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10 Chris Cornell Protest Songs
Chris Cornell (July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) Photo Credit: Arthur Dark Early morning on May 18, 2017, Chris Cornell was declared dead. Cornell played an important part of…
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Protest Music Hall of Fame: Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine
Band performing "Killing In The Name of" at Woodstock 99, while the American flag burns. "Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses” Often the most…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Weather Strike – Tom Morello & Pussy Riot
Tom Morello has had a long career creating political music, both as the guitarist of Rage Against The Machine, The Nightwatchman, and several other projects. It should come as no…
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A Month of Protest Music (January)
qhost revievv. From artist's Bandcamp We just finished the first month of 2021 and in many ways, the shittiness of 2020 has seemed to carry over. January is traditionally a…
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A Month of Protest Music (November)
Ilsa. Artist's Bandcamp As we start to approach the end of the year, the number of new releases start to decrease. Despite this, there were still several socially conscious songs…
Posted in2000s: A Decade In Protest Music
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…
Posted in2019: The Year In Protest Music
The 15 Best Protest Music Videos of 2019
Haviah Mighty Artist's Bandcamp Here are 15 music videos that effectively deliver insightful social messages. The following are presented in alphabetical order. &More - Whoa (featuring Chuck D) The video…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Pop Goes The Weapon – Prophets of Rage
Image from artist's website "Warning! The following video contains content that some viewers may not find disturbing. That's pretty fucked up." The following quote was part of a social media…
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Every Step That I Take – Tom Morello (featuring Portugal. The Man & Whethan)
Photo Credit: David Shankbone Tom Morello just released a music video for "Every Step That I Take" off his 2018 album The Atlas Underground. On the tune, the guitarist collaborates…
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Daily Dose of Protest: Rabbits Revenge – Tom Morello with Killer Mike, Big Boi and Bassnectar
"Rabbits Revenge" is the latest track off of Tom Morello's upcoming album The Atlas Underground, due out October 12, 2018. It is an explosive expose on police brutality. "We just have…