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Biography
Refimprove|date=October 2008Cleanup|article|date=July 2010 Rock Against Bush was a project mobilizing punk rock|punk and alternative musician s against the U.S. presidential election, 2004|2004 U.S. Presidential George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004|re-election campaign of George W. Bush . At its core was the idea of using music to create a vibe of anti-war and pacifism|pro-peace sentiment, similar to counterculture music movements of the 1960s and 1970s, such as Woodstock .
The effort was initiated by Fat Mike (Michael Burkett) of the band NOFX , inspired by the Rock Against Reagan campaign of the early 1980s. It has included live concert s, a series of compilation album s, and is associated with the Punkvoter website. Its goal was to encourage people, especially punk fans, to register to vote and to oppose Bush. The album proceeds were used to support a 2004 concert tour and an associated voter registration drive , emphasizing the swing state s. The effort did not achieve its goal, as George W. Bush went on to win the election. The albums have been issued by the Fat Wreck Chords label, which focuses on skate and pop punk artists, so most of the songs are by similar themed bands. Both a CD and a DVD were included, the latter containing documentaries critical of Bush, music videos, and comedy. T-shirts were also printed, depicting Fat Mike with the text "Not My Political Advisor", as a parody of the "Not My President" shirts that depicted Bush, issued by Fat Mike. Fat Mike himself stated he found this to be "pretty funny".
The effort inspired Australian punk bands to start Rock Against Howard .
Rock Against Bush and Punkvoter were subject to criticism on multiple fronts. A similar (but more obscure) project was started by so-called "conservative punks" called "Crush Kerry". In addition, more radical punks (especially anarchists ) criticized the emphasis on electoral politics , as well as the tacit endorsement of John Kerry , who they believed was not much better than George W. Bush. The band Propagandhi decided not to participate when Fat Mike requested that they change the lyrics of a song critical of George Soros that they wished to contribute.
Discography
Title !! Date
Rock Against Bush, Vol. 1
Rock Against Bush, Vol. 2
References
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