Who Says There Are No New Protest Songs?

If critics are having trouble finding musical protests against the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it’s probably because they’re looking in the wrong corner of the music industry. Once the province of folkies with acoustic guitars, political outrage has become the province of rock music, and artists from the Beastie Boys to Sheryl Crow are issuing quick hits against the military action. A web site even offers the chance to download protest songs by major artists free of charge.