From the artist’s Bandcamp “When she walks, the revolution’s comin’In her hips, there’s revolutionWhen she talks, I hear the revolutionIn her kiss, I taste the revolution” These are lyrics to Bikini Girl’s tune “Rebel Girl”, widely considered the anthem of the riot grrrl movement. “The power of “Rebel Girl” is that it’s about being a feminist pirate, being an adventurer,” states Bikini […]
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Much of the music of the 90s may be associated more with personal angst that political dissension, but it was still a rich decade for socially conscious music. The decade could be considered the golden age of afro-centric hip-hop music. Movements such as riot grrrl and queercore were also important in amplifying women and LGBTQ+ voices. There was a diverse […]
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Part of the purpose of this site is to chronicle the historical developments of protest music. One way to do this is to look back at previous decades. I previously published a list of the 100 Best Protest Albums of the 2010s. Now we are going to look back at the best albums of other decades, starting with the 2000s. […]
Learn more →Alice Bag is an influential punk musician and feminist activist who is most known for being a founding member of the Bags who were featured in Penelope Spheeris seminal 1981 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization. Her latest solo album Blueprint is due out March 23rd and it is currently streaming on NPR. One of the highlights of the album is “77” […]
Learn more →Recently within the music industry there has been increased scrutiny over whether women are being granted equal opportunity. This was highlighted with the Grammy Awards where over the past five years women only made up 9.3 % of the nominees. The lack of recognition has nothing to do with lack of talent or resolve. For example a number of the […]
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