Monthly Archives: July, 2012
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Rocker Joe Walsh Supports Soldier Tammy Duckworth Over Politician Joe Walsh
July 5, 2012 - Rocker Joe Walsh has come out in support of Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, and against the politician Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill) in the upcoming fall election. The rocker who rocked us out with the James Gang and also solo with songs like "Walk Away", came out and said "I'm the real Joe Walsh and I'm proud to back a real American success story, Tammy Duckworth" The rocker Joe Walsh had to send a cease and desist letter to the politician Joe Walsh's campaign in 2010 when they changed the words to his song "Walk Away" saying, “You’re not allowed to take someone’s song and change the lyrics. This is not to say you’re not allowed to write silly lyrics, you just have to write them to your own music. Now, I know why you used Joe’s music — it’s undoubtedly because it’s a lot better than any music you or your staff could have written. But that’s the point. Since Joe writes better songs than you do, the Copyright Act rewards him by letting him decide who gets to use the songs he writes.”
JTMP Reminds Everyone: “Register to Vote For The November Election Now! Don’t Wait!!”
July 5, 2012 - Now that we have ate our hot dogs and watched the fireworks, JTMP wants to turn our attention towards the fall and remind our supporters to register to vote for this coming Presidential election today! Don't wait! There are many website that can help you with that, check them all put below; and tell 2 of your friends to register to vote, and tell them to register 2 voters....
VoteSmart.org
USA.gov
RegisterToVote.org
VIDEO: Adam Levine Would Legalize Gay Marriage If He Were President
Watch Adam Levine from Maroon 5 in a MTV ACT video saying "First, I'd make gay marriage legal, because that's just archaic and ridiculous." JTMP agrees and supports gay marriage civil rights, and all efforts to legalize gay marriage. We are happy top say in DC here we have had gay marriage for years, and even have friends who are married and happy.
Truthdig: “Mexico’s Yo Soy 132 Sings Its Own Songs”
June 5, 2012 - Truthdig has a cool article out about the Yo Soy 132 student movement going on in Mexico, where journalist Carmen Aristegui asked the students to create a soundtrack for the marches. Some of the songs that got "Tweeted" with her hashtag "#CancionesParaMarchar" were Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but also many local Mexican artists were voted for also. Check out the article and what the soundtrack turned out to be at Truthdig.com here. For more information on Yo Soy 132 check out their Wiki articile here, and if you are bi-lingual you can check out their website here. Check out a video below of Molotov by eLbiser86; one of the bands that got a lot of votes, and speaks out about the poverty and corruption in Mexico. The band is called Molotov, and the song is "Gimme the Power". (Photo CC by-sa 2.0)
Tom Morello Leads WalMart Protest in LA
July 5, 2012 - Tom Morello, the best music activist today, led a Wal-Mart protest in LA Chinatown this past July 1st where everyone was protesting the low wages and union busting practiced by the Wal-Mart corporation. Los Angeles Federation of Labor spokesperson Caroline O'Connor said the jobs that will be offered by Wal-Mart will have low pay, no health benefits, and local businesses point out that it will draw away customers and kill the Ma and Pa stores in the area. Read more on ABC News website here. Check out a video from EugeneDavidovich below of The Nightwatchman singing the Union Song from the Chinatown protest, one of the biggest ever!
