A blog that looks at the intersection between social activism and music
Where melody and protest sing in one voice
Established in September 2021 by Craig Strachan, this blog stems from his desire to hear music that reflects the world around us.
Not the love songs or the club anthems, but the sounds of the political and social issues that are ever present today.
Latest Posts
A review of the eco-friendly measures going into Greenman Festival 2022
It’s the biggest question facing many touring industries now that restrictions from the pandemic have been lifted. How can live music be more environmentally friendly? Environmentalism isn’t a stranger to music. After all, Glastonbury’s main sponsor is Greenpeace and has been for several years now. Historically, the hippie movement of the 60s was heavily influenced…
OPINION: Zelensky’s address to the Grammy’s was surreal but needed
A wartime president addresses a room full of glitzed up artists and musicians ready for another arbitrary awards show to plea with them to care about men women and children dying overseas at the hands of fascists. What fresh hell is this? It staggers beyond belief that this is real. It seems everything, down to…
10 songs that give the middle finger to the patriarchy
A list of 10 of the best feminist anthems
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