Posted on 05/28/2010 11:28:55 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
Kanye West, Sonic Youth, Rage Against the Machine and many more artists rallied to boycott Arizona after the state passed a controversial law that encourages police officers to target residents they "reasonably suspect" to be undocumented. Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha is leading the boycott, dubbed "The Sound Strike," which finds the large group of artists refusing to perform in Arizona as long as the law is in place.
"Fans of our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for the music they listen to," de la Rocha said of the racial profiling promoted in law SB 1070. "People who are poor like some of us used to be could be forced to live in a constant state of fear while just doing what they can to find work and survive. This law opens the door for them to be shaked down, or even worse, detained and deported while just trying to travel home from school, from home to work, or when they just roll out with their friends. Some of us grew up dealing with racial profiling, but this law takes it to a whole new low. If other states follow the direction of the Arizona government, we could be headed towards a pre-civil rights era reality."
Other musicians who have joined in the Sound Strike include Serj Tankian, Conor Oberst, Tenacious D, Spank Rock, Joe Satriani, Cypress Hill, filmmaker Michael Moore and many more. (Check out the full list of artists and sign the Sound Strike's petition demanding the repeal of SB 1070 at their official Website.) The Sound Strike is also encouraging other artists to join the cause, so expect so more acts to align themselves with the Artists Call to Boycott Arizona movement in the coming weeks.
Provided they actually MADE music.
Sounds like the only business in AZ that will suffer from this boycott will be dope dealers.
I always thought that was amusing. They gripe about eeeevil corporations, but they are corporate music hacks.
I haven’t heard one person against this law who actually has read and understood the law. Everybody seems to be against some non-existent leftist version of the law.
You see I would download their music, then take out the hard drive and set it on fire.
You can always count on Rage Against the Trustfund to be on the politically correct side of an issue while raking in the cash off album sales.
“FIGHT THE POWER! DOWN WITH THE PIGS! BOYCOTT AMERIKKKA! BUY OUR T-SHIRTS AND ALBUMS! DON’T DOWNLOAD OUR MUSIC!”
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Kanye, please boycott Virginia, too! Put us on your do-not-enter-ever list!!!
I’m listening to Frank Zappa.
The record companies must love the lost revenue when idiot musicians alienate their fan base.
Considering RAM’s vocal anticapitalist stance, I guess they should be “cool” with kiddies illegally downloading their music (I mean, isn’t RAM “just makin’ music for The People”?).
Sonic Youth Rally Against Arizona
50 year old Yoots...
...or in my world, “The Never Was” tour.
What is a “Kanye,” and why should I care?
Who would pay attention to those who no one has ever heard of?
SB 1070 hasn’t gone into effect yet, and it’s already benefiting Arizona.
Yet another unintended benefit because of 1070.
Hey de la Rocha; al ratero perdono pero al traidor jamas! (A robber I can forgive, but a traitor never.) Remember, that’s the “Zapatista” Way. And we’re clear where you stand.
*sigh* rock stars... Is there ANYthing they don’t know....
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