Where is the music?
this is way too vague. you thinking of popular music in this context? if you’re wondering where the hippy woodstock era nonse of “everyone” was into this generation defining music. that generation remembers what it likes to remember. Punk from the regan era is still relevent today and 90’s era bands have been rejoing the current generations bands on tour, who definitely have not been quiet. hiphop and folk, even country acts are making the music, it’s just not whats on the radio or even trying to fill mega stadiums. protest music is not what the hippy generation is trying to sell us. if you’re asking why the “protest music generation” isn’t trying to push protest music now that they’re the group in power. i would enjoy hearing their answer.
Outrage/protest isn’t really evident in pop music, but it’s still there in scenes like punk and hardcore. Off the top of my head, Body Farm are a great contemporary punk band that call out (neo)conservatism and fascism.
Edit: check out their track Revolution With Friends
Generational outrage music in general kind of seems out of vogue now, likely by design. Can’t let these college kids get all worked up about real world problems, better if they get distracted and sedated by whatever the hell it is we’re calling music now.
Clearly never heard of Run The Jewels
Also Nobody Speak is RTJ too, but produced by DJ Shadow.
Modest Mouse and LCD Sound System too. And a few other indie/electro/rap bands that came out of retirement after 2016.
It’s the billionaire pop artists who aren’t protesting, because they don’t want to risk losing 40% of their Spotify revenue.
Even in the 60s it was Neil Young and only a few others responsible for most of the protests songs. Then there were the Guthrey songs, but they all predated the 60s, and just became relevant at the time. And as a bonus, they (and all the previous protest songs) are relevant now too!
