Protest Songs

Protest and individuality has always been a part of music, and these protest songs, some well known, some lesser so, are also great pieces of art in their own right.

Featured Artists in this selection

  1. Ralph McTell
    Streets of London
  2. The Cranberries
    Zombie
  3. Le Tigre
    New Kicks
  4. Yo La Tengo
    Nuclear War
  5. Nina Hagen
    Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen
  6. The Sex Pistols
    God Save The Queen
  7. Future of the Left
    Failed Olympic Bid
  8. Pussy Riot
    Punk Prayer
  9. Miss Meow Meow
    Bertold Brecht's Misere
  10. Jona Lewie
    Stop the cavalry
  11. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
    Two Tribes
  12. Amanda Palmer
    The world turned upside down
  13. The Healthy Junkies
    Resistance

And if you think these videos are great, imagine how much better it is to actually be at a gig, the visceral music, the atmosphere, the sheer fun of it all. Support your local indie venues, and enjoy great music.

Oxford Scene Selections

Random Selection
A random selection of artists and bands featured in this guide to the Oxford music scene.

Lighter Acoustic
A channel of the acoustic, folk, and roots bands.

Rock and Pop
A channel of the the indie alternative rock and pop scene, prog rock and Americana.

Spirit of Punk
A channel which picks out the punk-edge bands in all their flavours, whether that's new wave, post-punk, punk cabaret, or even punk-hippy.

The Heavy Section
A channel for the heavyweight rock bands, the metalcore, stoners and thrash.

Inspiring World Videos

Cover Stories
Some great covers of records by other artists. Maybe you haven't heard of the band doing the cover. Maybe you haven't heard of the original either. Doesn't matter, they are still great videos.

Crowd-sourced performances
Flash mobs, karioke verite, or a choreographed performance. If people don't go to the gigs, take the gigs to the people... but before you try busking in Oxford, please remember the council has a no-fun policy.

Things that go bump in the night
If you have a passion for zombies, ghosts and ghouls, check out these world music videos. They are humorous, they are dark, they are brilliant.

A taste of Japan
Some of the great music from Japan which you'll most likely never hear of anywhere else, and sometimes quite unlike things you've seen anywhere else.

Protest Songs
Protest and individuality has always been a part of music, and these protest songs, some well known, some lesser so, are also great pieces of art in their own right.