I recently changed the name of my YouTube channel from Ongoing History of Protest Music to My Epic Soundtrack to A Mundane Existence. Although it will still periodically focus on socially conscious music, the YouTube channel will be broader in scope and focus on music I connect to personally. The website will still mostly focus on protest music but occasionally […]
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Meryl Streek, from artist’s Bandcamp Here is a sampling of some of the political albums released in October. NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD – Godspeed You! Black Emperor The title of the 8th studio album by the Canadian post-rock band is a reference of those who died during the Gaza genocide between October 7, 2023-February 13, 2024. […]
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As previously mentioned, I recently did a 1974 deep dive, I listened to 185 albums and a whole lot of songs. These are my 25 favorites tunes. I previously posted a top 25 album video. I’m also planning on recording two videos devoted to the 10 best protest songs and albums. Also check out the following 74 Songs Of 74 playlist, […]
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Starting recording in the late 50s long-time singer-songwriter and activist Barbara Dane died on October 20, 2024, at 97. She had earned praise from Louis Armstong who described her as “a gasser!” and Bob Dylan who wrote an open letter to Broadside magazine in 1964 saying of Dane “we need more kind a people like that people that can’t go against […]
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As part of a recent 1974 deep dive, I listened to 185 albums (gone up since I posted the video). The video features my 25 favorites. I’m also posting my list of my 74 favorite albums of the year. The first 25 will include the notes I used as the basis of the video. Even though I’m doing the music […]
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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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