In an interview with Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation, she highlighted the responsibility of bands to make their voices ...

So, I got a strong range of picks from some truly incredible musicians. Here is the thing, sadly, great protest songs never go out of style. Unfortunately, Bob Dylan’s “Masters of War ...

Protest songs are of their nature tied to immediate context — be it a war, economic conditions, an unpopular government, or what have you. But pop music is, after all, itself largely ephemeral.

But where are today's protest songs? Jamie MacColl is the guitarist in Bombay Bicycle Club. Their music might not scream 'fervent political activism' but Jamie comes from a family deeply ingrained ...

Protest music is nothing new... the civil rights movement, Vietnam War and gay rights activism led to songs which showed solidarity or expressed the anger and pain of the artists involved.