2020 has been a shitty year and we are only halfway through. In comparison, since starting this site in December 2017, I’ve never had a tougher time narrowing down a best-of list. It has been a peak year for socially conscious music. Many of the albums that have been released are the perfect snapshot of the current political climate. There […]
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It has been another crazy month. The ongoing Corona pandemic has been compounded by the tragic events surrounding the senseless murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minnesota Police Department. Fuck racism and fuck racist cops. Right now we will sample some notable socially conscious music that was released during the month. At least we have music to […]
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As we currently face a global pandemic it is easy to lose sight that these issues are compounded by an endless cycle of war. America’s never-ending war in Afghanistan, the continuing fallout of the Iraq War and their continued involvement with regimes changes contributed to the refugee crisis and has affected countless innocent lives. These issues are examined by political […]
Learn more →When I complied the list of the 25 best albums of 2017, there were a few EPs I was seriously considering as well, but I ended up going exclusively with full length albums. So, here is a list of my top 5 EPs. Feel free to protest the list in your comments. 5: Bridges Not Walls – Billy Bragg The […]
Learn more →One of the better anti-Trump protest songs was written about Donald Trump’s father. It featured lyrics by the iconic folk singer Woody Guthrie, who died in 1967. During a two-year period starting in December 1950, Guthrie lived in an apartment owned by Fred Trump. In his journal, he wrote bitterly of Trump’s racist attitudes. One of the more biting entries […]
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