protest music
The 2010s Were the Decade When Black Protest Music Went Mainstream
Beyoncé, Solange, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, and Rihanna released provocative, forward-thinking albums during the rise of the Trump candidacy, solidifying Black music's legacy as protest music.
Week on Week: The VICE India Mixtape
A song for each day of the week, throwing in a mix of new releases and some #throwbacks too—everything from homegrown hip-hop to Bollywood (uh-no?) and K-pop—we gotchyu.
Viral Rap Video Links Thailand's Present Day Politics to a Dark and Violent Past
Rap Against Dictatorship's "My Country Has," touched a deep vein of resentment in a country still under military rule.
Inside the Sweaty Glasgow Gig Using Hip-Hop to Resist the Far-Right
We spent a night at one of several Scottish shows where anti-fascist artists and campaigners come together through music and protest.
Alien Weaponry Are Helping To Usher In A New Era of NZ Protest Music
The teen metallers take aim at John Key and sample the infamous Don Brash interview in their new video.
A Dalit Protest Group Scales the Walls of Caste with Song
Yalgaar takes music out of the echo chamber and into the satsang.
My Surprisingly Difficult Quest to Get My Song “Punch a Nazi in the Face” on the Internet
Online distribution services have confusing and arbitrary rules about songs about punching Nazis, apparently.
Billy Bragg Wants to Know Which Side You’re On
The legendary British songwriter enlightens us on working class rebellion, his new EP, 'Bridges Not Walls,' and his new book, 'Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World.'
The Best Things We Saw on the Dance Music Internet This Week
Studio OST, Justin Cudmore, and Russell E.L. Butler make our list of the week's best things.
The Beating Heart of the Women's March
Drummers from Afro-Brazilian samba-reggae band Batalá and the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center talk beats, protest, and hope
This Weekend in DC Is More Than Marches
We talk to the organizers of the Anti-Ball Women's March After Party, just one of the many events taking place in DC this weekend.