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5 Protest Songs of the Beastie Boys
Photo Credit: Masao Nakagami On May 4th, 2012, Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys lost his battle to cancer, at the age of 47 years old. He was more…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Song) – Marvin Gaye
Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain One of the most important protest tunes of all time, the genesis of "What Going On" happened when Four Tops vocalist Renaldo “Obie”…
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7 Cover Versions Of Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On
Publicity photo, photographer Jim Britt, Public Domain Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" is one of the most important songs of all time, so it should be no surprise that there…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: What’s Going On (Album) – Marvin Gaye
Released on May 21, 1971, Marvin Gaye's 11th studio album What’s Going On is one of the most important albums ever released. The landmark concept album is sung from the…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Blood On Your Hands – Sabina Chantouria
From the artist's website Sabina Chantouria is a Swedish/Georgian singer-songwriter who just released the timely song and music video "Blood On Your Hands". The emotive tune portrays how ordinary people…
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Daily Dose of Protest: You Always Want To Bomb The Middle East – Cheekface
From the artist's Bandcamp The indie rock trio recently released their sophomore album Too Much to Ask, which blends catchy melodies with witty and scathing social critiques. Singer-guitarist Greg Katz…
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Peace And Love And War No More: March Playlist JusticeAid
Photo Credit: Bill Hackwell Every month JusticeAid features a monthly playlist and blog post based around a specific theme. For February/March the theme is Peace and Love—And War No More.…
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Music From The Inbox
Photo of Ahmed Ag Kaedy. Artist's Bandcamp page. One advantage of having a music blog is that people message you suggesting certain songs and artists. Several of these recommendations I…