Wolfgang Wendland
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Wolfgang Wendland is a German musician, actor, film producer and politician.
Wendland is lead-singer of Die Kassierer
, a German punk rock
band.
His films concern the regional problems of the town of Bochum
and its environment and serve to promote his band and their videos,
"Mit meinem Motor" and "Das Mädchen mit den drei blauen Augen". Until its dissolution in 1999, Wendland had been a committed politician in the "APPD" (anarchist-pogo-party of Germany). Since 2005 he pursues a campaign to become leader of the German government. On 30 June 2009 he was elected into the local council of Wattenscheid
, a sub district of Bochum, as a candidate without party on the Die Linke (Left Party) list.
Wendland is lead-singer of Die Kassierer
Die Kassierer
Die Kassierer , also Die mächtigen Kassierer , are a satirical punk band from Bochum-Wattenscheid in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany...
, a German punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band.
His films concern the regional problems of the town of Bochum
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
and its environment and serve to promote his band and their videos,
"Mit meinem Motor" and "Das Mädchen mit den drei blauen Augen". Until its dissolution in 1999, Wendland had been a committed politician in the "APPD" (anarchist-pogo-party of Germany). Since 2005 he pursues a campaign to become leader of the German government. On 30 June 2009 he was elected into the local council of Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid
Wattenscheid was once a separate town in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. In 1975 it became part of Bochum. It has a population of about 80,000 citizens. It is a part of the Ruhr area. Some famous firms have their headquarters in Wattenscheid e.g...
, a sub district of Bochum, as a candidate without party on the Die Linke (Left Party) list.