Archive - Scobiphonic

Original Song #25 - A Child Of Palestine

I've got one more day to survive

Aug 22 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

5:00

Masters of War: An Unflinching Indictment of the MIC

Bob Dylan's 1963 prophecy echoes the atrocities occurring in today's war zones

Aug 11 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

July 2025

Uncloudy Day: A Gospel Vision of Hope Beyond Earthly Struggles

The Staple Singers spiritual rendition of a traditional church hymn

Jul 30 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

When Music Becomes Resistance: The Enduring Power of 'The Partisan'

Leonard Cohen resurrects a protest song from the past with relevance for the present.

Jul 21 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

The Sound of Solidarity: Irish Hip-Hop, British Punk, and the Global Fight for Palestine

Narrative control gets redefined as artists speak up for Palestine

Jul 11 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

June 2025

The Devil Wore a Lab Coat: Country Confronts the Opioid Crisis

Mary Kutter's powerful song about Big Pharma targeting the working poor of Kentucky coal country

Jun 30 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

The Ballad of Penny Evans: War Widow, Age 21

Steve Goodman's haunting reminder of young patriots decimated by old patriarchs and generals

Jun 12 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

Ain't Going to Vietnam: A Dirty Mean War and Nobody Gives a Damn

Leon Thomas turns free jazz into a protest song artform

Jun 2 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

May 2025

April 2025

Original Song #23 - Workers Strike Back

Time to fight the oligarchy and build a new mass party

Apr 18 •

Rick 'Scobi' Gregory

3:33

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