Courage and Consequence
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Karl Rove: Courage and Consequence is a grassroots funded compilation of rock songs released on March 3rd 2010 in anticipation of Karl Rove
's similarly titled memoir
. The subtitle of the record is The Unabridged Audio. It was conceived as:
"an anticipatory sonic recollection of the gross misdeeds attributable to Rove over the past decade".
It is both a compilation LP Album
and Digital Download
package, as well as a direct lampoon of 'Courage and Consequence: My Life As a Conservative in the Fight' written by Karl Rove
. Project: Courage and Consequence was conceived of, in tandem with the compilation LP to Google Bomb
the memoir of the similar title and "mess with the search results"
Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
's similarly titled memoir
Memoir
A memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
. The subtitle of the record is The Unabridged Audio. It was conceived as:
"an anticipatory sonic recollection of the gross misdeeds attributable to Rove over the past decade".
It is both a compilation LP Album
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
and Digital Download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
package, as well as a direct lampoon of 'Courage and Consequence: My Life As a Conservative in the Fight' written by Karl Rove
Karl Rove
Karl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
. Project: Courage and Consequence was conceived of, in tandem with the compilation LP to Google Bomb
Google bomb
The terms Google bomb and Googlewashing refer to practices, such as creating large numbers of links, that cause a web page to have a high ranking for searches on unrelated or off topic keyword phrases, often for comical or satirical purposes...
the memoir of the similar title and "mess with the search results"
Track listing
- The Heavenly States - "A Man For Our Times"
- Rival Dickens - "Forget The Naughts"
- Have Special Power - "A Rove By Any Other Name"
- Assistant Cobra - "The Art Of Distraction"
- Lambs of Abortion - "New American Century"
- We're Gonna Fight The Eskimos Next (Members of Mount ViciousMount ViciousMount Vicious was a Oakland, California Rock band. Their style is influenced by classic rock, noise rock and post-punk.-Biography:Formed by Conan Neutron and Richard "Wreckless" Necklace , after the demise of their previous band Replicator, Mount Vicious's stated desire was to meld the influence of...
, Vitamin PartyVitamin PartyVitamin Party is a San Francisco/Bay Area "DIY" rock-punk band which formed in 2004. Their style shows influences of lo-fi, indie, post-modern punk with straight forward rock and roll...
and Bwuh) - "Don't Praise The Machine" - Cartographer - "The Biggest Asshole In The World"
- Death Dream - "Karl Rove, Let's Get Dirty"
- Generalissimo - "Swarm"
- Cold Lake - "Courage and Consequence"
- Hurry Up Shotgun - "Car Bomb"
- The United Sons Of Toil - "Invention Vs Innovation"
- Victory And Associates - "Lies, and the Lying Liars that Sell Them"
Further reading
- An interview with curator Conan Neutron in the East Bay Express
- Seismic Wave Entertainment website
- Article about the compilation on Thirdcoast Digest
- "We Just Gave Karl Rove's Book a New Soundtrack" Article on Huffingtonpost