Political Science… Oingo Boingo – “War Again” (1994): Protest Song Analysis 7 May 2022 Intro Danny Elfman is my favorite musician ever. Between his work scoring some of my favorite movies and the treasure trove of Oingo Boingo albums he gifted us between 1981…
1990s Protest Music… Four Songs from the End of the Cold War 3 Jun 20213 Jun 2021 Introduction I was born during arguably one of the most tumultuous times for international politics. The year I was born, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ “Doomsday Clock” struck four…
1990s Protest Music Preliminary Data on Anti-War Protest Music 3 Sep 2020 As I've written about previously, I'm presently conducting research on the 1990s as a unique phenomenon in the protest music genre. Usually, when we think of protest songs, we think…
1990s Protest Music Defining the 1990s for Music Project 12 Aug 202012 Aug 2020 I was speaking with a friend of mine about the project on which I'm working about the 1990s as a decade of Revolutionary Music that failed to materialize revolutionary movements…
1990s Protest Music… The 1990s and the Ignored Political Revolution in Mainstream Music: A New Research Project 4 Aug 20204 Aug 2020 I’m taking on a new project, one that I’m capable of finishing relatively quickly. Mostly, however, it’s something I’m passionate about. That is, I’m starting a research project into the…
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