The Ongoing History of Protest Music

5 Protest Songs of Rodriguez

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…

CJ Baker August 21, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

Month of Protest: July

Kimmortal, from the artist's Bandcamp Here is a recap of some of the socially conscious music released in July. Songs/Videos: Hot Planet - Snotty Nose Rez Kids This recently released…

CJ Baker July 31, 2023

Music From The Inbox

Cheekface, from the artist's Bandcamp Often I'm sent suggestions of artists, albums, and songs. These have sometimes been spotlighted as a Daily Dose of Protest or part of the monthly…

CJ Baker July 9, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

30 Best Protest Albums of 2023 (So Far)

HMLTD, from the artist's Bandcamp We are just a little bit beyond the halfway point of 2023 and there has already been plenty to protest, and the music being made…

CJ Baker July 5, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: June

Home Is Where, from the artist's Bandcamp Another month and another recap. Check out a sampling of the socially conscious music released during June. Songs/Videos: John Wayne Was a Nazi…

CJ Baker July 1, 2023

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: John Wayne Was a Nazi – Fucked Up & The Halluci Nation

From artist's Bandcamp "John Wayne slaughtered our Indian brothersBurned their villages and raped their mothersNow he has given them a white man's lord'Live by this, or die by my sword!'"…

CJ Baker June 21, 2023

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: Indignation – Divide and Dissolve

From the artist's Bandcamp. Divide and Dissolve is an Australian-based instrumental doom metal duo featuring saxophonist and guitarist Takiaya Reed and percussionist Sylvie Nehill. For the female duo, the act…

CJ Baker June 7, 2023

2023: The Year In Protest Music

A Month of Protest: May

Fatoumata Diawara, from artist Bandcamp Another month has passed and here is your monthly recap of notable socially conscious music. Songs/Videos: America Has a Problem (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - Beyoncé…

CJ Baker May 31, 2023

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: La Banda Más Chingón en Wyoming – No-No Boy featuring Mariachi Los Broncos

From the artist's Bandcamp No-No Boy is a multimedia project formed by Julian Saporiti & Erin Aoyama while pursuing their doctorates at Brown University. The project employs music as an…

CJ Baker May 24, 2023

Daily Dose of Protest

Daily Dose of Protest: I Know How It Feels – Dropkick Murphys

Armed with his weapon of choice, a guitar that bore the sticker, “This Machine Kills Fascists”, Woody Guthrie was a pivotal contributor to the canon of protest tunes. During his…

CJ Baker May 10, 2023