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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Propaghandi is a big one for me since they're from my city, but also Dead Kennedys, NoFX, Stray From the Path, Jeff Rosenstock

Edit:

I have more 😈:

  • John K. Samson/The Weakerthans
  • Nick Shoulders
  • Jesse Welles
  • The Narcissist Cookbook
  • Jason Isbell
  • John Prine
  • Woody Guthrie
  • The Coup
  • Larry and his Flask
  • Jordan Smart
  • Phil Ochs
  • Watchhouse
  • Warren Zevon
  • Elvis Costello
  • The Orphans
  • Mischief Brew
  • The Tillers
  • Country Joe McDonald
  • Barbara Dane
  • They Might be Giants
  • David Rovics

Sorry, music and finding it is a special interest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Don't be sorry ✊

[–] ZoopZeZoop 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Of that list, I know TMBG. Always a fav of mine, and I appreciate their attempts to educate and promote science. The sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I love the fact that the song you quoted is a kind of retraction of another, less scientifically accurate song of theirs.

The sun is a mass of incandescent gas...

[–] ZoopZeZoop 2 points 3 days ago

It is, but they adopted it. It was originally written by Hy Zaret. They give him credit, of course, but it became theirs to steward.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

They've definitely been one of my faves as well since I was a kid and found them while watching Malcom in the Middle

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Okay commenting again to tell you I just looked this up and was reading the info for the artist and learned the term "filk" (science fiction folk) so I'm soooo in.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Thanks so much! I'm building a playlist so I'm always happy to take suggestions :)