Here is a summary of notable socially conscious music released throughout the month. Songs/Videos: Jesse Jett – Ghost On The Lawn Earlier in the year, singer-songwriter and rapper released the album Inauguration Gift. He continues to release music through YouTube and other social media. He also appeared on episode 30 of season one of the Ongoing History of Protest Music […]
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This episode features special guest Isa Burke and Mali Obomosawin, two-thirds of the Americana folk trio Lula Wiles. We discuss their latest release Shame and Sedition. We discuss the motivation behind the album title and some of the political themes developed on the album. We chat about why colonialism is such an important topic to discuss as well. The podcast […]
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Back in March 2020, ten-year-old Mila was approached by a boy in her school whose father told him to stay away from Chinese people. “It was my first experience of racism, and I didn’t really know how to respond,” said Mila, who told the boy she was Chinese, and he backed away. Considering the spike in anti-Asian racism since the […]
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This episode features special guest, singer-songwriter Chris Pierce, who recently released the socially conscious album American Silence. We discussed bother the historical and autobiographical details that influenced the tunes on the album. The episode features portions of album tracks “American Silence,” “Sound All the Bells” “Residential School” and “How Can Anybody Be Okay With This.” The episode concludes with “It’s […]
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This features video footage of episode 33 of The Ongoing History of Protest Music podcast. I’ll be starting to post some of the videos from podcast interviews. This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev […]
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This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev (Kev Says)”). We also discuss why he feels that it is important to use his platform to speak up, his musical influences, and other music that he […]
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I was supposed to post the latest episode of the Ongoing History of Protest Music podcast today. Unfortunately, I ended up in the hospital for non-Covid reasons. Not sure how long I’ll be in, but I decided to postpone by a week, and if everything goes well, I’ll post the latest episode next Monday. The special guest is Sydney, Australia-based […]
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This features video footage of episode 32 of the Ongoing History of Protest Music podcast. I’ll be starting to post some of the videos from podcast interviews. It features special guest rapper, podcast host, and journalist Time. We discuss his new concept album Nighthawks At McCoys, a collaboration with folk-singer Maudlin Magpie and German producer A Thousands Vows. We discuss […]
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Tom Morello has had a long career creating political music, both as the guitarist of Rage Against The Machine, The Nightwatchman, and several other projects. It should come as no surprise that he has joined forces with the Russian musical activist collective Pussy Riot. “Pussy Riot is one of the most radical and important activist musical groups of all time,” […]
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After taking a brief hiatus, this is the first episode of season two. This episode features special guest rapper, podcast host, and journalist Time. We discuss his new concept album Nighthawks At McCoys, a collaboration with folk-singer Maudlin Magpie and German producer A Thousands Vows. We discuss the premise behind the album, why he is drawn to socially conscious music, […]
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