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| Search PoliticsAdd to Google Toolbar | Add to Firefox | Add to My AOL Search Results:Chicago promoter bill shelved, for now – May 14, 2008The Chicago promoter law that would have made DIY shows very difficult has been shelved. The bill, discussed last week was designed to rid the city of shady promoters but the strict rules would have had the side effect of making costs…Against Me! produce "Rock the Vote!" PSA – April 15, 2008 Against Me! have put together a special video of their track "Stop!" to participate in the long-running Rock The Vote! campaign. Along with the song, the PSA features some images of the various controversies and issues that are at play…Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence overturned, new sentencing granted – March 27, 2008 Former Black Panther…Bright Eyes, Jim Ward, M.Ward plan Obama rally – February 07, 2008 A rally for Barack Obama has been planned to take place in Omaha, NE featuring Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Jim Ward (Sparta, At the Drive In), and…Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech – January 21, 2008 For Americans, today is Martin Luther King Day, a celebration of the life and accomplishments of one of the most important figures in the past hundred years. In light of this, we're hoping you'll take the time to watch Dr.King's famous I Have a Dream…Pete Wentz to host Barack Obama fundraiser – January 16, 2008 Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy has announced that he will be hosting an Obama fundraiser next Tuesday in Chicago. The announcement came in the form a press release today wherein Wentz added: I have been an Obama supporter from…The Exit, Feist, Bloc Party on new Environmental Benefit album – January 12, 2008 Of Montreal, Bloc Party, Feist, Muse and a number of other bands have signed on to The Green Owl Comp: A Benefit for the Energy Action Coalition a…Obama wins Iowa caucus – January 04, 2008 Barack Obama has won the Iowa primary. Half of voters chose Mr. Obama, a first-term African-American senator from Illinois beating the frontrunner Hillary Clinton by a significant margin. Of particular note was the makeup of voters: 22% were under age 29, five percentage…Ron Paul and Angels & Airwaves – December 29, 2007 Popular grassroots candidate Ron Paul was recently the subject of a montage assembled by his supporters. The video attempts to show some of his positions and comes accompanied by Angels and…Labels demand apology from Rolling Stone over Camel "feature" – December 14, 2007 In a follow up to our original story, a number of prominent indie labels have sent a sternly worded open letter to Rolling Stone to both condemn the magazine for their thinly veiled cigarette promotion which also happened to include a number of…Writer blames Conor Oberst for Omaha shootings – December 10, 2007 Conor Oberst may be many things: the heart of the Saddle Creek label; the inspiration for a million depressed YouTube videos; or the "crown prince of emo"; but a Radar Magazine writer now claims that Oberst's depressing lyrics…The Marlboro Man is Dead: Controversy over recent "Indie Rock Universe" feature – December 06, 2007 The recent "Indie Rock Universe" piece covered here on Punknews.org has been characterized as a big tobacco ad in the printed version. According to…Police respond to Against Me! cover – October 24, 2007 Even when they're not present, Against Me! can apparently stoke controversy. At a recent campus event held at Missouri State University, a local band, Rhythm Sandwich, performed a cover of "Baby, I'm an Anarchist" and caused someone to lodge a…Barack Obama to participate in online chat – October 19, 2007 The second webcast dialog hosted by MySpace and MTV has been announced with the seat being occupied by first-term senator and popular candidate Barack Obama. The candidate will be sitting down with Gideon Yago, Sway Calloway and…Billie Joe comments on Al Gore win, encourages people to contact Congress – October 13, 2007 Kudos has been coming in from Al Gore fans on his recent Nobel Peace Prize win, the latest from Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong who took the opportunity to congratulate the former Futurama character: I just heard that Al Gore…Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize – October 12, 2007 Former Vice President Al Gore has co-won the Nobel Peace…Indie labels call for investigation of Universal Music – October 02, 2007 Independent music labels in the United Kingdom have called for the Universal Music Group to be investigated for anti-competitive acts in their domination of the music industry. Currently, 55% of artists topping…Phil Spector murder case ends in mistrial – September 27, 2007 The second-degree murder case of famed producer Phil Spector has ended in a mistrial. The case, first brought in September of 2004, concerned the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. On February 3, 2003 the actress was found shot in the face at…John Edwards to participate in online dialogue Thursday – September 25, 2007 With the election coming in 2008, democratic hopeful and former vice presidential candidate John Edwards will be taking the hot seat in a webcast dialog hosted by MySpace and MTV. The candidate will be sitting down with TV News correspondents Gideon Yago and SuChin Pak and…Pearl Jam webcast censored, provokes debate – August 09, 2007 While Pearl Jam doesn't make many appearances on this site, a recent incident involving the editing of a live performance and the band's ensuing reaction is quite significant. The band was performing during Lollapalooza and the always political Eddie Vedder took a…Talking to participants about Live Earth – July 09, 2007 MTV recently spoke to several of the participants from…Drowning Pool talking to Congress, president – June 13, 2007 While hard rock act Drowning Pool isn't a band we often cover here, the group has taken some of their profile and used to address their concerns about the soldiers involved in ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The band recently performed a USO tour for American…Rage Against the Machine is up to something – June 05, 2007 …News organization defends emo from other news organizations – May 31, 2007 Looks like emo has it's own defender now, in the face of the myriad of unintentionally funny news coverage the subculture has received over the past year. Rafer Guzman of Newsday…PETA2 kicks off "Sexiest Vegetarian" contest with Matt Skiba, Dan Yemin, Davey Havok, MacKaye – May 25, 2007 PETA has announced the nominees for their third annual World's Sexiest Vegetarian Poll. The charity had this to say: Summer is almost upon us, and that can mean only one thing: It's time for peta2's third annual…PETA2 recruits Rise Against, Thursday, Silverstein for anti-KFC video – May 07, 2007 PETA2 has recruited a number of bands for a new campaign targeting notorious fast food establishment KFC. The organization tapped Rise Against, Thursday, Silverstein, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The…Soap, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll – May 07, 2007 A new mini-documentary has been assembled to tell the story of Germs drummer Don Bolles, soap company Dr.Bronner and their brush with the law. The soap company continues to aggressively target NarcoPouch(R) 928 which erroneously found narcotics…Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter have hurt feelings over Rage Against the Machine rant – May 04, 2007 The famous rant by Rage Against The Machine's Zach de la Rocha during their recent performance at Coachella has apparently got right-wing pundits talking. According to reports, during their performance lead singer de la Rocha…New novel about Islam and punk rock raises eyebrows – April 30, 2007 The Guardian has a story about a new novel dealing with a fictitious Muslim punk scene in the US. The notion has spawned an actual movement that is being driven forward by young Muslims worldwide. According to the…RIAA suing 400 college students – April 13, 2007 According to the University of South Florida (USF) publication The Oracle, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have announced… |
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