you won't find these stars sitting on the sofa: Rock Against Bush

[donsu]

http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=810


Singers and musicians as diverse as Rickie Lee Jones and P. Diddy are speaking out against George W. Bush and encouraging young people to go out and vote. If successful, these rockers will inspire a record number of young voters to cast their ballots this November, which could make all the difference in the outcome of the presidential race because young people do not usually turn out in force on Election Day.

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Patti Smith spoke recently with USA Today about her new album, Trampin’, featuring a song called “Radio Baghdad.” She said, “I'm proud of the record and excited about it. But the thing my band and I are really going to be focused on is encouraging people to get out there, register and vote…. I've been speaking and marching against the Bush administration ever since his tenure began. The present administration has confused the American people by linking nationalism to patriotism. To me, a patriot is someone who constantly asks questions of his government and demands answers. Thomas Jefferson counseled us to be vigilant in watching our government and to overturn it if it wasn't representing us properly."

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On April 20th of this year, Fat Wreck Chords (get the pun?) released a CD compilation called Rock Against Bush Vol. 1 containing songs by 26 bands, including Sum 41, The Offspring, New Found Glory, and Jello Biafra with D.O.A. Rock Against Bush Vol. 2 will be released on August 10th, and will feature music by more mainstream artists, such as Green Day, No Doubt, Rancid, and Foo Fighters. Proceeds from the CDs will help pay for the cost of this summer’s Punk Voter Tour, where rockers are slamming Bush as well as each other in the mosh pits. Other rockers are spreading the word in concert as well. On the current Warped Tour, NOFX and Bad Religion spoke out against Bush and encouraged voting, while fans cheered.

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For more information on voting rockers, go to Punk Voter.com. As Neil Young says, “Keep on rockin’ in the free world.”
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[realisticphish]

1. I am bonking my head right now

WHY, o why, did Rage Against The Machine break up???? right before the 2000 theft, too...


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