Being as we’re avid fans of a) spiced rum and b) good music, the ongoing Sailor Jerry’s Presents series, which included Pierced Arrows’ show in Denver a few days back, is right up our alley. And since that band contains two members of lamented Portland, Oregon, punk rock legends Dead Moon (namely, husband-and-wife duo Fred and Toddy Cole) — and the support act, Don’t, also contained former members of the Wipers and the Rats — we got to thinking about other old-school punk rockers who are still around today, as relevant and rockin’ as ever. There aren’t that many left, to be honest — but then, that only makes the artists we’ve collected here all the more precious. Click through, and then let us know your favorites. Read More »

On Monday, former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic withdrew from the race for Wahkiakum County Clerk. The non-Foo fighter was running a “protest candidacy” for the made-up Grange Party in an attempt to draw attention to the top-two primary system in Washington State that the bassist feels is too easily exploitable.

Since Novoselic never actually intended to go all the way, we’re going to cut him some slack here and chalk it up to creative political activism — but it got us thinking about some other musicians who have tried their hands in the world’s dirtiest job. After the jump, we break these upwardly mobile musicians into a list of real rebels and poser politicians.

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