Seriously, Why Obama?
My homey kickerofelves at Large Hearted Boy is running a series of interviews with musicians and artists on why they’re openly supporting Barack Obama this fall.
It may be true that there are more artists on the progressive side of the fence under the least of times, and this is pretty damned far from that. But getting people of reasonable renown to openly cop to it, and then actually be able to articulate why, is no less worthwhile an exercise. They’re not long on the vagaries of policy: the current piece, by Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, talks about the politics of inclusiveness and his hope that intelligence may become a central American virtue again someday, and doesn’t delve into FISA or his economic plan. But if actors and socialites can weigh in on the Presidential race, then why not people who actually have somewhat coherent thoughts about the process and can articulate them too?
Update: In a related entry, Radar lists ten instances where music and politics collided, from Al Jolson to Mudhoney.
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