This was previously exclusive to my now defunct Patreon and was private. I’ve decided to make this public. This is the video footage of my Episode 24 podcast interview with Quinton “Yung Trybez” Nyce and Darren “Young D” Metz of the Canadian indigenous hip-hop duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids. They talk about their single “Where They At”, which features fellow […]
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This was previously exclusive to my now defunct Patreon and was private. I’ve decided to make this public. This podcast episode features Christine Moad, the bassist and vocalist of the Iowa-based band Miss Christine. We discuss their latest protest tune “Truth In Song”, the band’s debut album Conversion, previous protest songs they composed, and why they feel it is important […]
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This was previously exclusive to my now defunct Patreon and was private. I’ve decided to make this public. This is the video footage of my Episode 28 podcast interview with singer-songwriter Steven Keene. We discuss his album Them and Us and his motivation behind the title track. We also discuss other protest songs that he composed, his influences, and why as […]
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I recently started a podcast based on a novel I wrote. The podcast episodes feature music discussed in the chapters. This episode also features a top list of protest songs. Here is the synopsis of the novel: “Endless Nameless is lying on a hospital deathbed and his wife is expecting. He will most likely die before she gives birth. He […]
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I recently started a weekly podcast based on a novel that I wrote. The novel is music-centric, and the podcast features the tunes discussed in the chapter. The podcast and novel aren’t directly related to protest music, but they will delve into social issues. A couple of chapters/episodes will specifically deal with socially conscious issues. Here is a synopsis: Endless […]
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Lately, website visitors and podcast listeners may have noticed that website and podcast posts have been less frequent. Over the past couple of months, I have been dealing with non-Covid related health issues (I’m typing this update in a hospital room). Due to these issues, the weekly podcast will be put on temporary hiatus. I am still going to keep […]
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This episode features special guest Isa Burke and Mali Obomosawin, two-thirds of the Americana folk trio Lula Wiles. We discuss their latest release Shame and Sedition. We discuss the motivation behind the album title and some of the political themes developed on the album. We chat about why colonialism is such an important topic to discuss as well. The podcast […]
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This episode features special guest, singer-songwriter Chris Pierce, who recently released the socially conscious album American Silence. We discussed bother the historical and autobiographical details that influenced the tunes on the album. The episode features portions of album tracks “American Silence,” “Sound All the Bells” “Residential School” and “How Can Anybody Be Okay With This.” The episode concludes with “It’s […]
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This features video footage of episode 33 of The Ongoing History of Protest Music podcast. I’ll be starting to post some of the videos from podcast interviews. This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev […]
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This episode features a special guest, mr?e, a Sydney, Australia-based hip-hop artist who is a like-minded protest music collective. We discuss a couple of recently released tunes (“Grand Theft Liberal” and “King Kev (Kev Says)”). We also discuss why he feels that it is important to use his platform to speak up, his musical influences, and other music that he […]
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