Tracking The Times: A Century of Protest Music - PART 3 - Chapter 12

by Boston-based journalist and author Susie Davidson

Cover Art by Paul Simonon of The Clash

Liner Notes by

Country Joe McDonald (Country Joe & The Fish [RIP])

Gerald Casale (Devo)

Nona Hendryx (Labelle)

Penelope Houston (The Avengers)

"Tracking The Times" is a history and culture book as well as a study of protest music.

This Volume contains:

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'60s-'80s: Punk! Political Proto-Punk: MC5, The Fugs, David Peel, Patti Smith/The Time For Punk: Ramones/Anarchy Across The Pond: Sex Pistols, Clash, Rock Against Racism/First Wave Of UK Punk: "Oh Bondage, Up Yours!"/Oi/From New York To California: The Avengers, T.S.O.L., X, Dead Kennedys/Cleveland, Akron and Kent: Dead Boys, Rocket From The Tombs, Pere Ubu/Kent State ? and Devo/Manchester's Factory Records: A Musician Collective/Joy Division/Stand Down Margaret/The Second Wave Of Ska: 2-Tone/Blair Peach

Political Proto-Punk • MC5 Kicked Out The Jams • The Fugs: Musical Mayhem That Took On The Times • David Peel & The Lower East Side Band • Patti Smith: "People Have The Power" • The Time For Punk • Hey, Ho! Let's Go!: The Ramones • Anarchy Across The Pond • Here's The Sex Pistols • The Clash: "London Calling" • Paul Simonon: Artist and Incognito Activist • Rock Against Racism • Love Music Hate Racism • The Tom Robinson Band: "Up Against The Wall" • Billy Bragg Was At RAR, and Went On To Set The Standard • Red Wedge • Stiff Little Fingers: Building An "Alternative Ulster" • U2: Pushing The Platform • "Pride" • They Came Out Of Punk • The Damned: "Smash It Up" • The Jam: "Going Underground" • From The Jam and The Style Council • Attila The Stockbroker: Smashing Fascists Through Poetry • First-Wave British Protest Punk • Oi! and (Unfortunate) Nazi Punks • X-Ray Spex Featuring Poly Styrene • Au Pairs • The Slits • Crass: Anarcho DIY • Chumbawamba • Conflict • Subhumans: "Subvert City" • Sham 69: "Hersham Boys" • The Ruts: "Babylon's Burning" • Angelic Upstarts • UK Subs • Discharge: The Roots Of Thrash Metal • Meanwhile, Back In The States: California Punk • The Avengers • T.S.O.L. • X • Dead Kennedys: Nazi Punks Again: F*ck Off • Cleveland, Akron and Kent: Dead Boys, Rocket From The Tombs, Pere Ubu • Kent State ? and Devo • Manchester's Factory Records: A Musician Collective and Post-Punk Hub/Joy Division • Taking On A Troubled UK: The Second Wave Of Ska • Paving The Way For 2-Tone • Steel Pulse: "Ku Klux Klan" • The Specials • "Free Nelson Mandela" • Later Recordings and Sad Passings • The (English) Beat: "Stand Down Margaret" • UB40 • "One In Ten" • Kavanaugh? • The Selecter • Madness • Unwelcome Fans • Taking On Boris Johnson • Linton Kwesi Johnson: Poetic Protest/Blair Peach Police Killing