Bush White House Props Up Unpopular Iraq War, Indie Protest Songs Set Internet Download Records

London, UK (PRWEB) November 21, 2005

As President Bush’s poll numbers questioning his honesty and integrity continued to plummet, Mr. Bush commemorated Veteran’s Day 2005 in Tobyhanna, PA, by trying to rally support for more war in Iraq asking America to reject those who criticize the Iraq War. And, as his credibility continues to crumble, more and more people are turning to Pop Music and the protest messages that are beginning to emerge on a regular basis. The dramatic upsurges of downloading of mp3 files of independently produced Iraq War protest songs on college campuses across the US and in Europe are showing songwriters that there is indeed a new generation of pop music fans and anti-war activists.

By way of executive memorandum, the Bush White House and Corporate America is able to commercially suppress anti-war protest music, keeping the songwriters and their war protest songs away from major recording labels and off radio stations. Increasingly, though, the same powers that be are finding it impossible to control the recording, distribution and downloading of basement and garage studios indie produced protest songs. Who needs a major record label and a commercial radio station to circulate protest songs when practically every singer/songwriter today has a studio in the basement, a PC in the bedroom and a website to the world. Songwriters can write, record, copyright and post protest songs in a matter of hours. And, in a matter of minutes, fans can listen to, download and swap the same protest songs as easily as sending an email across town, across the country or around the world. In fact, even the business community of investors is taking note that the time it takes to get a song to market now is faster and wider when done in a basement and over a PC rather than in a major Los Angeles studio. And with the advances in digital recording, the whole process can happen at a fraction of the cost and with little or no trade off in audio quality.

Mick Star is one such indie songwriter whose Iraq War protest song “Jets” has been receiving favorable reviews from college students and bloggers worldwide. Written and produced in 2003, Mick Star posted “Jets” on his website http://www.mickeystar.com and immediately saw significant international downloading activity on his overnight totals. “I am gratified to know that the record companies and radio stations that refuse to give “Jets” airtime are no longer the final word. And the whole experience has inspired me to record and post all of my work online. It’s just a matter of time until newspapers and website news service outlets begin to notice the changing of the guard.”

Time will tell if Mick Star and songwriters like him are on to something. In the meantime, if recent speeches from the Bush White House are any indication, songwriters like Mick Star will have plenty of war(s) to write about for the foreseeable future.

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