N Hndrd Rndm Bnds

I had this idea, to make a list of 100 bands (and artists) I'm really into. There is no plan, no organization. The only rule is it has to be music I actively collect and listen to. I have to generally be into the whole catalog, not just one album or a certain era. Not sure if this will make an article that other people will like or not, but here goes.

1. John Lee Hooker.
2. Black Flag.
3. Willie Nelson.
4. John Coltrane.
5. Phillip Glass.
6. Les Negresses Vertes.
7. Mano Negra.
8. NWA.
9. I Hate Myself.
10. Ramones.
11. Townes Van Zandt.
12. Rancid.
13. Miles Davis.
14. Manowar.
15. Mazzy Star.
16. Opal.
17. CRASS.
18. Peter Tosh.
19. Hawkwind.
20. Django Reinhardt.
21. Wes Montgomery.
22. Motorhead.
23. Swingin Utters.
24. Sonny Terry.
25. Hayden.
26. The Maytals.
27. The Specials.
28. Sunny Day Real Estate.
29. Hanatarash.
30. Youth Code.
31. Stray Bullets.
32. Zeni Geva.
33. Sonic Youth.
34. Naked City.
35. Painkiller.
36. John Zorn.
37. Danzig.
38. Delta 72.
39. Ice T.
40. Slayer.
41. Gone.
42. Fugazi.
43. Guns N Roses.
44. Dennis Brown.
45. John Holt.
46. Ravi Shankar.
47. Antonio Vivaldi.
48. Frank Sinatra.
49. Soul Asylum.
50. Gil Scott Heron.
51. The Doors.
52. Too Short.
53. Misfits.
54. American Steel.
55. Nirvana.
56. Headcat.
57. Bob Marley.
58. Good For You.
59. Judge Dread.
60. Velvet Underground.
61. Russian Red.
62. Bad Religion.
63. FEAR.
64. The Toasters.
65. The Skabs.
66. The Clash.
67. The Animals.
68. Chuck Higgins.
69. The Germs.
70. The Transplants.
71. Bob Wills.
72. Buddy Holly.
73. Subhumans (UK).
74. NOFX.
75. Main Street Saints.
76. Urban Riot.
77. Ennio Morricone.
78. SOA.
79. Minor Threat.
80. Saetia.
81. Leatherface.
82. Hank Williams.
83. All.
84. Antonio Carlos Jobim.
85. Jimi Hendrix.
86. Jim Croce.
87. The Vasalines.
88. Kicking Giant.
89. Paramore.
90. The Pogues.
91. Kris Kristofferson
92. The Psychedelic Furs.
93. Muddy Waters.
94. Mojack.
95. Lily Allen.
96. Chvrches.
97. Folk Uke.
98. Judy and Mary.
99. Greg Ginn and the Royal We.
100. Laurel Aitken.

I Am A Non-Voter.

Make sure you go out and vote tomorrow! Unless of course you believe that the system itself is fucked and that no true change can come from a broken system. It's easy to say "if you don't vote you can't bitch" but that is really an asinine statement. If you actively an consciously abstain from voting, that in itself is a form of voting. It's a vote for true change. The nature of the politician is dishonesty and self-preservation, both values we need to keep out of power. I used to think the problem lay in the fact that our system has become a two party system, locking out other political ideologies from the system. This is still a big problem, and I think we'd all be better served from a system of multiple political parties, rather than just two moderate parties, but I think the bigger problem is the system itself. If voting is the problem, how can we vote our way out of it? I know, I know, I should just get involved, right? Find a politician that I think can make a change and campaign for them, or run for office myself. Maybe I should join one of two political parties that is closest to what I believe and fight for change within that party.
Well, let me go on record as saying, if you don't vote, you can and are complaining. If you refuse to partake in their system because you don't support their system, you are fighting back. Vote all you want, it's worked great so far, right? We have two parties controlling the system. These parties are different enough on some issues to keep people polarized on either side, scared to vote third party, scared to change the system itself.
I used to vote. I still like voting. I think it's fun to research the candidates and proposals, it's fun to go down and fill in a ballot, and it's fun to hang on the edge of the tv screen awaiting results. I don't abstain from voting because I don't feel like voting, or because I don't think a vote makes a difference, or because I'm apathetic or lazy. I am a non-voter because I don't think true change can come from supporting this system. I am a non-voter because I think we need an altogether different system. I am a non-voter because I don't think the majority should rule the minority. I am a non-voter.
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