Daily Dose of Protest – The Ongoing History of Protest Music

Neil Young (with Joan Baez & Maggie Rogers) Performs Rockin’ In The Free World at Fighting Oligarchy Rally

April 13, 2025

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been touring across America holding large “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies. The rallies protest the political influence of billionaires and big corporations. They also spoke out in favor of universal healthcare and wealth taxation. The April 12 rally in Los Angeles featured performances from Neil Young, Joan Baez, and Maggie Rogers. Baez and Rogers joined Young […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: Don’t Happy, Be Worry – Hilltop Hoods

This is the 2nd single from the upcoming as-yet-untitled ninth studio album by the veteran pioneers of the “larrikin-like” style of Australian hip hop. The lyrics well express the anxiety of living in these times of political uncertainty. They also take aim at “Elon Musk and that pack of Nazis.”

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Daily Dose of Protest: Supercallousfascistracistsexistnazipotus – John D. Cundle

April 12, 2025

This scathing anti-Trump tune is a parody of the Mary Poppins song Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Although it is a fun little ditty, it also addresses serious subjects in connection with the criticism of Trump. The music and accompanying video were created by John D. Cundle, a Canadian content creator who often posts satirical songs and animated videos.

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Daily Dose of Protest: Deport the Billionaires – David Rovics

April 11, 2025

This is the title track from the latest album (already his 3rd this year) by the prolific singer-songwriter and activist David Rovics. The intent of this timely tune is well described on the YouTube video page: “If we deported the billionaires and nationalized their wealth, the rest of the US could be twice as well-off at least. A much better […]

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Dropkick Murphys Perform at Hands Off Protest in Boston

April 10, 2025

Throughout April, many anti-Trump protests have been organized in the US and across the globe. The rallies speak out against a number of the Trump administration polices and initiatives, such as attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, immigration raids, the negative economic impact of international tariffs, and the Elon Musk-led DOGE. The protests also rage against the oligarchy that enriches the billionaires […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: War On Women (Live) – Delilah Bon

This is a recently posted live performance of a tune that appears on the 2021 self-titled debut album by the pseudonym of Lauren Tate, the former frontwoman of the UK band Hands Off Gretel. The powerful tune is an anti-violence against women protest, including violence against trans women.

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Daily Dose of Protest: Tariffic – Jesse Welles

April 9, 2025

Yet another satirical gem from the prolific topical singer-songwriter. This one critiques Trump’s tariffs. It also makes it clear that Trump and his ilk don’t give a shit about the economic suffering of the common folk.

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Daily Dose of Protest: Evangelist (featuring Jello Biafra) – Ani Kyd Wolf

April 5, 2025

This tune is from the 5th solo album, The Last Steps of Man-Unkind, by the veteran Canadian Metis punk vocalist. On the YouTube video page, she mentioned the motivation behind the track and video: “God is love. Religion is not. I support spirituality. I do not support or believe in rich religious figures bleeding money from the poor in the […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: Let’s Make Africa Green Again – BRAFA

April 4, 2025

Released back in 1985, a few months after Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, a reggae supergroup got together to record a charity single for Ethiopian famine relief. Formed in 1984 by Leon Leiffer, lead singer of The Blackstones, the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal Team (BRAFA), included well-known reggae artists such as Aswad, Dennis Brown, Janet Kay, and […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: Tateworm – Muddy Summers and the Dirty Field Whores

April 3, 2025

This is a demo version of a tune by the UK folk-punk band, which ultimately appeared on their latest album, One Foot in Front of the Other. Featuring an amusing animated video, this rollicking ditty is a derisive verbal beatdown of self-proclaimed misogynist and sex trafficker Andrew Tate. It also uses Tate as a broader representation of toxic masculinity and […]

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