A Month of Protest: October
Star Feminine Band, from the artist's Bandcamp At this point, I'm not even going to attempt a proper intro. Here is a sampling of notable socially conscious music released in…
Video: The Ten Best Protest Songs of the 2000s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAc6Ymdv2CY&feature=emb_title 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…
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100 Best Protest Albums of the 2000s
Sleater-Kinney (Photo by Tyler Craft) 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…
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10 Covers of The Clash Protest Songs
Graffiti in Rijeka, Croatia. Photo Credit: Roberta F Worldwide many places recognize February 7th as International Clash Day. This is fitting because with the current state of political turmoil their…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Immigrant (Acapella) – Belly
Belly is a Palestinian born Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. He recently released Immigrant, the long-awaited follow-up to his 2007 debut studio album The Revolution (but he has released…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018
80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 The aftermath of 9/11 ushered in…
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15 Important Protest Albums By Women
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…
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Top 12 Protest Music Videos of 2017
The jaded cynic may dismiss music videos as simply promotional vehicles to help a musician go viral and to increase their net worth. Even though that synopsis is often accurate,…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Straight To Hell – The Clash
Joe Strummer died on December 22nd, 2002. Fifteen years later and his music is as vital as ever. As the front-man and lyricist of The Clash, he composed some of…