CJ Baker – Page 40 – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

2019 Protest Music Hall of Fame Nominee Poll

One of this site's objective is to create a digital archive of artists and recordings that have made a significant contribution to the canon of socially conscious music. With that…

CJ Baker October 2, 2019

2018: The Year In Protest Music 2019: The Year In Protest Music 80 Years of Protest Songs

Protest Music: Then And Now Playlists

The Song Sommelier, a website dedicated to the curating of playlists recently published both a now and then playlist of protest music. Along with the two playlists is an informative…

CJ Baker September 29, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Blankenship – DIIV

Photo from artist's Bandcamp "Children lead the cry." The above lyric is from “Blankenship”, the latest single from the indie rock band DIIV upcoming third album Deceiver, which is due…

CJ Baker September 24, 2019

Protest Music of the Week

Two Weeks of Protest Music (September 2-September 15)

Jeremy Ivey. Photo from artist's Bandcamp page. Here is a sampling of some of the notable socially conscious music released in the last two weeks. Songs and Videos: Bang Bang…

CJ Baker September 15, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Pop Goes The Weapon – Prophets of Rage

Image from artist's website "Warning! The following video contains content that some viewers may not find disturbing. That's pretty fucked up." The following quote was part of a social media…

CJ Baker September 10, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: We Know They Lied – Steve Scott

Photo from artist's website Mainstream country music isn't currently known for its politics. But that hasn't always been the case. When you examine the historical developments of protest music, country…

CJ Baker September 2, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Special Announcement – The Felice Brothers

Photo from artist's Bandcamp. The Felice Brothers are a veteran folk-rock band who throughout their career have sacrificed commercial success by sticking to their principles. They have turned down offers…

CJ Baker August 27, 2019

Protest Music of the Week

Two Weeks of Protest Music (August 12-25)

Cover of the latest single from Amanda Palmer. Artwork by Manuel Oliver Here is a recap of some of the noteworthy socially conscious music released within the past two weeks.…

CJ Baker August 25, 2019

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Mercedes Marxist and I Dream Guillotine – IDLES

Artist's Bandcamp page One of the best protest albums of 2018 was Joy As An Act Of Resistance by the UK punk band IDLES. The album's socially conscious tunes tackled…

CJ Baker August 13, 2019

Protest Music of the Week

Protest Music of The Week (August 5-11)

Sarathy Kowar. From Artist's Bandcamp page It has been a few weeks since I did a weekly recap, so I'm also including relatively new socially conscious music that I haven't…

CJ Baker August 11, 2019