A Month of Protest Music (October)

As we get closer to the US Presidential election there has been a spike in protest music. Much of the music released is either directly aimed at Trump or discusses the importance of voting. As with the previous months, there is also music that addresses issues of systemic racism, police brutality, and a variety of other social concerns. Also, in […]

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Daily Dose of Protest: Fire Drills – Dessa

Alternative hip hop artist Dessa recently released a music video for “Fire Drills”, a poignant track off of her latest album Chime. The song deals with the challenges of being a woman in a society where more blame is put on victims than perpetrators. That is highlighted with the following verse: “so you shouldn’t try to stay too late or […]

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