NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == Daddy Francky Reggae Show - Jamaican music from the golden era, 60s-70s-80shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-s6hdKFL0 #arts #art #music #protestmusic #reggae #DaddyFrancky #consciousreggae #rootsandculture #classicreggae #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116355296208227506

#news #arts #left #commentary

NOW PLAYING == Daddy Francky Reggae Show - Jamaican music from the golden era, 60s-70s-80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0-s6hdKFL0

#arts #art #music #protestmusic #reggae #DaddyFrancky #consciousreggae #rootsandculture #classicreggae #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == The Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK1Ok3xSYyI #arts #art #music #protestmusic #left #liberal #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116352050432613271

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community #progressive #green #kyndmix #vsn

NOW PLAYING == The Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK1Ok3xSYyI

#arts #art #music #protestmusic #left #liberal #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

#ProtestMusic

"Songs for Good: The Sudden Resurgence of the Protest Song

Beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) musicians slowly began making their rage and frustration known. Below is a loose timeline of the recorded protest music thus far in Trump’s final(?) term.
A common refrain during the first Trump presidency was 'With so many people upset, where are the protest songs?'

By no means did musicians remain totally silent, there were a handful of scathing and biting songs like 'Tiny Hands' by Fiona Apple, 'Million Dollar Loan' by Death Cab for Cutie, and the incendiary 'Nobody Speak' by DJ Shadow and Run the Jewels, but nowhere near the creative outpouring of previous generations.

The Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam movements in the late ’50s and ’60s spawned dozens of classic protest anthems, some as pleading as Marvin Gaye‘s 'What’s Goin’ On' and few as eviscerating as 'Mississippi Goddam' by Nina Simone. Even the sneering punks of the anti-Thatcher/Reagan ’80s gave us underground anthems from D.R.I., Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, Billy Bragg, and the obligatory Sex Pistols, not to mention slightly more refined Cold War statements from U2, Sting, Nena, and Bruce Springsteen (even if the majority of the people didn’t fully understand that one).

Something began stirring in Trump’s second term, however. Beginning in the middle of 2025, politically-minded (or just fed up) musicians slowly began making their rage and frustration known. Much like Kent State served as a flashpoint for activism in 1970 (famously captured in CSNY‘s 'Ohio'), the brutal and horrific escalations of I.C.E. in Minneapolis in early 2026 acted as fuel to the fire for this emotion and we started to see a real outpouring of pointed, accusatory, and just plain angry music from some of the sharpest pens. Below is a loose timeline of the recorded protest music thus far in Trump’s final(?) term."

https://www.amherstindy.org/2026/04/03/songs-for-good-the-sudden-resurgence-of-the-protest-song/

10 new albums for a world at war

Do you think there’s no good protest music these days? So did I, until I started looking for it. Every month, I listen to it all, then select the best that relates to that month’s political news. Here’s the round-up for March 2026.

https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1450/culture/10-new-albums-world-war

#protestMusic

NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

NOW PLAYING == Bette Midler - All You Fascists Bound to Lose (2026 Rewrite)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VXwncNvTo #NoKings #elections #arts #art #music #protestmusic #left #liberal #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

https://mastodon.social/@VerdantSquareRadio/116306719231218802

#news #arts #left #commentary #radio #publicradio #community #progressive #green

NOW PLAYING == Bette Midler - All You Fascists Bound to Lose (2026 Rewrite)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5VXwncNvTo

#NoKings #elections #arts #art #music #protestmusic #left #liberal #gratefuldreadsets #kyndmix #dissent #GetUpStandUp #resist #vsn #radio #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia