Veronica May “Rise” To say that Veronica May is passionate about rights for all is like saying the Mississippi River is a stream. May is amazing with the lyrics of her song “Rise”. I admit that sometimes I have felt … Continue Reading
Sean Alan “Refugee Song” The Show Must Go On Sadly, what an appropriate song for today, when countries have decided to ban refugees from a certain country which they are in the process of bombing. Sean Alan has that Dylanesque … Continue Reading
Vile Assembly “Division Of Labour” Fattened by the Horrors of War My God, this is an angry song, and rightfully angry. Imagine Mother Jones and Woody Guthrie writing with the Clash and you get Vile Assembly. This band is great. … Continue Reading
Yuzima “Black Supremacy” Power Did protest ever sound so funky and sexy? Yuzima knows what he believes and, using those two frightening aspects of knowledge that the white supremacists hate, music and facts, he gets right to the core of … Continue Reading
The Porchistas “Mister Chump” Axis & Allies Seldom has protest been this much fun. I know “45” has is an easy target, but The Porchistas have made a great song pointing out all the flaws and evil of “45”. Coming … Continue Reading
The Mountain Goats “Etruscans” Our First 100 Days There are a lot of artists commenting on President Trump’s 100 days on this compilation, but the outstanding song to me is The Mountain Goats, “Etruscans”. First of all, this is a … Continue Reading
Paula Boggs Band “Get Together” Songs Of Protest Finally, someone who’s been there in the trenches and gets it. Songs of Protest is Paula Boggs and her band’s answer to the state our country is in. What a beautiful album. … Continue Reading
Sonya Kitchen “Funeral” Grammy winner, Sonya Kitchen, has released an unbelievably beautiful but sad reaction to the US Presidential election with her cautionary comment on an event that will end up as the most important and frightening event of the … Continue Reading
Nathan Leigh “Slumlord’s Kids” Ordinary Eternal Machinery Folk/punk artist Nathan Leigh has a great song and a great video coming off his new album, Ordinary Eternal Machinery, set to be released in January 2017. So seldom has protest music sounded so much … Continue Reading
Late Sea “Sound Of Silence” What an amazing version of the Simon and Garfunkel staple. Late Sea have done the unthinkable: they have taken one of the most potent and sad song of our time and has made even more creepy, … Continue Reading
Alanis Morissette “Today” “Today” is the new single from emo goddess, Alanis Morissette. In this song, written for the campaign of Congress member, Marianne Williamson, is a beautiful anthem of hope and a plea for change. Morissette has always been … Continue Reading