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Australia Rocks Against Howard

Contributed by ured. Posted by adam on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at 11:21 PM (EDT)

Linday McDougall of Frenzal Rhomb has put together the two disc Rock Against Howard compilation. The album rallies like-minded bands against Australian Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader John Howard. The record is out now on F'ckAll Records through Shock. All profits from it go to refugee and anti-Howard causes.

Bands on the compilation include Steve Towson, Frenzal Rhomb, H-Block 101, Unpaid Dept, The Resin Dogs, Something For Kate, Peabody, Bodyjar and more. More information and a full band listing can be found at RockAgainstHoward.com.

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

i'm sure thats a typo. i think punk rockers are supposed to only rock against "bush" you should go fix that. bad journalism Ted Leo sux oops. i dont think that. damn cut and paste - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com, conservative rocker

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

Jones, I had respect for you, but now that respect is gone. No it has nothing to do with your political beliefs. No, it has to do with the fact that you would put Ted Leo and sucks in the same sentance. Not only that you spelled sucks "sux"

Someone (July 17, 2004)

go look at the ted leo review...and i should get my respect back - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com i usually cut and pastew those last two lines. but before my post i had something else saved

Someone (July 17, 2004)

actually. look at the first post on that review too - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com - www.xanga.com/ctw160

8dollarclarinetsolo (July 18, 2004)

shut up

Someone (July 18, 2004)

you shut the fuck up bitch - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Jacobe (July 17, 2004)

register for an account and no one can claim to be you.

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

someone already registered one. but its not a big deal. the copying has died down a little. its not the "in" thing anymore. now its cool to pretend you are BSD - BSD er...i mean - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

cool to be BSD? sorry, hun, that's sooooo four months ago.

CrookedSuperhero (July 18, 2004)

More like 12

Someone (July 17, 2004)

They should have sent this howard guy on tour with the rescue - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com, dick eater

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Someone (July 17, 2004)

Fucker.

Someone (July 17, 2004)

what...dicks taste good - BSD

BSD (July 17, 2004)

I have the upperhand

Someone (July 17, 2004)

dont trust him. thats not the real BSD . i am. he just beat me to the registration i will continue as always - BSD

BSD (July 17, 2004)

I capitalize my, Jones. First lesson in the Book of BSD.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

you capitalize your Jones? see what the fuck is this guy talking about he is crazy and obviously not the real BSD. he is also obviously not as homosexual as i am - BSD

CrookedSuperhero (July 18, 2004)

I don't trust either of you, so this dosn't affect me. I will say that if your going to copy someone, do it right for god sake.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Dear Frenzal Rhomb, Please come to the U.S. soon. Sans Souci was fantastic and it would be great to experience the Rhomb live. Thank You, TahoeJeff

Someone (July 18, 2004)

give me some info on why john howard is bad? Im from canada and i dont know anything about australia's politics. Isnt the liberal party better than a conservative party? what is the deal, what are the choices?

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

sounds like you dont understand any politics if you just blindly think a liberal party is always better than a conservative one. - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

well dick face i do understand politics but when it comes to Australian politics i dont know shit and that is why i asked the questions of why the liberal party is bad and what the choices were in australia - farty mcgraw fartymcgrawineedattentionsoileavemyemailaddressinhopeof somefriendlycontact@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

haha...you still dont get it. it doesnt matter if it were australia, france, atlantis, or fucking mars...in your head, the liberal party is better than conservative party no matter what and it has nothing to do with the politician. you are probably the kinda guy that blindly votes for a liberal without learning what they stand for first wow. somehow i missed that he was in blatz. they were way cool. he is running for city council of berkely and he wrote the great song(or helped write at least) called, "Berkley is my Baby (and i want an abortion)" haha... thats hilarious - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

haha...woops. god damn cut and paster - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

k once again idiot..im wanna know WHY the liberal party in australia is better than the conservate party!...im not australian, i cant vote in the election, i know nothing about hte fucking election...i just wanna know why, im not bias on any of the canidates cause it doesnt really matter at all with me...all i am saying and have said is why are the liberals bad...in canada and the usa to me anyways personally would rather vote democratic and liberal than rebublican or conservative but if hes so bad then i am just asking why? punk bands and artist are usually liberal and if there is a movement for this liberal prime minister to be ousted then i wanna know why...i dont know who is stupider now..me for actually having to reply too this 3 times or you for just being an idiot and not understanding anything

Someone (July 18, 2004)

oya i forgot - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

i understand that you are the typical voter that thinks their "own " party can do no wrong and you probably vote liberal no matter what. - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

wrong wrong and wrong... if i was that type of voter why would i be asking why i should rock against howard? i wouldnt need to ask that question if i knew who i was voting for in advance cause i would be the sheep that you are suggesting i am and would already have my mind made up and need ask such a silly question.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

maybe you got scared cause you punk rock world and your political world were colliding. its ok to be scared lil baby

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Hey fuck you...when i know when i am 18 im gonna fucking vote and i will make a difference. I know if there is another president as good as GW Bush im gonna vote for him - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

its funny cause this reply doesnt even make sense right here. it would make sense if it was a reply to the guy above though. anyway, i'v been over 18 for years now. peace - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

You've been a stupid bitch for over 18 years now.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

and you call me stupid because why? please, you dont even know me. i am more intelligent now then you will ever hope to be - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

I highly doubt it. I double major in English and Political Science at a very expensive private university. You, on the other hand, look like junior college material to me.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

whatever i read al fraken book 3 times....I know my shit - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

that guy is a dumbass

Someone (July 18, 2004)

haha..."a very expensive private university" which one. like you are afraid to write it because someone will know its you jackass. also, majoring in english doesnt make you intelligent at all (not saying that there arent intelligent people majoring in english). but just writing that you major in english doesnt make you intelligent. great, you know when to use a semicolon better than i do. you are more familiar with enterpreting poetry by making shit up and you are less likely to make that spelling mistake i just made. still does not mean intelligence. Pollitical science and intelligence...oh give me a break, democrats are the ones always trying to say how stupid republican "politicians " are, so why should i think that major gives you any extra intelligence. is it cause your a liberal? so anyway, spouting that you go to some fictional expensve private college and study hemmingway and

show rest of commenthaha..."a very expensive private university" which one. like you are afraid to write it because someone will know its you jackass. also, majoring in english doesnt make you intelligent at all (not saying that there arent intelligent people majoring in english). but just writing that you major in english doesnt make you intelligent. great, you know when to use a semicolon better than i do. you are more familiar with enterpreting poetry by making shit up and you are less likely to make that spelling mistake i just made. still does not mean intelligence. Pollitical science and intelligence...oh give me a break, democrats are the ones always trying to say how stupid republican "politicians " are, so why should i think that major gives you any extra intelligence. is it cause your a liberal? so anyway, spouting that you go to some fictional expensve private college and study hemmingway and chomsky doesnt make you intelligent. geeze, you couldnt have made sound any more fake. i on the other hand study engineering at the number one public engineering school in the US as well as being the number one engineering school (public or private) in thwe west of the US. anyway, i will let you try and guess what that is, but believe me, it isnt a fictional private expensive school or whatever. i'll tell you if you want to know anyway, going to college doesnt make you intelligent necessarily, and spouting it off as the source of your intelligence doesnt help either. also, the fact that its a expensive private university leads me to believe that mommy and daddy let you sore through life on their money and you never had a challenge. they bought you into and through that school. now is the time for you to tell me that you got in on scholorships cause you were so poor and study so hard. peace - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

ps. its cal poly san luis biotch - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Loyola Marymount University. And no, I don't have any scholarships. My parents are rich. I do, however, work forty hours a week while maintaining a 3.83 grade point average. Engineering, huh? My father is an aerospace engineer...space ships, satellites, and things of that nature. It never really interested me.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

haha...really? did he work for rockwell? thats what i'm into. peace - jones the bones

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Norhtrop Grumman.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Northrop*

Someone (July 18, 2004)

think he can get me a job? just kidding - jones

Someone (August 15, 2004)

The Liberal Party are conservatives. They are called liberal because back in 1901 at the time of federation in australia they were for trade protection and shit. I think it was in the 1950s when they became the New Liberal Party. They are extremely conservative.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

You support George Bush for fuck sakes, your in no position to criticize anyone for their intelligence. If someone seriously still supports that guy after all the shit and lies and useless fucking wars on terriosm, than they are either mentally retarded to the point of shitting them selves or they VOTE BLINDLY FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY!!!! So I wouldn't be talking you little hypocritical conservative no brain god fearing sheep. close minded biggot anti-progressive planet destroying big buisness ass kissing self serving prick

Someone (July 18, 2004)

I LOVE BUSH! - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

if you believe everything you read that is posted as a reply on punknews.org and it makes you that pissed off, then you are the idiot . open your eyes - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Someone (July 18, 2004)

go to Johnhowardlies website at : www.johnhowardlies.com/

Someone (July 18, 2004)

haha. that site is a bunch of malarky. i mean, i'm not commenting on whether or not it is true, but alot of that stuff arent really lies.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

from the site : "This website catalogues the lies, distortions, untruths and misrepresentations that are being peddled to us"

Someone (July 18, 2004)

and your reason for posting this? alot of that is rediculous

Someone (July 18, 2004)

"alot of that stuff arent really lies." replied with: "This website catalogues the lies, distortions, untruths and misrepresentations that are being peddled to us" makes sense. ridiculous? not as ridiculous as those eyebrows on little johnny!!

Someone (July 18, 2004)

no it doesnt make sense . first someone reads it and says that alot of those werent lies at all or barely lies or whatever the fuck he said, then someone posts a quote saying that they are in fact lies, but the quote was taken directly from the fucking website. thats like me calling you a liar, then someone else telling me, "no, i heard from that guys own mouth that he says he never lies" - jones the bones - stevejones8770@yahoo.com

Shindo (adam) (July 18, 2004)

From the Rock Against Howard website: "These bands, rock bands, hip hop, dance, are all united in the need for a new government in Australia. The current government has been responsible for so many attacks on basic human rights: the rights of workers, the rights of Aborigines, the rights of children, the rights of refugees, women’s rights, the right to healthcare, the right to marry whoever we bloody want to marry! All these rights and more have been threatened or completely taken away by the Liberal government, under that little ball of hate with eyebrows, Johnny Howard." from the Wikipedia: "The Liberal Party of Australia was founded on 31 August 1945, after Robert Menzies called a conference in 1944 of conservative parties and other groups opposed to the ruling Australian Labor Party. The Liberal Party absorbed several former conservative parties, principally the United Australia Pa

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

I swear, the second Bush loses this upcoming election, the entire "punk" community will hate Kerry. and when someone follows Kerry, you will all hate that guy (because we know it wont be a woman, society wont alllow it). Just make sure you hate Kerry for a good reason. It is beginning to feel like if it's the establishment, you must hate it, regardless. I can understand why people are PO'ed with bush, but it kinda feels like there is no way to appease any of you super-street-anarcho-oi-oi-oi-FATMIIKEFOREVER-punks. maybe i'm just tired.

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

I think most of us hate Kerry already... ... we just don't hate him as much as we hate Bush.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

My sentiments.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

i see.

CrankWillDestroy (July 19, 2004)

very true.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

I won't hate Kerry if he wins that's for sure. Maybe the 13 year old kids will. Traditionally punk has always been for the Democratic party even though they don't say it. Because in todays society a third party can't win. You will never see a Rock Against Kerry cd that's for sure. Just like you never heard the punk scene openly bashing Clinton. Because at the end of the day you realize that any Democrat is better than a Republican.

Someone (July 19, 2004)

nah i dont rekon

theTruman (July 18, 2004)

No 28 Days? That is WACK!

Someone (July 18, 2004)

Kids, the liberal and conservative labels you're pinning on this man are American labels. They don't mean the same thing everywhere. -p@!

Borntolose (July 18, 2004)

Now we can all stop hearing self righteous Auzziez mocking the Rock Against Bush ideas......even though the Rock Against Bush shit is fucking lame, now the Kangaroo fuckers are just as lame. Instead of all profits going to refugees, why not send the money to the opressed Aboriginal people or the gays that get killed in Tazmania?

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Someone (July 18, 2004)

its spelled taSmania you fucking dickhead. if your gonna pay us aussies out at least learn how to fucking spell.

Borntolose (July 18, 2004)

Notice the absurd usage of all Z'z in place of S's. You're. Not your. Isn't that the absolute worst thing when you contradict your own attempted correction?

Someone (July 19, 2004)

when the fuck did gays get killed in tasmania??

Someone (July 18, 2004)

the "liberal" party is conservative. the "labour" party are the more "liberal" party. just wanted to clear that up. if your australian vote LATHAM for fucks sake.

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Someone (August 15, 2004)

Dont kid yourself that their is a major difference. Vote for a third party.

Someone (July 18, 2004)

i think the moral of the story is... no one cares about australia except the people who live there, which is why australians have a huge inferority complex.

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Someone (July 20, 2004)

fuck off. im from australia, and i wont be fucking told what to do.... im originally from scotland and then spain, maybe you should think before throwing your american nazi overthrowing bullshit on us. Go generalise someone else, and maybe even back it with facts. Thanks.

Someone (July 21, 2004)

I'd take australia's self interest over the US non-interest. the majority of the US population don't even care enough about there own country to vote and make a difference. and i hope that if kerry does win that he is held to account to, and every polly after him or her until peoples needs are met.

Someone (May 9, 2005)

Nice to see someone being constructive you fucking wanker. Aren't we allowed to have opinions because we're not from the US or whatever the fuck country you are from. That's like saying Germans, or French, or Mexicans don't count because they're also not from the US. The reason everyone cares what's happening in an overreaching country, such as the US, is that there's a good possibility that we will end up being invaded by them. Grow a brain you fucking moron cunt!

Someone (July 18, 2004)

April fools!

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