The song “Breakfast” by Dove Cameron was released in June of 2022, the same month Roe V. Wade was overturned. The overturning of Roe V. Wade was obviously a very detrimental event for women’s rights, including women’s right to abortions,… Continue Reading →
“Looking For Somebody (To Love)” is a track off Being Funny in a Foreign Language, the fifth studio album by The 1975. The album was released in October 2022, amidst nationwide rising gun violence. According to the Gun Violence Archive,… Continue Reading →
“White Boy” by Bikini Kill was written and released during the Riot Grrl era, in the 90s. The riot Grrrl era was focused on female empowerment and influencing the feminist punk movement. Bikini Kill focused their songs on rejecting… Continue Reading →
Paul Urban I officially have chosen the song “Skinny” by Song House & Emily Russell via Spotify Skinny – Song House & Emmy Russell (live session) **Skinny – Emmy & Song House (Official Music Video) To provide some context,… Continue Reading →
On October 1st, 2001 Fugazi dropped their last project The Argument, before going on an indefinite Hiatus in 2003. During the recording of the project, the United States was going through political turmoil both in-house and throughout the Middle East…. Continue Reading →
For this first listen, the context of this song is huge. This song was released August 14th 2014, right after the tragic murder of Michael Brow in Missouri. Brown was an unarmed black man, who was gunned down by police… Continue Reading →
For my song, Cause I’m a Man by Tame Impala, there are many contextual elements that contribute to the issues it is critiquing. The song was released in 2015, and it landed on the album “Currents.” Tame Impala is comprised… Continue Reading →
“Salt” was released in 2014 on Bad Sun’s album “Language and Perspective”. While the fight for LGBTQ+ rights has been going for years, one movement for the community in 2014 was Obama signing a new Executive order to protect LGBT… Continue Reading →
For this assignment, I will be focusing on the song “The News” by Paramore. The song was released in December of 2022. During this time, there were many political and environmental-related events occurring at both the national and global scale…. Continue Reading →
The first song I chose is “m.A.A.d City” by Kendrick Lamar. It is a song that showcases the realities of his childhood, growing up in a low-income area where he experienced things such as gang violence, drug abuse, poverty, and… Continue Reading →
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