WAR II (THE TURD
HUNT CONTINUES…) CD RELEASE
+ NEW VIDEOS!
WAR II (the turd hunt continues…)
is the sequel to the controversial, critically acclaimed 2003
Hip Hop Slam release WAR (if it feels good, do it!)
whose numerous accolades included making it into Robert Christgau's
"honorable mention" list in the Village Voice.
The latest hip-hop anti-war/pro-peace collection is again produced
by the DJs of Mass Destruction (Billy
Jam, Dawgisht, DJ ALF,
DJ Pone, & DnZ) with repeat
cameos from Public Enemy, Shing02,
and Steinski as well as first time contributions
from the likes of emcees Little Larry and Will
Villainova, DJ/producers Backyard Bangers,
and UK hip-hop wordsmith Braintax. What helps
make WAR II's message resound so strongly is the fact that several
of its contributors are or have been members of the US Armed Forces
including ALF, Dunn-D, and OkiZoo.
To purchase this album click to our SHOP
or pick it up at such retailers as AMOEBA MUSIC.
TRACKING
01) DJs of MASS DESTRUCTION / “The Turd
Hunt Continues...”
02) SENECA + SHING02 / “WarTimes”
03) DJs of MASS DESTRUCTION / “Shut Up
& Listen”
04) DUNN-D / “Wake Up”
05) STEINSKI / “Number 3 on FLT 11: a dirge”
06) WILL VILLAINOVA / “Same Year, Different
Number”
07) BRAINTAX / “Exit Plans”
08) PUBLIC ENEMY / “He Got Game / Fuck
The War: Live in London (DJ Pone remix)”
09) ALF-a-DAWG / ”Don't Worry? (Katrina
Blues)”
10) LITTLE LARRY / “Peace On Earth Rap”
11) OKIZOO / ”Soldiers Letters”
12) DJs of MASS DESTRUCTION / “Addicted
To Oil”
13) DJ ALF / “The Deployment”
14) BACKYARD BANGERS / ”The Road of Good
Intentions”
Also, check out these two new video
from the album, produced by DJ ALF:
"The Turd Hunt Continues…"
"Addiction to Oil"
VIDEO: "WAR (IF IT FEELS GOOD, DO IT!)"
LIVE @ KFJC
DJs of MASS DESTRUCTION (featuring FREELANCERS UN1TED)
Check out this new video, which combines the DJs of Mass
Destruction (featuring Freelancers Un1ted)'s
live session at DJ Trinity's show on KFJC,
with the footage from that awful movie called Bush's
War on Terror.
The live session features:
DJ Pone, Shing02, DJ A-1,
DnZ, Billy Jam, Munkifunk,
and Dawgisht.
The WAR footage features: Emcee Dubya, His
Poppy, Saddam, Gov. Ahhhhnold,
and a cast of Tens of Thousands of People who never asked
for this Bushit!
Video edited by Nausea Grl and Zombie
Glue Sniffer.
YOUR RIGHTS: NOW U SEE EM....NOW U DON'T: Watch your rights
diminish right in front of your eyes! Whether in the name of "homeland
security" or some other scare tactic, Americans are witnessing
their rights being ripped from them at a rapid rate since September
11th. (Remember that the Patriot Act was, coincidentally,
all ready to go and was rushed into effect within two days of
the World Trade disaster....hmmmmm)..... No doubt Dubya will even
try and spin the recent horrendous bombings in Madrid that left
200 Spanish civilians dead and hundreds more injured into some
more excuses to boost his bullshit position on so-called "terrorism"
and "homeland-security" and use it as an excuse to try
and strip even further individual rights of citizens of the USA
and wherever else in the Western world he can infiltrate his self-serving
viewpoints.
And in case you missed this story from a few months back: the
Supreme Court ruled that it is now okay for cops to arrest
everyone in a car where drugs or anything illegal are found on
one person or hidden in the vehicle itself. PICTURE THIS: You,
as a law-abiding citizen not wanting to drive home drunk from
da club, take a ride with someone who unknowingly has a joint
in his ashtray then if the cops stop the car (for any reason)
then you are as guilty as the drug owner (no excuses tolerated
by the cops) and can be arrested on the spot and go to jail. 'The
cops can't be expected to sort out ownership of drugs or guns
etc. in the middle of a traffic spot' - is the reasoning of the
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation - the pro-law enforcement group
that pushed the Supreme Court into their decision.
Speaking of the WAR ON DRUGS: Ever since the US troops
have been running shit in Iraq and acting like an episode
of COPS shot on location in Baghdad they have, in their
frequent random traffic stops, found large quantities of heroin
or hashish being transported to the West. These unplanned busts
usually result in US authorities holding a press conference to
sing Bush's praises in the "war on drugs" always managing
to mention how Yes indeed this is further proof of how when
you buy drugs, even a nickle bag of weed, that you are supporting
the terrorists. Funny coz I thought peeps waz supporting the
US Government and the CIA when they bought cocaine.
DESIGNS ON DEMOCRACY: Communication
for Liberation by Nadia
Register online today. Space is limited! Last day to register
is March 12, 2004.
DESIGNS ON DEMOCRACY: Communication for Liberation
Improving the impact of graphic communications, public relations
and issue advertising in the struggle for social justice.
March 26-28, 2004
University of California, Berkeley
If you are an activist working in Graphic Design, Communications,
Public
Relations, Web and New Media, Issue Advertising, Guerilla Messaging
or are a
student or youth activist in these fields then this conference
is for you.
Presenters include (partial list): Celia Alario, PR For People and The Planet and Media Alliance
Maria Blanco, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay
Area
Fred Glass, California Federation of Teachers
Van Jones, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
George Lakoff, The Rockridge Institute
Favianna Rodriguez, Tumi's Design
Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project
Design for Social Impact, Freerange Graphics, Groundspring, Media
Alliance,
The Progressive Printers Network, the smartMeme Project, The Spin
Project,
and much more.
Workshops include:
Graphic Designer and Communicator Roundtables
The Role of Design and Communication in the Election Cycle
Understanding the Right
Hip-Hop Culture in Activist Design
Understanding your Target Audience
Best Practices in Online Campaigning
Content Management Systems
Building a Practical Alliance for the long-term
Youth Targeted Advertising and much more
Designs on Democracy is sponsored by:
The Design Action Collective
Change the Game
Tumi1s Design
The Ruckus Society
Partners in crime:
Design for Social Impact, Freerange Graphics, Graphic
Alliance, Graphic Artists Guild of Northern California, Groundspring.org,
Inkworks Press, International Labor Communications Association,
JusticeDesign, Media Alliance, Movement Strategy Center, Radical
Designs,
smartMeme Project, SPIN Project and more
HIP HOP SLAM ANTI-WAR
TOP TEN: FEBRUARY 2004
01) Immortal Technique—
Freedom of Speech, Homeland & Hip Hop (feat.Mumia
Abul Jamal)— from CD Revolutionary
Vol. 2 (Viper Records) 02) DJ Hassan Chop! —
Radio Baghdad Hit Parade (albemuth.org)
03) Paris— Sonic Jihad— LP & CD plus Freedom 12" (Guerrilla
Funk)
04) v/a— What About Us? (Hard
Knock Records)
05) Jello Biafra— Machine Gun in
the Clown's Hand + Become the Media (Alternative Tentacles)
06) v/a— WAR (if it feels good, do it!) (Hip Hop Slam)
07) Finger Bangerz— Lesson Unlearned
(feat. Illtraxx)— from new CD VI-R-US
08) Variable Unit— Handbook for
the Apocalypse (Wide Hive)
09)v/a —Wartimes
10) Lil Larry — Peace on Earth (CD-R)
"WAR" — The
Poem by Angela "Ladybug" Louie
The war today is not across the sea.
It’s against the legislators that lead us to misery.
While we holler and fight against one another, the government
celebrates on the behalf of our ignorance.
Our hearts are tamed by TV sitcoms that bare our feelings to falsified
images. That’s why our couples can’t collide and leave
us in broken communities without families.
No doubt in the back of our minds, we know that these aren’t
the rules that we should abide by.
But the struggle of this generation seems to live in hesitation
of embarrassment.
By this we forget our pride and use fake images to give us life,
Not knowing that the lost images of the past are where our present
discrimination lies.
So I’ve come today to share a message from the wise, To let you know that if you can’t stand tall and
realize what you’ll die for
then you have lost half the battle.
So realize that the war today is not across the sea,
Sometimes it’s the worst enemy called “ME”.
WAR: IF IT FEELS GOOD,
DO IT!
WAR (if it feels good, do it!): Emcee Dubya vs. DJs of
Mass Destruction is a 28 track hip hop compilation of
emcee and DJ tracks - all dealing with the issues of war and peace,
and US foreign policy, in particular the 2003 war on Iraq and
the leader/administration that put America there. Many of the
tracks utilize Dubya samples or soundbites, mostly drawn
from TV News coverage recorded during 2003. This WAR page on the
hiphopslam website is dedicated to this album and to many of the
issues that its content raises. To purchase this album click to
our SHOP or pick it up
at such retailers as AMOEBA MUSIC, Aquarius Records,
Rasputin's, and Other Music.
The WAR album is dedicated to four people: Barbara Lee
(a true American), Chuck D (a true hip hop revolutionary),
Steinski (political cut and paste pioneer), and Edwin
Starr (R.I.P) for his classic anti-WAR anthem with those timeless
lyrics: "WAR! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing!"
Scroll down and you will find essays from the album's liner notes,
sound samples from the album plus out-takes, links to recommended
websites/pages, articles of interest to those who are pro-peace/anti-WAR,
and other bits and pieces you may find interesting. You will also
find the compilation's track listing and credits.
TRACKING
01) "Win This War and Have A Good Time" (0:16)
02) DJs Of Mass Destruction "War (If It Feels Good,
Do It)" (2:16)
03) Mr. Lif "Earthcrusher" (DJ Pone RMX) (3:57)
04) "Dubya vs. Aaarnold" (0:25)
05) Public Enemy "Son of a Bush" (DJ Pone
remix) (3:58)
06) Guerrilla News Network "Happy Ramadan Osama bin
Laden" (1:33)
07) Steinski & Mass Media "It's up to you (War
Mix) (w/ Man in the Blue bathrobe) (5:10)
08) Azeem "George Bush is a gangsta" (1:41)
09) Tino Corp feat. Ben Stokes "Dubya (Commander In
Chief)" (4:11)
10) DJs Of Mass Destruction "Liberate The Children"
(3:48)
11) Guerrilla News Network "War" (1:14)
12) Cat Five "American Military Operations" (DJsOMD/RMX)
(3:33)
13) DJ Stoic "Land Mine" (3:12)
14) DJs of Mass Destruction "What Weapons Of Mass
Destruction?" (2:01)
15) Shing02 "Since By Man Came Death" (6:29)
16) Fox News vs. Biiiaaatch (0:12)
17) 4AM "InDaClub" (5:42)
18) Boots "George Bush is a bank manager" (0:16)
19) O-Type "Blood and Sand" (3:13)
20) The Desert DJs "Fifty Miles of Baghdad" (2:24)
21) ARK "So Many People" (excerpt) (1:28)
22) Guerrilla News Network "Good Vs. Evil" (2:06)
23) DJs Of Mass Destruction "Reprise: War Is What
They Got" (2:00)
24) Quiet American "Once Over" (3:22)
25) Aya de Leon "Thin Line/Stop the War" (3:22)
BONUS TRACKS
26) The Iraq Attack DJs "Spoils of WAR" (2:24)
27) DJs Of Mass Destruction "Nobody Cares (Die for
oil sucker)" (2:38)
28) "Shock And Awe" (0:54)
GENERAL CREDITS (click
here forfully detailed individual
track credits)
Produced by: Billy Jam
Additional Production: DJ Pone & Dawgisht
Music by: Each Artist Who Unselfishly Contributed to This
Not-for-Profit Peace Project.
Mastering: Jeremy Goody @ Megasonic Sound Studios
Cover Art/Layout: Dawg Eat Dawg Designz Sheep Flag Design: Fresh Joyce
Dubya Throwing "W" Photo: Timi D…
U.S.A. (UNITED SHEEP OF AMERICA)
"Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one
who speaks the truth."
Hence if the people speak and the king doesn't listen, there
is something wrong with the king. But if the king acts precipitously
and the people say nothing, something is wrong with the people.
It may be time for us to realize that in a country that prides
itself on being democratic, we are our government. And the rest
of the world is figuring that out very quickly.
— Sister Joan Chittister National Catholic Reporter
May 2003
sheep
flag image by Fresh Joyce
YOU'RE EITHER WITH US
OR YOU'RE WITH THE TERRORISTS: ON BEING A REAL AMERICAN
The You're either with us or you're with the terrorists
mentality applied by Dubya is the same old, same old You're
either with us or against us manipulative type of ultimatum
that historically has been applied successfully by propaganda-driven
regimes and leaders, including one Adolf Hitler. Historically
unleashed during times of fear and national insecurity by such
shrewd leaders this cheap trick is really nothing but a psychological
tool geared purely to control public opinion, if only temporarily.
Of course the obvious problem with this black and white mentality
is that it allows, rather tolerates absolutely no deviation from
these two extremes. But as we well know in reality things are
never just black and white, but somewhere in between. And it is
in this grey, middle area of opinion where the average free-thinking
American exists. And that these Americans' vocal opposition to
war or violence of any kind, be it by Dubya or Saddam or
whoever, does not conveniently place them "with the terrorists"
nor automatically make them "anti-American."
On the contrary: by bravely speaking out, especially during post
9/11 paranoia, and vocally opposing/exposing the current administration's
fascist fear tactics, which contradict and endanger the very essence
of the constitution,
these individuals are actually much more pro-American than the
sheep-like citizens and politicians (Republican or Democrat) who
allowed themselves to be so easily duped by Dubya's baloney cowboy
rhetoric. Even worse were those Americans who recognized the wrong
that was going on with their government but yet sat silently in
fear. Shame on them! And shame on that propaganda-for-profit media
outlet FOX News for having the audacity to call itself
news and fair and balanced, and for pimping the
American flag merely to profit off the ratings they believe it
will bring. Shame on them all.
But respect, major respect to news outlets like indymedia.com,
politicians like Barbara Lee, radio-journalists like Davey
D, and artists like Michael Moore, Chuck D and
all of the other artists on this anti-war compilation. Props to
all of them for spreading the truth and standing up for fairness,
justice and equality. And by so doing, proving that to be a true
American means that you are neither with the terrorists or with
Bush and his war, but for peace.
— Billy Jam
hiphopslam.com
EVER GET THE FEELING YOU'VE
BEEN CHEATED?
Q:Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq? A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction. Q:But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass
destruction. A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them. Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq? A: Yep. Invasions always work better than inspections. Q:But after we invaded them, we STILL didn't find any
weapons of mass destruction, did we? A: That's because the weapons are so well hidden. Don't
worry, we'll find something, probably right before the 2004 election. Q: Why did Iraq want all those weapons of mass destruction? A: To use them in a war, silly. Q:I'm confused. If they had all those weapons that
they planned to use in a war, then why didn't they use any of
those weapons when we went to war with them? A: Well, obviously they didn't want anyone to know they
had those weapons, so they chose to die by the thousands rather
than defend themselves.
WAR (IF IT SOUNDS GOOD,
SAMPLE IT!):
POLITICAL CUT-AND-PASTE MUSIC
The political cut-and-paste production style that dominants the
War (If It Feels Good, Do It) compilation is inspired
by Steinski, who pioneered this genre back in the early
1980's along with other artists such as Keith La Blanc,
who in 1984 produced for Tommy Boy No Sellout/Malcolm
X which drew from Malcolm X speeches over hip hop beats,
and Bonzo Goes To Washington whose 1984 single Five
Minutes was built around Ronald Reagan's infamous "We
begin bombing in five minutes" quote. At this same time Steinski,
along with partner Double Dee, was in the midst of recording
the classic Lessons trilogy, the first Lesson "The
Payback Mix" being released in 1983. But it was after
he went solo in 1985 that Steinski (along with his fictional band
"Mass Media") began recording the groundbreaking
song The Motorcade Sped On which would define the genre
of "political cut-and-paste" music. Instead of using
just one sample repeatedly to create an abstract message "Motorcade"
took the concept of a hip hop driven, sample-based, political/historical
commentary to a whole new level with its abundant use of various
samples-mostly cut-up TV/radio news reports-all cohesively weaved
together over hypnotic beats and breaks to eloquently retell the
tragic story of the assassination of JFK. Unfortunately,
due to some of the samples, this masterpiece would never be commercially
released in the US. It was released eventually in the UK in January
'87 on a free 7" EP with NME magazine.
Consequently this political cut-and-paste genre, which sometimes
employs electronic music as its backdrop, has become increasingly
prolific especially in the USA where sampling political figures
is copyright free. Hence countless
American politicians have become recording artists without ever
setting foot in a studio: the biggest stars of this sample-based
genre being presidents. From Reagan, whose aforementioned
"Five Minutes" sound bite has
fueled many songs (and even makes a cameo on this Hip Hop Slam
compilation), to George Bush senior who pops up on several
tracks on the same compilation, to Bill Clinton, and of
course Dubya (the backbone of this CD), US leaders have supplied
cut-and-paste artists with much material. For some reason Republican
presidents tend to be the most popular to sample with State
of the Union (S.O.T.U.) addresses and wartime presidential
TV news bites ranking as the most recorded sources.
In fact the title of this album WAR (if it feels good, do it!)
- taken from an already re-edited Dubya S.O.T.U. address-found
online at warp.com - has been
utilized by countless political cut-and-paste artists. On this
compilation both Tino Corp's Ben Stokes and the
DJs of Mass Destruction (DJsOMD) use the sample. These
two artists as well as Cat Five, Iraq Attack DJs, The Desert
DJs, DJ Killabush, and Guerrilla News Network (GNN)
have each been actively taping Dubya since he first stepped to
a broadcast mic. In fact GNN have made a career of it with their
politically charged body of work which is drawn exclusively from
television broadcasts and, until now, only presented as Audio/Visual
(A/V) collages. The GNN contributions to this CD are excerpts
from their Ammo for the Info-Warrior DVD (guerrillanews.com).
Cat Five and Tino Corp also do A/V presentations of their work
in concert. But again it is Steinski who gets props for pioneering
the political video cut-up style since he also made a corresponding
video version of "Motorcade" back in the mid-eighties.
Steinski's contribution to this compilation, It's Up to You,
sounds as timely today as when it was originally recorded during
that previous Gulf war by Dubya's daddy since almost all the names
(Iraq, Saddam, Oil, and Bush) do not need to be changed to protect
the guilty.
Artists who didn't use Dubya samples include Japan's Shing02
(who has a timeless Malcolm X quote), DJ Stoic and
O-Type (both of whom recorded during the official WAR on
Iraq timeline), and also the Quiet American whose Once
Over is drawn entirely from field recordings of the San Francisco
antiwar movement including the pre-WAR January 18, 2003 protest
at SF Civic Center. Also inspired by and recorded during the war
was Boots Riley's brief but forceful commentary on why
he loves Dubya so much, Aya de Leon's brilliant spoken
word US history lesson, and 4AM's hilarious InDaClub
which perfectly captures the contradictions and ironies of an
urban radio-listening rap fan's life during Dubya's wartime. Meanwhile
both Mr. Lif and Public Enemy's instant anti-WAR
classics were recorded in the year leading up to Dubya's inevitable
WAR.
But perhaps of all the commentaries on this anti-WAR collection,
the most moving is on ARK's So Many People (excerpt)
by the students at Alameda's Chipman Middle School when
Jelane Dugan, in his genuinely frustrated struggle to understand
the logic of war, pleads: Why are we bombin' em Bush? Why won't
you tell me what for? And to that simple yet profound question,
posed by a thirteen year-old with apparent wisdom far beyond that
of this nation's leader, there really is no answer. There is no
excuse for going to war and killing people.
Peace: Billy Jam
WAR AUDIO DOWNLOADS, RECOMMENDED
WEBSITES & OTHER ANTI-WAR ALBUMS
Other current recommended anti-war releases (all note: from the
Bay Area) include the compilation:
Hard Knock Records Presents: What
About Us? (available on this site) Paris' Sonic Jihad
(available at most stores or at guerrilfunk.com)
Wartimes: Reports from the Opposition compilation (freedomfighermusic.com)
the Wide Hive produced Variable Unit project
Handbook for the Apocalypse: Guide through the Conflict (widehive.com),
and Spearhead's Everyone Deserves Music (available at all record stores).
Other websites we recommend visiting for an alternative view
on the WAR and the Dubya administration and related topics:
If you can't get through this list without wanting to throw
up, I'll understand. But pass it around anyway. This is the nail
in the Iraq War's coffin for any sane, thinking individual, regardless
of their political stripe (thanks to TomPaine.com
and
the Center for American Progress)...
To get some perspective, here are some real-life comparisons
about what $87 billion means: $87 Billion Is More Than The Combined
Total Of All State Budget Deficits In The United States. The Bush
administration proposed absolutely zero funds to help states deal
with these deficits, despite the fact that their tax cuts drove
down state revenues. [Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
$87 Billion Is Enough To Pay The 3.3 Million People Who Have
Lost Jobs Under George W. Bush $26,363 Each! The unemployment
benefits extension passed by Congress at the beginning of this
year provides zero benefits to "workers
who exhausted their regular, state unemployment benefits and cannot
find work." All told, two-thirds of unemployed workers have
exhausted their benefits. [Source: Center on Budget and Policy
Priorities]
$87 Billion Is More Than DOUBLE The Total Amount The Government
Spends On Homeland Security. The U.S. spends about $36 billion
on homeland security. Yet, Sen. Warren Rudman (R-N.H.) wrote "America
will fall approximately $98.4 billion short of meeting critical
emergency responder needs" for homeland security without
a funding increase. [Source: Council on Foreign Relations]
$87 Billion Is 87 Times The Amount The Federal Government Spends
On After School Programs. George W. Bush proposed a budget that
reduces the $1 billion for after-school programs to $600 million
-- cutting off about 475,000 children from the program. [Source:
The Republican-dominated House Appropriations Committee]
$87 Billion Is More Than 10 Times What The Government Spends
On All Environmental Protection. The Bush administration requested
just $7.6 billion for the entire Environmental Protection Agency.
This included a 32 percent cut to water quality grants, a 6 percent
reduction in enforcement staff, and a 50 percent cut to land acquisition
and conservation. [Source: Natural Resources Defense Council]
WHAT IS PUNKVOTER.COM
AND WHY SHOULD U GIVE A FUCK ANYWAY
Alternative Tentacles and Jello Biafra wrote to
tell us about PunkVoter.com
- an organization they support: one whom we in turn endorse. Note
that while it is supposedly for "punk" related musicians/fans
it is of relevance to fans of any type music, especially young
voter::::::::
What Is Punkvoter.com? Punk bands, musicians, and record
labels have built a coalition to educate, register and mobilize
progressive voters. Something needs to be done to unite the youth
vote and bring real activism back into our society. Punk rock
has always been on the edge and in the forefront of politics.
It is time to energize the majority of today's disenfranchised
youth movement and punk rockers to make change a reality. Punkvoter
is about organizing the many diverse and regional movements into
one voice of political change. Punkvoter is our way to educate
today's youth about what is really going on in Washington, DC
and how we can collectively force change. This is our chance to
be a strong voice against the serious flaws in the current political
system. This is our way to talk about new laws and scenarios that
could change our quality of life for years to come. Punkvoter
is your organization. It will be run with the same energy and
spirit of all punk efforts. With your help we will be a credible
force to truly shape the future of our nation. These are drastic
times and today's youth are not voting. The US is waging wars
on false pretenses. Kids under our country's legal drinking age
are fighting overseas and dying. Unemployment has reached nine-year
highs. Every state has budget deficits and is actively passing
these burdens on to future generations - that means you. An estimated
60% of the 2003 graduates will have to move back in with their
parents because of the lack of jobs. The 18 to 24-year-old voter
demographic dropped to an all time low of only 38% in 2000. We
have to do something. Punkvoter plans to organize, educate and
invigorate today's youth to again think politically and become
involved in changing their society.
What Is Our Goal? Our goal is to educate, register and
mobilize over 500,000 of today's youth as one voice. We plan to
use this election as a way to get our fans engaged in politics
and evolve our movement into becoming involved locally to affect
real change nationally.
What Do We Stand For? The progressive principals that parallel
the punk movements' guiding strength drive Punkvoter. This is
the time for the punk scene to unite around issues we all care
about and that we have all sung about. We must all
stand together as one voice in shaping the future of our country.
This is not about who is a sellout, who is too hardcore or who
is from the west coast, etc This is about getting everyone to
mobilize as a block of concerned voters. Punk bands, punk labels,
and punk fans must form a union against the chaotic policies George
W. Bush has put in place. He must be
exposed. Even amongst this coalition of free thinkers, we may
not agree on every issue. Nonetheless, we are united around these
four basic principals and feel it is time to stand together in
questioning our current administration's policies
Why Build this Coalition? Music has always been ahead of
societal change and a major influence on both the culture and
the politics of the day. Punk rock is about taking an in-your-face
attitude in order to rebel against the problems of our society.
Its time to engage the punk rock spirit into today's political
battles. Remember, some of punk's greatest inventors back lashed
against the norms of their society. Punk rock has clearly broken
down the prudish undercurrents of many Puritanical yet supposedly
"modern" governments. Punk bands like the Sex Pistols,
MC5, The Clash, Subhumans, Minor Threat, and Crass,
have all been a voice for the working class and other minorities
in times of strife. Punk musicians have never been afraid to speak
out on such topics as drug abuse, suicide, and forms of discrimination
such as sexism and racism. In addition, small bands have been
local voices for their communities' grassroots concerns. From
benefit concerts (California's NOFX, Green Day), to running
shelters (DC's Fugazi and Positive Force) punks
have always preached social change. Even though punk's diversity
spans the political spectrum from the far right to the far left
(and even includes those that advocate for the complete breakdown
of government as we know it), punk has always preached in the
hopes of making change a reality. We must remember that today's
politicians are servants to their constituents therefore we must
become a true voting force.
PunkVoter.com
contact: Scott Goodstein
1313 Vermont Avenue, NW, Unit 8
Washington, DC 20005
202-518-8332
WAR (IF IT FEELS GOOD,
DO IT!):
Individual Song Credits, Listed by Track Numbers
#02, 10, 14, 23, & 27 produced by DJs of Mass Destruction
(DJsOMD): Dawgisht (beats/music), The
Embedded DJ Pone (scratches & co-production),
Billy Jam (arrangements, samples, & sound
research) for I Shot Reagan Music (BMI).
#27 co-produced by DJ SARS(thanks to Jello
Biafra & Alternative Tentacles for use of "Die for Oil
Sucker" samples).
#01, 04, 16, & 28 produced by DJ Killabush
(ASCRAP).
#28 concept by Timi D…
#03 produced by Insight for Spilled Acid Prod.
(Word Mechanic Publishing/ASCAP), lyrics by J Haynes
for Virtua Stab Msc. (SESAC), cuts by Fakts One,
additional vocals by Insight as Jim Brockman (ASCAP), Remixed
by DJ Pone(Special thanks to El P/Def Jux
& Mr. Lif: definitivejux.net).
#05 written by Carlton Ridenhour, Kavon
Shah, Lord Aswod, produced & arranged
by Professor Griff, bass & guitars by Randy
Glaude, Khari Wynof, 7th Octave,
and Kavon Shah, Terrordome Music Publishing,
Reach Global Songs/Taqiyyah Music (BMI), Koch, Remixed by DJ
Pone for Hip Hop Slam Productions, (Very special
thanks to Chuck D).
#26 produced by Iraq Attack DJs: Quest
& 2Fresh (music), DJ Saddam
(cuts, samples, & sandwiches), DJ Pony (additional
scratches).
#06, 11, & 22 produced by Guerrilla News Network.
#07 produced/programmed by Steinski with The
Ill Chemist(special thanks to Steve Stein &
Ninja Tune).
#08 written by Azeem (Twelfth of Never Songs/BMI),
produced by Fanatik(thanks to Azeem &
Stray Records).
#09 arranged & produced by Ben Stokes.
#12 written, produced, & arranged by Cat Five
(katfive.com).
#13 production, sampling & cuts by DJ Stoic.
#15 written & arranged by Shing02,
produced by Vector Omega, scratches by DJ
Ryota (Circus DJs) (taken from Pearl Harbor / Japonica
EP (Mary Joy, 1998)).
#24 sampling, production, & programming by Aaron
Ximm (quietamerican.org).
#17 vocals, music, & production by Jason Chavez
(4AM info: justoneent.com).
#18 produced by Jam tha Funkster at Kiss My
Landlady Studios (ASSCAP).
#20 produced by The Desert DJs: Questside
(music), DJ Chevron (scratches), & DJ
Cheney (all samples/programming).
#21 produced by Aldrin Payopay, written by AckRiteKids
(A.R.K.) excerpt vocals by Jelane "Mippy"
Dugan (full version on SHINE Volume 2 compilation
by kids at Chipman Middle School, Alameda, CA.
(thanks: David Maduli / maduli@yahoo.com).
#25 written & performed by Aya de Leon,
vocal percussion by Elaine Chao, copyright 2003
all rights reserved (ayadeleon.com)
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