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David Rovics - Punk from United States - Biography & Full Album Download MP3


David Rovics


Punk Band from United States


David Stefan Rovics ( ROH-viks; born April 10, 1967) is an American indie singer/songwriter. His music concerns topical subjects such as the 2003 Iraq war, anti-globalization, anarchism, and social justice issues. Rovics has been an outspoken critic of former President George W. Bush, the Republican Party, John Kerry, and the Democratic Party.

Rovics is critical of the United States government's policies and claims that the "U.S. government's foreign policy represents U.S. corporate interests" and that "the U.S. government does not like democracy either at home or abroad."Although some of Rovics' work is not self-published, and much of it is commercially distributed, Rovics has made all of his recorded music freely available as downloadable mp3 files. He encourages the free distribution of his work by all non-profit means to promote his work and spread political messages, and speaks out against websites or programs like iTunes that charge money for downloading his songs. Rovics has also advocated the performing of his songs at protests and demonstrations and has made his sheet music and lyrics available for download.

David Rovics was born in New York City. His family moved to Wilton, Connecticut when he was young. Rovics was politically inspired during his adolescence by his experiences with the conservative-oriented, Christian milieu of his home town. His parents, both classical musicians and educators, were liberal in their outlook. Perhaps for this reason, while in his teens Rovics acquired interests in nuclear disarmament, vegetarianism and other counterculture issues. He has described himself as an "anti-Zionist Jew from New York".In 1985, Rovics enrolled at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, but dropped out and moved to Berkeley, California. He worked in occupations such as a cook, barista, secretary and typist, while pursuing his musical interests as a street and subway performer and in small clubs and bars. He immersed himself in leftist counterculture and made contact with other songwriters and performers on the underground circuit. By the early 1990s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways.From the mid-1990s, Rovics has spent most of his time on concert tours around the world. Rovics tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, the BBC, Al-Jazeera, Acik Radyo and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch and Truthout and the 200+ songs he makes available on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Although Rovics' work has not gained major commercial success, it has been acclaimed in sections of the press.He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, with his family and has a daughter, Leila, who was born in 2006.

Political activism

Rovics has also written a song on Francis Hughes, a Provisional IRA combatant who died in the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike, in his song "Up The Provos".Rovics has been accused by It's Going Down and Shane Burley of promotion of individuals associated with white nationalism, Holocaust denial and antisemitism, namely Matthew Heimbach, Gilad Atzmon, and Kevin Barrett. He temporarily removed the interview with Heimbach from his site, but responded that Atzmon is not an antisemite and Heimbach not a fascist, and that it is important to understand why people are drawn to the far right.

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- Biography -

23 albums

David Rovics - Historic Times

Historic Times

2019 - United States
Vinyl 12"15 Tracks



David Rovics - The Other Side

The Other Side

2015 - United States
CD Album16 Tracks



David Rovics - Falasteen Habibti

Falasteen Habibti

2014 - United States
CD Album21 Tracks



David Rovics - If I Had A Hammer

If I Had A Hammer

2014 - United States
CD Album23 Tracks



David Rovics - Meanwhile In Afghanistan

Meanwhile In Afghanistan

2012 - United States
CD Album12 Tracks



David Rovics - Ballad Of A Dung Beetle

Ballad Of A Dung Beetle

2011 - United States
CD Album14 Tracks
Www.davidrovics.com


David Rovics - Big Red Sessions

Big Red Sessions

2011 - United States
CD Album14 Tracks



David Rovics - Ten Thousand Miles Away

Ten Thousand Miles Away

2009 - United States
Folk
CD Album21 Tracks



David Rovics - Har, Har, Har!

Har, Har, Har!

2008 - United States
CD Album16 Tracks



David Rovics - The Commons

The Commons

2007 - United States
Political, Folk
CD Album17 Tracks
Irregular Records


David Rovics - Halliburton Boardroom Massacre

Halliburton Boardroom Massacre

2006 - United States
Folk
CD, DVD Album20 Tracks
Caroline Distribution


David Rovics - For The Moment

For The Moment

2005 - United States
CD Album19 Tracks
Yoyo Recordings


David Rovics - Songs For Mahmud

Songs For Mahmud

2004 - United States
CD Album21 Tracks
Ever Reviled Records


David Rovics - The Return

The Return

2003 - United States
Folk
CD Album14 Tracks
Ever Reviled Records


David Rovics - Behind The Barricades: The Best Of David Rovics

Behind The Barricades: The Best Of David Rovics

2003 - United States
CD Album21 Tracks
Ak Press, Daemon Records


David Rovics - Hang A Flag In The Window

Hang A Flag In The Window

2002 - United States
Folk
CD Album21 Tracks
Not On Label (david Rovics Self-released)


David Rovics - Living In These Times

Living In These Times

2001 - United States
CD Album17 Tracks
Not On Label (david Rovics Self-released)


David Rovics - Live At Club Passim

Live At Club Passim

2000 - United States
CD Album22 Tracks
Not On Label (david Rovics Self-released)


David Rovics - We Just Want The World

We Just Want The World

1998 - United States
Folk Rock, Indie Rock
CD Album14 Tracks
Not On Label (david Rovics Self-released)


David Rovics - Pay Day At Coal Creek (A Selection Of Songs From America

Pay Day At Coal Creek (A Selection Of Songs From America's Social History)

1998 - United States
Folk Rock, Indie Rock
CD Album15 Tracks
Not On Label (david Rovics Self-released)


David Rovics - Make It So

Make It So

1996 - United States
Folk Rock, Indie Rock, Acoustic
CD Album20 Tracks
Red Love Records


David Rovics - Shoulder To Shoulder

Shoulder To Shoulder

1994 - United States
Folk Rock, Indie Rock
CD Album10 Tracks



David Rovics - Waiting For The Fall - A Retrospective

Waiting For The Fall - A Retrospective

- United States
CD Album23 Tracks
Liberation Records




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