“List of Demands (Reparations)” originally appeared on Saul Williams 2004 self-titled album. Concerning the intent of his lyrics Williams made the following annotation at Genius: “I’m tired of the bullshit. I’m tired of the hustle and the make-believe hustle. I’m tired of buying into ideas that divorce me from my potential. I’m tired of having my potential explained in terms […]
Learn more →The Discarded is made up of veteran Canadian indie musician Joel Wasson and his two sons Jared and Caden. The trio plays kick ass old school garage punk. Their energetic musical attack is blended with socially conscious lyrics. “Do You Want It Now?” is off of their 2nd full length album, Manifesto. The tune is an anti-conformity anthem (“Develop a […]
Learn more →Alice Bag is an influential punk musician and feminist activist who is most known for being a founding member of the Bags who were featured in Penelope Spheeris seminal 1981 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization. Her latest solo album Blueprint is due out March 23rd and it is currently streaming on NPR. One of the highlights of the album is “77” […]
Learn more →On March 5, 2018, Superchunk released a video for “Cloud of Hate”, a track off of their latest album What a Time To Be Alive. The album is the influential indie band most political. It is also an early candidate for best protest album of 2018 (the title track as also previously been featured as a daily dose of protest). […]
Learn more →One of the Best Original Song nominees at the 90th Academy Awards was “Stand Up For Something” from the 2017 film Marshall. The song was composed by Diane Warren and Common. The movie Marshall is a biopic dealing with the early legal career of Thurgood Marshall, who ended up becoming the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Prior to that […]
Learn more →“Almost Had To Start A Fight / In And Out Of Patience” is from Parquet Courts upcoming album Wide Awake which is due out on May 18. The song is a split track and both parts of the tune poignantly address the current state of political turmoil. Concerning the upcoming album, band member Austin Brown made the following statement: “In such […]
Learn more →“Hallelujah (So Low)” is from the Editors upcoming sixth studio album, Violence. With both the song and the album, the English rock band was heavily influenced by the current political climate. Concerning “Hallelujah (So Low)” specifically, lead vocalist Tom Smith made the following statement in a Billboard interview: “I wrote the words to “Hallelujah (So Low)” when I got back […]
Learn more →On February 14th, 2018, 17 people were killed during a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. When a mass shooting occurs it always seems to follow a similar pattern: thoughts and prayers, it is too soon too talk about gun control, followed by nothing ever changing. This time around there finally is a glimmer of hope that meaningful […]
Learn more →Courtney Barnett is critically acclaimed for her witty observations of the mundane. On her new single “Nameless, Faceless” that ability is still evident, but she also adds social awareness to the equation. The song tackles sexism and women’s fears of being victimized. This is done primarily by poignantly including the following Margaret Atwood quote: “Men are afraid that women […]
Learn more →“Thoughts and Prayers” is an unreleased tune from veteran indie rock band Dispatch, which they been performing live during their tour to support their 2017 album America, Location 12. During the song’s intro at their November 30, 2017 performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the band mention that the song was written in response to another mass shooting. It […]
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