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10 Protest Songs of The Clash
Credit: Helge Øverås The Clash's music is as vital as ever. Right now, we'll consider a small sample of their important contribution to the canon of protest songs. White Riot…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: The Clash
Photo Credit: Helge Øverås "The Only Band That Matters" The promotional tagline bestowed upon them by their record label may seem like hyperbole, but at times, they came close to…
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2023 Protest Music Hall of Fame Inductees
Crass, from the artist's Bandcamp The final results are in and we now have the list of inductees for the 2023 Protest Music Hall of Fame. Admittedly Hall of Fame…
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Review of White Riot: A Documentary Film by Rubika Shah
A large number of young people joining together to protest against a wave of fascism and racism. You might assume I'm talking about what is going on right now in…
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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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Protest Music Hall of Fame 2018 Inductees
As part of an online archival project a poll was posted to nominate artists, songs, and albums that have made considerable contributions to the historical development of protest music. Based…
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80 Years of Protest Songs Part 2: 1959-1978
80 Years of Protest Songs Part 1: 1939-1958 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 3: 1979-1998 80 Years of Protest Songs Part 4: 1999-2018 The 1960s ushered in what is…
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Daily Dose of Protest: London Is Burning – Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
"London Is Burning" is the first single from Joe Strummer 001, a compilation of rarities and unreleased material which is due out September 28, 2018. Of course, Strummer is most known…
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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…