On this edition of Jukebox Journey, as a nod to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Kevin explores the building blocks of American protest music.
There's a new sound of protest going viral on TikTok. What is being said, and how much impact could it have?We're just two ...
Like Fela, Falz packs his music with playfulness and satire while also stirring public consciousness with activist lyrics.
The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...
Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as the country reels from the seizure ...
This week's John Rasmuson column dwells in baby-boomer nostalgia of popular protest music of a generation past. Which got me thinking: amidst war without end and the disappearing... This week's John ...
Protest songs are already being written and posted online about the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis.
A music collective that includes several Christian ministers sang protest songs outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in suburban Chicago on Friday, November 21, footage shows.
Happy Thanksgiving! Here are four albums that reflect and respond to the dire state of the union. Superchunk: What a Time to Be Alive (Merge) The legendary Chapel Hill indie-punk band’s third album ...
2face Idibia might have cancelled the protest march, but if he is passionate about the sorry state of affairs in his country, then he should lead from the studio. The move which was announced via a ...
Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the... The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is ...
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