CJ Baker – Page 24 – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Daily Dose of Protest: Precious Cargo – Hurray For The Riff Raff

From Artist's Bandcamp Hurray For The Riff is the project of Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra. Segarra explained the motivation behind the name in a 2017 PBS News Hour interview:…

CJ Baker March 9, 2022

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Daily Dose of Protest: Five Years – Cowboy Junkies

From the band's website The Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alt-country band who released their first album back in 1986. They are most known for their 1988 album The Trinity…

CJ Baker February 23, 2022

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Daily Dose of Protest: Down in Virginia – Grace Victoria

Grace Victoria is a Virginia-born and New York City-based singer-songwriter. Who recently released the album, Love & Justice. The album heavily deals with themes connected to the Black American experience.…

CJ Baker February 9, 2022

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Daily Dose of Protest: Landlord of the Gentriflies – calm. (Featuring Lee Reed and Buddha)

From artist's Bandcamp calm. is a hip-hop duo featuring rapper Time and producer Awareness. Time has also done engineering work for Common and is a journalist who has worked with…

CJ Baker January 26, 2022

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Daily Dose of Protest: The Guardian Angel Platoon – The Guardian Angel Platoon

From artist's Bandcamp The Guardian Angel Platoon is the moniker of Canadian veteran, activist, and singer-songwriter Dennis MacKenzie. He released the self-titled debut in 2021, the day before Canada's Remembrance…

CJ Baker January 12, 2022

2021: The Year In Protest Music

Top 10 Protest Albums of 2021 According To Shadowproof

Witch Camp, artist's Bandcamp Along with this site, I regularly contribute to Shadowproof. Twice a month a post on this site is also featured on theirs. I have also contributed…

CJ Baker January 1, 2022

2021: The Year In Protest Music

The 40 Best Protest Albums of 2021

The Halluci Nation, from artist's Bandcamp Due to health issues, I haven't been posting on the site as much as I like. But I still have had the opportunity to…

CJ Baker December 31, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Colonizer -Tanya Tagaq

From artist's Bandcamp “Colonizer” is the latest single off the Canadian indigenous throat forthcoming album, Tongues, out on March 11th, 2022. The tune is about accountability. “Oh, you’re guilty" she sings.…

CJ Baker November 24, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Rising Sea – Midnight Oil

Band's Website. Photo Credit Daniel Boud No strangers to socially conscious music, veteran Australian rock band Midnight Oil speaks out against climate change on their latest single and video “Rising…

CJ Baker November 10, 2021

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Daily Dose of Protest: Don’t Fall For It – KRS-One

Artist's website As both a member of Boogie Down Productions and a solo artist, KRS-One has established himself as one of the pioneers of socially conscious hip-hop. He released his…

CJ Baker October 27, 2021