Neil Young Plays Favorites and Shows ‘Em How Protest Music Is Done in an Ideally Balanced Hollywood Bowl Show: Concert Review

Before Jesse Welles was Jesse Welles, Neil Young was Jesse Welles. Which is to say, the reigning paragon of protest music. He reminded his audience of that Monday night at the Hollywood Bowl with a ...
American Songwriter

Behind John Fogerty’s Role in Shaping the Protest Music Movement

John Fogerty's protest songs are some of the most legendary in American history. Let's break down two major hits.
TruthoutOpinion

Tear Gas and Protest Music — Fighting ICE on the Ground in Chicago

The resistance centered around Chicago’s Broadview ICE detention center shows our radical solidarity against fascism.

Kenya’s Protest Movement Is Producing Some Radical New Music

Fittingly, that issue is all about the past 15 years of protest on the continent. Blending dance, hip-hop, funk, and more, ...
The Cougar

Students protest UH investments during Khator’s state of the university address

Students for Justice in Palestine led a protest outside the Moores School of Music as President Renu Khator delivered her State of the University address. Demonstrators waved flags, held signs and ...
Soap Central

What is the "No Music for Genocide" movement? Details explored as Kep1er becomes first K-Pop group to boycott Israel

The K-pop group Kep1er is now the first idol group from Korea to join a new protest movement called "No Music for Genocide.
The Daily Princetonian

From folk to hip-hop: protest music through the years

Today, entertainment is political. Despite this trend, however, political conviction continues to elicit resolute objection: people continue to dislike the invasive nature of today’s politics, and ...

Why did Joan Baez call ‘The Boxer’ a protest song?

Paul Simon wouldn't have liked that Joan Baez insisted 'The Boxer' was a protest song, but she would never give up. Find out ...