Songs for Obama: BarackRock.org

Posted on 24. Sep, 2008 by spencer in Music, Politics

My first post-barista job was as a telemarketer raising funds for Bill Clinton, the California Democratic Party, United Farm Workers and the like during the 1996 Presidential Campaign. Yeah, sounds like a good cause, but I later found out the people I was working for were not on the up and up. Ever since then I’ve been reluctant to give political organizations any of my damn money.

Still, presidencies are on not won on the strength of the figureheads, but by money and PR. I want Nader to fuck right off [...]

It Takes a Village To Keep Live Music Afloat: Village Green Records Needs Your HELP

Posted on 16. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Crime, Idiocy, Music

Just got a message from my pal and venerable indie-folk touring champion Drew Danburry about the fate of Village Green Records, an independent music store in Muncie, Indiana. It seems someone broke in and stole their rent money. As if it wasn’t hard enough to operate an independent record store/tour stop when poeple are caring less and less about buying albums and seeing live music…
If you have $5 to spare (and a paypal account), you can help keep this musical institution alive.

In Muncie, Indiana there is a [...]

In Conclusion, Sub City Take Action! Tour Does Something

Posted on 03. Apr, 2008 by spencer in Environment, Lifestyle, Music, Politics

Thirty-four shows in two months, and a thousand pounds of eyeliner and lip gloss; the seventh annual Sub City Take Action! tour recently came to its conclusion on 3/23. More than just an excuse to air out the vinyl vest and work on your best pout, the tour’s main goal is tour bring music fans together, teach them about the necessary and positive outcome of donating your time to good causes, and to help make a better world by introducing concepts of community activism. And, you know, TO EFFING RAWK. [...]