David Rovics
@davidrovics.bsky.social
Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), libertarian socialist, dad, lover of life. Lots more about me at davidrovics.com. I also write songs as part of Ai Tsuno, which you can look up on all the streaming platforms.
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YouTube, aka the Biggest Platform on Earth, Has Deleted All My Albums
It seems abundantly obvious to me that everyone who believes in free expression, whatever side of various political equations they may be on, should be
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What can we do when the world's biggest platform decides an artist should be disappeared? People keep asking me. I don't know, I'm just the canary in this coal mine. I ask you, in the name of freedom of thought on planet Earth: what's next?
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PDX: here's where I'll be this evening, along with several children! Come join us!
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
PDX: here's where I'll be this evening, along with several children! Come join us!
I had a conversation with Scott Harris on Counterpoint Radio earlier this week. The first half is about news of all my albums being deleted from YouTube Music, and the second half is about the double-edged sword of AI and AI music.
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Talking YouTube Blacklists and AI Music on Counterpoint Radio | David Rovics
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December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I had a conversation with Scott Harris on Counterpoint Radio earlier this week. The first half is about news of all my albums being deleted from YouTube Music, and the second half is about the double-edged sword of AI and AI music.
www.patreon.com/posts/talkin...
www.patreon.com/posts/talkin...
I really enjoyed this discussion with Chris Garlock for the Labor Heritage Power Hour podcast. Mostly we talked about the pros and cons of making music with an AI band. If you're curious about that phenomenon, this is a good introduction to it.
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Talking AI Music with me and Chris on the Labor Heritage Power Hour
A darn good interview.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I really enjoyed this discussion with Chris Garlock for the Labor Heritage Power Hour podcast. Mostly we talked about the pros and cons of making music with an AI band. If you're curious about that phenomenon, this is a good introduction to it.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/talking-ai...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/talking-ai...
What can we do when the world's biggest platform decides an artist should be disappeared? People keep asking me. I don't know, I'm just the canary in this coal mine. I ask you, in the name of freedom of thought on planet Earth: what's next?
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/y...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/y...
YouTube, aka the Biggest Platform on Earth, Has Deleted All My Albums
It seems abundantly obvious to me that everyone who believes in free expression, whatever side of various political equations they may be on, should be
www.counterpunch.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What can we do when the world's biggest platform decides an artist should be disappeared? People keep asking me. I don't know, I'm just the canary in this coal mine. I ask you, in the name of freedom of thought on planet Earth: what's next?
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/y...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/12/05/y...
Most of this interview consists of Chris Garlock & I diving into the weeds of AI music generation and the future of humanity. It was a great interview to begin with, but then the way the songs were edited in for the final version makes it even better.
www.patreon.com/posts/talkin...
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Talking AI Music with me and Chris on the Labor Heritage Power Hour | David Rovics
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December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Most of this interview consists of Chris Garlock & I diving into the weeds of AI music generation and the future of humanity. It was a great interview to begin with, but then the way the songs were edited in for the final version makes it even better.
www.patreon.com/posts/talkin...
www.patreon.com/posts/talkin...
It's the time of year when Spotify tells their users about what they've been listening to, and tells the artists a bit about who's been listening to them. Look at this and then consider the impact of the other streaming platform, YouTube Music, deleting all my albums last week.
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's the time of year when Spotify tells their users about what they've been listening to, and tells the artists a bit about who's been listening to them. Look at this and then consider the impact of the other streaming platform, YouTube Music, deleting all my albums last week.
Ai Tsuno's latest album, CLASS WAR ZONE, has some serious ruling class ass-kicking potential, if anyone ever listens to it. It's on all the music streaming platforms as of today...
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ai Tsuno's latest album, CLASS WAR ZONE, has some serious ruling class ass-kicking potential, if anyone ever listens to it. It's on all the music streaming platforms as of today...
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of David's journey down the corporate Memory Hole.
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YouTube, aka The Biggest Platform on Earth, Has Deleted All My Albums
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of David's journey down the corporate Memory Hole.
davidrovics.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of David's journey down the corporate Memory Hole.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/youtube-ak...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/youtube-ak...
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of David's journey down the corporate Memory Hole.
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YouTube, aka The Biggest Platform on Earth, Has Deleted All My Albums | David Rovics
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December 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of David's journey down the corporate Memory Hole.
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If you want to ask YouTube Music why they removed all my albums, you can do it with one click.
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Why is Google censoring David Rovics? - YouTube Music Community
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December 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you want to ask YouTube Music why they removed all my albums, you can do it with one click.
support.google.com/youtubemusic...
support.google.com/youtubemusic...
The Oxford English Dictionary announced yesterday that their word or phrase of the year for 2025 is "rage bait." Here's a song about it from Ai Tsuno.
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"Rage Bait" | David Rovics
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December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Oxford English Dictionary announced yesterday that their word or phrase of the year for 2025 is "rage bait." Here's a song about it from Ai Tsuno.
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"If We All Sing Together"
If we have any chance of digging out of this hole and making the planet Earth great again, it will require music, among other things.
If we have any chance of digging out of this hole and making the planet Earth great again, it will require music, among other things.
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
"If We All Sing Together"
If we have any chance of digging out of this hole and making the planet Earth great again, it will require music, among other things.
If we have any chance of digging out of this hole and making the planet Earth great again, it will require music, among other things.
It's a sunny day in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening today at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it. It's at the top of this playlist...
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Gaza Vigil Jingle and Playlist
It's sunny for the rest of the weekend in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening Sunday at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it. It's at the top of this playlist...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It's a sunny day in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening today at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it. It's at the top of this playlist...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/gaza-vigil...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/gaza-vigil...
It's a sunny forecast for the rest of the weekend in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening Sunday at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It's a sunny forecast for the rest of the weekend in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening Sunday at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it.
It's a sunny forecast for the rest of the weekend in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening Sunday at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it.
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Just a Vigil to Bear Witness
A vigil jingle.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
It's a sunny forecast for the rest of the weekend in Portland, Oregon. Our weekly neighborhood vigil for Gaza is happening Sunday at noon, and I wrote a jingle for it.
soundcloud.com/davidrovics/...
soundcloud.com/davidrovics/...
When YouTube Music deleted all of my albums from their platform the other day because my very existence violates their terms of service, Ai Tsuno wrote a fairly blistering song about 1984/2025.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/they-delet...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/they-delet...
"They Deleted David Rovics"
When YouTube Music deleted all of my albums from their platform the other day because my very existence violates their terms of service, Ai Tsuno wrote a fairly blistering song about 1984/2025.
davidrovics.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When YouTube Music deleted all of my albums from their platform the other day because my very existence violates their terms of service, Ai Tsuno wrote a fairly blistering song about 1984/2025.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/they-delet...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/they-delet...
About once an hour a child in Gaza is killed or maimed from playing with shiny orange pieces of unexploded ordinance that are scattered everywhere.
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"Little Orange Toys"
About once an hour a child in Gaza is killed or maimed from playing with shiny orange pieces of unexploded ordinance that are scattered everywhere.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
About once an hour a child in Gaza is killed or maimed from playing with shiny orange pieces of unexploded ordinance that are scattered everywhere.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/little-ora...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/little-ora...
Mat Ward has given us another excellent column presenting us with 10 new albums to consider for this month, including 2 from Ai Tsuno.
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1144/cu...
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1144/cu...
10 new protest albums for the age of AI
Mat Ward looks back at November's political news and the best new music that related to it.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Mat Ward has given us another excellent column presenting us with 10 new albums to consider for this month, including 2 from Ai Tsuno.
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1144/cu...
www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1144/cu...
When YouTube Music deleted all of my albums from their platform the other day because my very existence apparently violates their terms of service, Ai Tsuno wrote a fairly blistering song about 1984/2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/they-d...
www.patreon.com/posts/they-d...
"They Deleted David Rovics" | David Rovics
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November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
When YouTube Music deleted all of my albums from their platform the other day because my very existence apparently violates their terms of service, Ai Tsuno wrote a fairly blistering song about 1984/2025.
www.patreon.com/posts/they-d...
www.patreon.com/posts/they-d...
To read more about my thoughts on the Kennedy assassinations -- of which there appear to have been at least three -- look up Sam Husseini on Substack.
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"Who Killed the Kennedys"
To read more about my thoughts on the Kennedy assassinations -- of which there appear to have been at least three -- look up Sam Husseini on Substack.
davidrovics.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
To read more about my thoughts on the Kennedy assassinations -- of which there appear to have been at least three -- look up Sam Husseini on Substack.
davidrovics.substack.com/p/who-killed...
davidrovics.substack.com/p/who-killed...
Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, is on all the usual streaming platforms as of today. There's never been a better album to share and discuss over Thanksgiving dinner. Have a nice holiday!
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ai Tsuno's album, Gaza Riviera, is on all the usual streaming platforms as of today. There's never been a better album to share and discuss over Thanksgiving dinner. Have a nice holiday!
3 gigs in Texas coming right up! Austin at the Vortex on December 11, Dallas at Pan-African Connection Books on December 12, followed by Torry and Erica's place on December 13 in Houston!
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November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
3 gigs in Texas coming right up! Austin at the Vortex on December 11, Dallas at Pan-African Connection Books on December 12, followed by Torry and Erica's place on December 13 in Houston!
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There's a new book out featuring the collected writings of the IWW poet and pundit from the 1920's (mainly), a brilliant and very funny Finn named T-Bone Slim. My review of the book appears in the current issue of the Fifth Estate.
www.fifthestate.org/archive/417-...
www.fifthestate.org/archive/417-...
Let's Sing Like the Wobblies! - Issue 417, Winter 2025 - Fifth Estate Magazine
Fifth Estate Magazine, radical publishing since 1965
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November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There's a new book out featuring the collected writings of the IWW poet and pundit from the 1920's (mainly), a brilliant and very funny Finn named T-Bone Slim. My review of the book appears in the current issue of the Fifth Estate.
www.fifthestate.org/archive/417-...
www.fifthestate.org/archive/417-...
Really looking forward to catching Robert Sarazin Blake's show in Portland on December 4th at TC O'Leary's. Meet me there!
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Really looking forward to catching Robert Sarazin Blake's show in Portland on December 4th at TC O'Leary's. Meet me there!
Try this, please: go to YouTube Music's website, search for my name, then click "Albums." You'll find a great album I made with hip-hop legend, Mic Crenshaw. I recommend you listen to it, before the last album of mine that is up on YouTube is removed, as the rest have been.
November 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Try this, please: go to YouTube Music's website, search for my name, then click "Albums." You'll find a great album I made with hip-hop legend, Mic Crenshaw. I recommend you listen to it, before the last album of mine that is up on YouTube is removed, as the rest have been.