The Protest Music Hall of Fame is an online archival project to draw attention to the artists, songs, and albums that have made considerable contributions to the historical development of protest music. This episode announces the inductees for 2020. This is also the final episode for 2020, a new season will be starting in 2021.
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Just about every 2020 best album list features some variance of 2020 was a shitty year, but at least we had plenty of good music to help get us through. Let’s skip all of that, and get straight to the list of the 40 best protest albums of 2020. When putting the list together several notable releases deserved consideration but […]
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This episode features special guest singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer Jesse Jett. We discuss how the pandemic and current political climate resulted in a creative catalyst which resulted in the 24 track, 90-minute album The Virus. We also discuss his collaboration with Awkword on the tune “10 Demands” and several other projects that he is currently working on. Jett also becomes […]
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This episode features audio from the very first video from the Ongoing History of Protest Music YouTube Channel. It was originally published on November 23, 2020, but this Spotify exclusive version features the songs that are being discussed.
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This is the third video posted to the recently launched Ongoing History of Protest Songs YouTube channel. I’ll be posting at least one video a week. The first two videos focused on the best protest tunes of the 2010s, and 2000s. Subsequent videos will focus on the 80s, 70s, and 60s. These videos are based on articles I wrote for Spinditty, […]
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Billy Nomates is the moniker of Tor Maries, a UK singer-songwriter who released her self-titled debut album back in August. Even though the album was recorded pre-pandemic, the album resonates in the current climate due to its themes of class struggles and social inequality. “I’ve never really had money, but I was the poorest I’d been a couple of years […]
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This episode features Jon Madof and Eden Pearlstein of the band Ruthless Cosmpolitians. They discuss their recently released concept EP Ruthless, the genesis of the band, and how the creation of the music was cathartic in the current political and social climate. The episode features snippets of the following tunes from their Ruthless EP: “Make American Hate Again,” “The Screen […]
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This is the second video posted to the recently launched Ongoing History of Protest Songs YouTube channel. I’ll be posting at least one video a week. The first video focused on the best protest tunes of the 2010s, and subsequent videos will focus on the 90s, 80s, 70s, and 60s. These videos were based on articles that I wrote for […]
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This episode features singer-songwriter Steven Keene who recently released the album Them and Us. We discussed the motivation behind the title track. We also discuss other protest songs that he composed, his influences, and why as an artist you can’t let a fear of backlash prevent you from creating. The episode features portions of the title track, which is […]
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As we start to approach the end of the year, the number of new releases start to decrease. Despite this, there were still several socially conscious songs and albums released during the month. Here is a sampling. Songs/Videos: Yankee and the Brave (Run The Jewels) – No Save Point This hard-hitting tune credited to the Run The Jewels alter egos […]
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