Photo via Flickr, via World's Direction, public domain. Sadly, on April 21, 2016, Prince passed away at the age of 57. Even though Prince wasn't widely viewed as an explicitly…
From the artist's Bandcamp The legendary Public Enemy emcee released the first single from his upcoming solo album, Radio Armageddon, out May 18. Also featuring Stetsasonic's Daddy-O, it is not…
From the artist’s website For your Easter Sunday, here is a tune by the prolific singer-songwriter Jesse Welles (could easily just start posting a song of his daily). The satirical topical…
The Temptations during a 1969 performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Credit: Bernie Ilson, Inc. / Publicity for Motown Records & The Ed Sullivan Show. The Temptations were one of…
From the artist's Bandcamp This is the latest single and video from the recently released 5th album, Insatiable, by the mostly instrumental doom metal project of Takiaya Reed. As with…
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…
Bambu, from the artist's Bandcamp. Here is a sampling of some of the socially conscious music released in October. Songs/Videos: Let's Get FREER - Silent Jungle After being in prison…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_gtNZTBM-0 I recently changed the name of my YouTube channel from Ongoing History of Protest Music to My Epic Soundtrack to A Mundane Existence. Although it will still periodically focus…
Meryl Streek, from artist's Bandcamp Here is a sampling of some of the political albums released in October. NO TITLE AS OF 13 FEBRUARY 2024 28,340 DEAD - Godspeed You! Black…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joK22p5JpiM As previously mentioned, I recently did a 1974 deep dive, I listened to 186 albums and a whole lot of songs. These are my 25 favorites tunes. I previously…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkTz4Lihmw Starting recording in the late 50s long-time singer-songwriter and activist Barbara Dane died on October 20, 2024, at 97. She had earned praise from Louis Armstong who described her as…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WTYEXq0Nn8 As part of a recent 1974 deep dive, I listened to 185 albums (gone up since I posted the video). The video features my 25 favorites. I'm also posting…
From the artist's Bandcamp “There’s no better songwriter alive than Kris Kristofferson,” Willie Nelson stated at a 2009 BMI award ceremony for Kristofferson. “Everything he writes is a standard, and…
Snotty Nose Rez Kids, artist's Bandcamp Here is the monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: BALDH3AD! - Theia The latest single by the Māori musician is a scathing…