Rock History

Ashlee Simpson and Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz

2008 – CHICAGO — As far as political fundraisers go, this one was a decidedly nontraditional affair. There was a go-go dancer gyrating behind a pane of glass, free games of “Frogger” and peanut-butter-and-jelly sushi rolls served on Pringles.

The music was loud, the cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon plentiful and the only guy to show up in a suit was rather befuddled-looking Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.

Yes, when Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz decides to throw an event — even one designed to raise money and awareness for Democratic candidate Barack Obama — he does it his way.

“I have never really gotten involved in politics before. Even in college, everyone just wanted to go out and get drunk and make bad decisions, sort of like we did when we elected George W. Bush eight years ago,” he told the crowd from the DJ booth at Chicago’s Lakeview Broadcasting Company, the dive bar/ clubhouse he co-owns. “So in the spirit of all that, I just want everyone to pretend this isn’t a real fundraiser and go out and have fun.”

2005 – U2′s Bono has lunch with George W. Bush in the White House. They discuss G8, fighting AIDS, and probably their favorite Bible story.

2005 – During NBC’s A Concert for Hurricane Relief, rapper Kanye West attacks President George W. Bush for not responding quickly enough to New Orleans’ flooding. “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” he declares.

That’s just an 11 on the kewl meter!

2005 – Folk singer Joan Baez joins anti-war protestors camped outside George W. Bush’s compound in Crawford, Texas. Activist Cindy Seehan is demanding to meet with the president to discuss the war in Iraq.

2005 – President George W. Bush signs into a law a ruling that anyone pirating music or films on the Internet could face up to three years in jail.

Interesting Picture…. LMAO

2004 – In the midst of the Halloween season when the 1960s novelty hit “Monster Mash” is annually revived, the song’s singer and co-author rewrites its lyrics to protest President George W. Bush’s environmental policies. Bobby “Boris” Pickett reprises his infamous Boris Karloff imitation on “Monster Slash.”

2004 – Black Sabbath remove images from a film that plays during their Ozzfest set associating George W. Bush with Hitler after drummer Bill Ward posts his disapproval on his Web site.

2003 -  Already under fire for their criticism of George W. Bush, the Dixie Chicks appear nude on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. The C&W trio say the pic is “about clothes getting in the way of labels.”

2003 – Dixie Chicks: The South Carolina House of Representatives pass a resolution urging the Dixie Chicks to make a public apology for derogatory statements about President Bush, and back it up with a concert for the families of troops serving in the Iraq conflict.

2003 – Playing at a London record store, ex-Lemonhead Evan Dando attacks President George W. Bush, claiming, “That guy is trying to kill us.”

2002 – No Doubt lead singer Gwen Stefani accepts the marriage proposal of Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale.

2002 – Bush leader Gavin Rossdale proposes to his longtime girlfriend Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. She says “Yes.”