exemplified by the album cover, which featured Thích Quảng Đức, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, self-immolating as an act of extreme protest. The band’s radical views were also conveyed through the music on […]
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“I got a letter from the government the other dayI opened and read it, it said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin’ a damn, I said, “Never”Here is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like me and myself because they never didI wasn’t wit’ it, but just that very minuteIt occurred […]
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