Music and politics: Difference between revisions

Since the late 1970s, [[punk rock]] has been associated with various left-wing or anti-establishment ideologies,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022124345/http://www.studentpulse.com:80/articles/612/what-riot-punk-rock-politics-fascism-and-rock-against-racism|title=What Riot? Punk Rock Politics, Fascism, and Rock Against Racism - Student Pulse|date=22 October 2012|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Dorian Lynskey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/jun/01/no-future-punk-youth-rebellion |title=No future? Punk is still the sound of youth rebellion the world over &#124; Music |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date= |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marxists.org/history/erol/periodicals/theoretical-review/19801802.htm |title=Popular Culture and Revolutionary Theory: Understanding Punk Rock |website=Marxists.org |date= |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref> including [[anarchism]] and [[socialism]]. Punk's [[DIY culture]] held an attraction for some on the [[Left-wing politics|Left]], suggesting affinity with the ideals of [[workers' control]], and empowerment of the powerless<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncarved.org/music/apunk/autonomia.html |title=Punk And Autonomia |website=Uncarved.org |date=1977-02-17 |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref> (though it is arguable that the punk movement's partial focus on apathy towards the establishment, combined with the fact that in many situations, punk rock music generated income for major record companies, and the notable similarities between some strains of anarchism and capitalism, meant that the punk movement ran contrary to left-wing ideologies) – and the genre as a whole came, largely through the [[Sex Pistols]], to be associated with anarchism. The sincerity of the early punk bands has been questioned – some critics saw their referencing of revolutionary politics as a provocative pose rather than an ideology<ref>{{cite book|last=Burchill and Parsons|first=Julie and Tony|title=The Boy Looked At Johnny|year=1978|publisher=[[Pluto Press]]|location=London|isbn=0-86104-030-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Denselow|first=Robin|title=When The Music's Over|year=1989|publisher=Faber and Faber|location=London|isbn=0-571-13906-X}}</ref> – but bands such as [[Crass]]<ref>{{cite web|author=[[Richie Unterberger]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/crass-mn0000129637/biography |title=Crass &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref> and [[Dead Kennedys]]<ref name="DKs">{{cite web|author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dead-kennedys-mn0000786613/biography |title=Dead Kennedys &#124; Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date= |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref> later emerged who held strong anarchist views, and over time this association strengthened, as they went on to influence other bands in the UK [[anarcho-punk]] and US [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] [[subgenre]]s, respectively.

[[Rock the Vote]] is an American [[501(c)(3)]] [[non-profit]], [[non-partisan]] organization founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by Jeff Ayeroff for the purposes of political advocacy. Rock the Vote works to engage youth in the political process by incorporating the entertainment community and youth culture into its activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_about.php |title=About Rock the Vote |website=Rockthevote.com |date=1993-02-05 |accessdate=2016-11-17}}</ref> Rock the Vote's stated mission is to "build the political clout and engagement of young people in order to achieve progressive change in our country."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120930064408/http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/12-19-2007/0004725469&EDATE=WED+Dec+19+2007,+09:00+AM ]</ref>

*[http://www.political-music.co.uk www.political-music.co.uk - non profit website promoting political music by various artists]