NEWS, REVIEWS AND ACTIVISM

Rappers From ‘Rap Against Dictatorship’ Arrested In Thailand

In Thailand people have been protesting the powers in charge. People are asking for a revised constitution and for a reform of the country's monarchy. Today, August the 20th, a ...
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Polish Musician Avtomat Arrested At A LGBTQ+ Protest

According to this article and a tweet from Polish electronic music and activist collective Oramics, DJ and musician Avtomat was arrested on the 7th of August at a peaceful protest ...
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Spotify CEO Sets New Standards Of How To Abuse Creative People

The CEO billionaire of the music streaming platform Spotify, Daniel Ek, recently stated in an interview that: "a "narrative fallacy" had been created and caused music fans to believe that ...
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5 New Protest Music Albums For The Summer (That You Might Not Have Heard Of)

Whether you want some rap, punk, whether you want your summer music low key or theatrical, we hope you find something to your liking below. Father Fury by Father Fury ...
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Icelandic Female Musicians Unite In Protest Of A Biased Music Industry

Using the hashtag #viðerumhér (which translates to we are here) Icelandic women have come together and created a fast growing playlist showcasing the musical variety of women creators in the ...
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Song Of The Day: Mini Milk By Gramn

On the Facebook page of musician Gramn there is a fairly specific description of the artist stating that she is "the irreverent voice of a young woman who tackles the ...
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Video Of The Day: 2020 Riots: How Many Times

Only after the first week of protests in the US that were sparked by the murder of George Floyd, Trey Songz released a song about the matter. In it he ...
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Video Of The Day: Echar El Resto by Fénix Castro Feat. MalaCara

Our buddy from Puerto Rico, Fénix Castro also part of the political rap-rock group Yuca Brava, has released a new, banging tune featuring MalaCara. Fénix is always on top of ...
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Police Forces In Chile File A Formal Complaint Against A Feminist Collective For Their Music

According to Freemuse "the Chilean Police Force–Carabineros de Chile–have denounced the feminist collective Las Tesis for alleged crimes of “attack on authority” and “threat”, after the collective published a video ...
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PROTEST MUSIC INTERVIEWS

A Protest Music Interview: Raye Zaragoza

Cover photo by Terry Bruce Herring Since releasing her debut album 'Fight For You' (2017) Raye Zaragoza has been titled a protest singer, and she is fine with that. Injustice ...
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David Rovics (interview)

David Rovics' life has been political since the day he picked up a guitar. Listening to his songs one can hear that storming from his guitar and lyrics. His latest ...
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Morgan Hendry (interview)

Mechanical engineering and its effects on music are not a familiar topic to me. I would most likely never have even thought of the connections there between if I had ...
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