Punk rock has a long history of ‘fuck Nazi/Fascists” type songs. The latest release by The Muslims, a queer, Black, and Brown Muslim punk band hailing from North Carolina is the latest in that long-standing tradition. The Muslims formed in 2017, during the aftermath of the 2016 election. During that period, they have since released three albums and one EP. […]
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For some the Fourth of July is a patriotic day to celebrate the independence of the United States. For others, it is a mournful reminder of a nation built on colonialism and systemic racism. Folk duo Dan + Claudia Zanes addresses the more somber side of American history with “Reparations is a Must (4th of July Love Song),” the first […]
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Lately, website visitors and podcast listeners may have noticed that website and podcast posts have been less frequent. Over the past couple of months, I have been dealing with non-Covid related health issues (I’m typing this update in a hospital room). Due to these issues, the weekly podcast will be put on temporary hiatus. I am still going to keep […]
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Experimental musician and acclaimed spoken word artist Camae Ayewa had a prolific 2020, being involved in several projects including the free jazz project, Irreversible Entanglements, and a few projects under her spoken word alias Moor Mother, including the solo album Circuit City, her punk-inspired True Opera album with producer Mental Jewelry and her collaboration with rapper billy woods. “Zami’” is […]
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Here is a summary of notable socially conscious music released throughout the month. Songs/Videos: Jesse Jett – Ghost On The Lawn Earlier in the year, singer-songwriter and rapper released the album Inauguration Gift. He continues to release music through YouTube and other social media. He also appeared on episode 30 of season one of the Ongoing History of Protest Music […]
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This episode features special guest Isa Burke and Mali Obomosawin, two-thirds of the Americana folk trio Lula Wiles. We discuss their latest release Shame and Sedition. We discuss the motivation behind the album title and some of the political themes developed on the album. We chat about why colonialism is such an important topic to discuss as well. The podcast […]
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Back in March 2020, ten-year-old Mila was approached by a boy in her school whose father told him to stay away from Chinese people. “It was my first experience of racism, and I didn’t really know how to respond,” said Mila, who told the boy she was Chinese, and he backed away. Considering the spike in anti-Asian racism since the […]
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This episode features special guest, singer-songwriter Chris Pierce, who recently released the socially conscious album American Silence. We discussed bother the historical and autobiographical details that influenced the tunes on the album. The episode features portions of album tracks “American Silence,” “Sound All the Bells” “Residential School” and “How Can Anybody Be Okay With This.” The episode concludes with “It’s […]
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This features video footage of episode 33 of The Ongoing History of Protest Music podcast. I’ll be starting to post some of the videos from podcast interviews. This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev […]
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This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev (Kev Says)”). We also discuss why he feels that it is important to use his platform to speak up, his musical influences, and other music that he […]
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