RIP Sixto Rodriguez (July 10, 1942-August 8, 2023), photo courtesy of guah, via Flickr On August 8, 2023, Detroit-born singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez sadly passed away at 81. Under the name Rodriguez, he released two studio albums between 1970-71, Cold Fact and Coming from Reality. The albums achieved little success in America, but he did find success in a few countries, […]
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RIP Sinéad O’Connor (December 8, 1966-July 26, 2023) Photo courtesy of Man Alive, via Flickr Sadly, influential Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor died on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56. During her career, she established herself as a controversial and uncompromising figure. An example of this is when she performed a cappella reworking of Bob Marley’s “War” during an […]
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At this point, I’m not even going to attempt a proper intro. Here is a sampling of notable socially conscious music released in October. RIP D. H. Peligro. Songs/Videos: The Delicate Nature (Featuring Laurie Vincent) – Bob Vylan This is the latest single from the UK grime punk duo which touches upon an array of social issues. Concerning the motivation […]
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Over the past number of months, posting has been less frequent due to health issues and other personal circumstances. There has been improvement, so I hope to start posting more often. In connection with this, I plan on returning to posting a monthly recap. Below is a list of notable socially conscious songs, videos, and albums released during July. Songs […]
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Back in August 2018, this site published a list of 10 topical tunes dealing with women’s reproductive rights. That was around the time that Argentina voted against legalizing abortion. There were also concerns that potential shifts in the US Supreme Court could lead to Roe v. Wade being overturned. With those concerns recently manifesting themselves, this seems an apt time […]
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Since I started this site at the end of 2017, I seem to introduce these lists with variations of it has been a shitty year, but at least we have the music. At this point, I really don’t know what else to say. So here is a list of some of the notable socially conscious albums released so far this […]
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This is a Spotify exclusive episode featuring the songs being discussed. Audio is taken from a recently released video which can be checked out on the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube channel.
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This is a Spotify exclusive episode featuring the songs being discussed. Audio is taken from a recently released video which can be checked out on the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube channel.
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This is the latest video posted to the recently launched Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube channel. Previous videos focused on the best protest tunes of the 2010s, 2000s, 90s, 80s, and 70s. These videos are based on articles I wrote for Spinditty, but the selection of some of the tunes might be different. This video is also a bit different because I […]
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This is a Spotify exclusive episode featuring the songs being discussed. Audio is taken from a recently released video which can be checked out on the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube channel.
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