Ani DiFranco written and recorded “To the Teeth”, the title track of her 1999 album, as a mournful and angry indictment of American gun culture in the wake of the Columbine High School shooting massacre with took place on April 20th of that year. “Open fire on the NRA And all the lies they told us along the way Open […]
Learn more →“Can’t Deny Me” is Pearl Jam’s first original tune since their 2013 album Lighting Bolt. They released the protest song as a fan club single. The scathing lyrics takes clear aim at the Trump administration with lines such as: “Where’s your vocabulary? Your ignorance is sinful You plant your lying seeds Watch as the roots take hold The country you […]
Learn more →On February 14th, 2018, 17 people were killed during a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. When a mass shooting occurs it always seems to follow a similar pattern: thoughts and prayers, it is too soon too talk about gun control, followed by nothing ever changing. This time around there finally is a glimmer of hope that meaningful […]
Learn more →“Thoughts and Prayers” is an unreleased tune from veteran indie rock band Dispatch, which they been performing live during their tour to support their 2017 album America, Location 12. During the song’s intro at their November 30, 2017 performance at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the band mention that the song was written in response to another mass shooting. It […]
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