Music videos are a powerful medium in conveying powerful messages. Here is a sampling of 15 videos which are effective visual aids in complementing the lyrics of socially conscious tunes. 77 – Alice Bag This music video parodies the 1980 film 9 to 5, which is well suited to the song’s message of pay equality. Riot grrrl pioneers Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, […]
Learn more →Alloysious Massaquoi of acclaimed Scottish alternative hip-hop trio Young Fathers was born in Liberia. At the age of four his mother fled with him to escape the Liberian Civil War. Massaquoi made the following statement about the experience to NPR: “We had to literally get on a boat — that same sort of thing that’s been happening now, has been […]
Learn more →I previously posted a list of the 30 best protest albums of 2018. The following list of songs won’t be as detailed. Also it won’t be a strict list of the tunes I feel were the best. It is more of an index of some the best 2018 protest songs that I featured as a Daily Dose of Protest. Below […]
Learn more →The current political climate has become a fertile breeding ground for protest music. Even artists that are generally not known for their politics are writing music that is becoming more socially conscious. The times we live in makes it increasingly difficult to remain apolitical. With that in mind, it should be no surprise that 2018 has already produced, a plethora […]
Learn more →World leaders as spoiled little man children isn’t a new concept and it is a concept that plays out in the new video and song by Scottish alternative hip hop trio Young Fathers. The director of the music video Salomon Ligthelm made the following statement: “The tone of the track is so visceral and abrasive, which I think marries the political […]
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