Moneybags: Sen. Blanche Lincoln, bolstered by big money fundraiser with Vice President Joe Biden in March, raises $1.7 million in first quarter of 2009. She's got $2.3 million cash on hand. If you were wondering, those are formidable numbers. (AP) The End: Legislative session comes to a close. Quick, Arkansas pundits! Start penning your embarrassingly sycophantic encomia to … [Read more...]
‘A Good Fight’ Plays SXSW, March 21
It's been a while since we last checked in on Arkansas Project pop-punk rocker faves A Good Fight from Fayetteville, featuring the bass stylings of GOP Rep. Jon Woods. Woods drops a note to say that the band landed a gig at the big South By Southwest Music and Media Conference down in Austin this week. If you're not familiar with SXSW, it's obviously because you're not a member … [Read more...]
Republican Rock Stars
Todd Seavey, old friend and occasional reader of this blog, e-mails to say that state Rep. Jon Woods and Johnny Ramone are hardly the only rock musicians with conservative or GOP sympathies. Just off the top of his head, he lists "Michael Graves of the Misfits Ted Nugent Bob Seger (Buchananite, anti-U.N., as noted in articles and ostensibly hinted in songs like "Lock … [Read more...]
Arkansas’ A Good Fight Hits MTV at 1 p.m.
I'm not entirely sure when this turned into a fan site for A Good Fight, but: We've reported previously on the Fayetteville pop-punk band, who beat out 4,000 other bands to take top honors in the "I Want My Music on MTV" contest. Their track "The Drama" will be featured today on "Made," an MTV reality show at 1 p.m. Afterwards, MTV will premiere the video for "The Drama." The … [Read more...]
‘A Good Fight’ Goes National With MTV Appearance
Last week, I noted the Fayetteville-based pop-punk band "A Good Fight," featuring the talents of Arkansas Rep. Jon Woods (R-Springdale) on bass. As a follow-up, Woods informs me that the band will be featured at 1 p.m. on Sunday as the winners of the national "I Want My Music on MTV" contest. (Other band members are vocalist Eddie Love, guitarist Rizz Woods and drummer Sean … [Read more...]
