Features Music News Do shit leaders inspire good songs? by Happy Music has a long history of being an artform utilised in activism. Protest songs have been sung upon the strumming of a chord ever since the guitar was born and…
Music From Anna Dot to Stella Donnelly, here are 5 songs about consent that struck the right chord by Happy When the world is burning, it’s easy to use music as escapism from an uncomfortable reality. We’re here to share the opposite: songs like Anna Dot’s and Stella Donnelly that…
News Five famous Bed-Ins starting with John and Yoko by Tammy Moir Kickstarted by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969 as a response to the Vietnam war, the Bed-In was intended as a tool to promote peace. The Bed-Ins for Peace…
Music News Politics World Dee Snider “absolutely approves” of Ukraine using Twisted Sister song as a battle cry by Chloe Maddren Former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider said he approves of Ukrainians using We’re Not Gonna Take It while resisting the Russian invasion. Videos of Ukrainians showed many had adopted the…
News Nick Cave reveals why he doesn’t write political songs by Caitlin Hely In the midst of protests and discussions surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement, news of this nature has led to a spike in the charts of protest songs both old and…
Music Baro is angry and rightly so. His new track with Remi is a stark statement on US gun violence by Maddy Brown In light of the recent tragedies regarding police brutality in the US against black people, Baro has rushed to finish this fiery joint. He is fast-tracking the song in order…
Features Have The Smith Street Band Penned a Relevant Protest Song? by Shayen de Silva “I wish I could live in peace. I wish I could find some somewhere”. Amongst distorted bass notes echoes this desperate plea for refugees in the closing moments of The Smith…
