Month September 2022
Contemporary riot grrrl band The Regrettes released the single “A Living Human Girl” on June 20th, 2016 and featured on their album Feel Your Feelings Fool! which launched on January 13th, 2017. At age fifteen, frontwoman Lydia Night wrote the… Continue Reading →
On June 8th, 2004, My Chemical Romance released their second full album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)” was one of the songs released on this album. The album came out just before the three-year anniversary… Continue Reading →
This song was released in 2012, and truthfully there isn’t much context surrounding it other than the deeply rooted issues that have always been present within the black community that has always been caused by white supremacy. For instance,… Continue Reading →
In April 2017, Joey Badass released his album All-Amerikkkan Badass which features the popular protest song “Temptation.” Throughout the time period leading up to the release of this song and album, Joey Badass was not shy from expressing his concerns… Continue Reading →
Caroline Brauckmann One song I would like to investigate is “The Man” by Taylor Swift. This song details the sexism women deal with in modern society and how they are portrayed by the media. This song may seem very straightforward… Continue Reading →
Orange by Pinegrove is a song off their most recent album 11:11. While the entire album is trying to address the climate issue, I believe this song in particular does a good job of bringing their concerns to the forefront…. Continue Reading →
Other than loving The 1975 since I was a teenager, their albums became more and more political as time went on. Matt Healy in particular is known to advocate for social and political issues publicly on social media. I would… Continue Reading →
My first option I’m considering for the podcast is “Hands Clean” by Alanis Morissete from her album Under Rug Swept. This song addresses a past relationship between her and an older man. This song intrigues me because the narration in… Continue Reading →
P.M.R.C is a song by the Bouncing Souls protesting censorship. They are critiquing people who blame social issues on music. I think it would be challenging to try to fit this song into the broader conversation about censorship and music. … Continue Reading →
The two songs I am considering for my protest anthem podcast are Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken by P!nk, and Fall in Line (feat. Demi Lovato) by Christina Agulera. Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken was released by P!nk in… Continue Reading →
