It is December in August. My new song, In December, is now streaming on all your favorite platforms, like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, MySpace*, and Geocities*.
Check it out by clicking below!
Please spread the word! I’d love to hear what you think. There is still more to come!
*These are unconfirmed at this time
August 4th is coming up soon, and In December will be up on Spotify. Are you in a generous mood? If you have a second, you can “pre-save” my song on Spotify so you won’t miss it on 8/4 when it comes out. This also helps me out, because it tells Spotify’s algorithm to give my song an extra bump for more exposure. Check it out below. For everyone who does the pre-save, I will give you a thank-you on my webpage and in an upcoming video I’m doing about “In December”! But I will only use your first name, don’t worry. I don’t want the identity thieves coming after you. Thank you for your help! And if you don’t help, thank you for just being you! That oughtta make you feel guilty.
Is VH1 still around even? Anyway, I wasn’t on VH1, but on the next best thing: YouTube. Take a peek at this video giving some background on my new song, Enlighten Me:
Did you miss my song? Check it out: www.MattBankert.com/enlighten-me
My latest Spotify playlist for November is here!
| Artist | Song | Comments |
| Tim Hawkins | The Government Can | |
| All That Remains | A War You Cannot Win | |
| Backwordz | Praxeology | |
| Black Label Society | Death March | Peace through destruction |
| Dillinger Escape Plan | Nong Eye Gong | Your voice is the sound of nothing, butcher of every artform, peddler of deceit |
| Dragonforce | War! | |
| Havok | I Am The State | |
| Judas Priest | Sword of Damocles | |
| Killswitch Engage | Know Your Enemy | |
| Megadeth | Killing Is My Business | |
| Metallica | And Justice for All | |
| Rage Against the Machine | Renegade of Funk | Tom Paine was a renegade |
| Sons Of Liberty | False Flag | |
| Tool | The Pot | |
| Alice Cooper | Private Public Breakdown | |
| Bob Dylan | I Shall Be Released | |
| Death | Politicians in my Eyes | |
| Kinks | Shangri-La | The life of a retiree on a government pension |
| Nina Simone | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free | |
| Pete Seeger | Draft Dodger Rag | |
| Randy Newman | It’s a Jungle Out There | |
| Bad Religion | The Kids are Alt-Right | |
| Minor Threat | Steppin’ Stone | |
| Pennywise | Land of the Free? | Free to control your life |
| Sick of it All | World Full of Hate | |
| The Interrupters | Liberty | |
| Warehouse One | Title Pending | |
| Zebrahead | Rescue Me | |
| Aimee Allen | Ron Paul Revolution | |
| Alter Bridge | Native Son | Native son in a foreign land |
| Blacktop Mojo | 8000 Lines | |
| Cake | Federal Funding | |
| Corporate Avenger | Taxes are Stealing | |
| Elton John | I Just Can’t Wait to Be King | Rehearsed by every politician just before inauguration |
| Foo Fighters | I’ll Stick Around | I don’t owe you anything – but what about the social contract? |
| Incubus | Megalomaniac | |
| Jimi Hendrix | Stone Free | |
| Jordan Page | The Ballad of Lavoy Finicum | |
| Killers | The Man | They kiss the ring, I carry the crown |
| Matt Bankert | Enlighten Me | Pretentious intellectuals are annoying. |
| Muse | Thought Contagion | |
| Mutiny at Midnight | Copperheads & Crows |
I am pleased to announce that my brand new song, Enlighten Me, is now available universe-wide anywhere you listen to or purchase digital music (emphasis on the purchase)!
I’d love to hear what you think!
If one new song is not enough for you, give a listen to October’s Libertarian Rock playlist (which happens to include Enlighten Me)!
| Artist | Song | Comments |
| Backwordz | You, Are You | |
| Devin Townsend Project | March of the Poozers | |
| Havok | Wake Up | |
| Iron Maiden | Powerslave | |
| Megadeth | Death From Within | |
| Metallica | Don’t Tread On Me | |
| Phinehas | Burning Bright | |
| Rage Against the Machine | Guerilla Radio | |
| Revocation | Dismantle the Dictator | |
| System of a Down | War? | |
| Thrice | Firebreather | |
| Alice Cooper | Lock Me Up | |
| Beatles | Back in the USSR | |
| Bob Dylan | Disease of Conceit | |
| Kinks | 20th Century Man | |
| Pete Seeger | Waist Deep in the Big Muddy | |
| The Who | Ball and Chain | Down in Guantanamo, we still got the ball and chain. |
| Jacob Banks | Unholy War | |
| Leonard Cohen | Everybody Knows | |
| Dead Kennedys | Government Flu | |
| Five Iron Frenzy | Anthem | |
| Motorhead | God Save the Queen | |
| Pennywise | Revolution | |
| Sick of it All | World Full of Hate | |
| The Interrupters | Outrage | |
| Warehouse One | Wasteland | |
| Alter Bridge | Pay No Mind | |
| Chevelle | Comfortable Liar | |
| David Hasselhoff | Open Your Eyes | When the guy from Knight Rider is telling you to open your eyes, you LISTEN. |
| Jordan Page | Until The Race Is Won | |
| Matt Bankert | Enlighten Me | |
| Muse | Defecter | |
| Robbie Robertson | Hardwired | People marching for peace, while looking for a fight |
| Rush | The Necromancer | |
| Scissorfight | Granite State Destroyer | |
| Smash Mouth | Stoned | |
| Soundgarden | The Day I Tried to Live | “I stole a million beggars’ change and gave it to the rich” – sounds like a certain Central Bank we all know! Isn’t this generally the folly of government programs? If one miscalculation doesn’t work, the solution is to add more and more miscalculations on top of it. “One more time around might do it.” |
| Switchfoot | Politicians | |
| Talking Heads | Don’t Worry About the Government | |
| The Last Internationale | Hit ‘Em With Your Blues | |
| U2 | American Soul | |
| Zama Rripa | 6 Ways From Sunday | |
| Tatiana Moroz | Evolution to Revolution |
Today is your lucky day. First off, there is still time to enter a picture in my music art contest! Follow the directions here and you could win a virtual mini concert with me! Hurry, though! You only have until July 29th!
Second off, here is a brand new Spotify playlist just for you! And whoever else wants to listen to it, so don’t get selfish.
To start off the playlist this month, the Interrupters predict “this will go down in history as the age of outrage.”
Enjoy my June playlist while it’s still June! Click here or search Libertarian Rock on Spotify.
| Artist | Song | Comments |
| Devin Townsend Project | Silent Militia | Mises points out that regardless of the type of government in a particular country, it is always allowed to continue only by the consent of the people – we could say a “silent militia”. “All for the thrill of the kill of the world’s oldest haunted sacred cow.” Who knows what Devin means here. But we could certainly say one of the oldest phenomena in human history is tyrannical government. Therefore, it is up to this silent militia to “kill” this oldest haunted sacred cow. |
| Dream Theater | Outcry | |
| Havok | Intention to Deceive | |
| Killakoi | Government Plastic | |
| KMFDM | WWIII | |
| Leah | Enter The Highlands | Leah is an awesome libertarian artist – amazing symphonic metal. |
| Revocation | Deathonomics | A synonym for chrony capitalism |
| EconStories | Fight of the Century | Keynes vs. Hayek rap battle, part 2! You have to hear it to believe it. |
| Knower | The Government Knows | A little crude for my tastes – but admittedly humorous |
| Lorde | Glory and Gore | Who has the greater glory: someone who is successful via violence, or someone who is successful via peace? |
| Rag’N’Bone Man | Human | Governments tend to put blame on people that are not guilty. See my review and acoustic cover of this song. |
| Anti-Flag | Tearing Down the Borders | Technically, I think these guys are a little more Marx than Mises. But hey, in terms of the Berlin wall, that was a good border to tear down. So we’ll go with that. And I’m sorry if this triggers Stefan Molyneux or any other Trump supporters. |
| Green Day | American Idiot | Great song, but is it ok to disparage someone as a “redneck”? We’re not supposed to put someone down based on their skin color or culture, right? |
| IDLES | Mercedes Marxist | It seems that many Marxists enjoy the fruits of Capitalism while wanting to spare you from the “evils” of it. |
| NOFX | The Separation of Church and Skate | |
| Pennywise | Revolution | |
| The Interrupters | Outrage | |
| The Offspring | Meaning of Life | |
| Warehouse One | Any Fool | |
| Bad Wolves | No Masters | |
| Freak Kitchen | Sloppy | |
| Gov’t Mule | Mr. High and Mighty | We better crawl when you say “crawl” |
| Guns N Roses | Civil War | |
| Zama Rripa | Live and Let Live | Check this libertarian artist out – great rootsy rock with great guitar work |
| Incubus | Privilege | The day you were born, you were born free |
| Jordan Page | War Machine | |
| Matt Bankert | Don’t Be An Idiot | |
| Mountain Sprout | Screw the Government | |
| Owen Glass | General Butler | My new favorite authentic libertarian band – these guys have such a great, earthy, organic sound. Great poetry, great melodies. |
| Panic! At the Disco | Emperor’s New Clothes | I’m taking back the crown, I’m all dressed up and naked, I see what’s mine and take it (Finders keepers, losers weepers) |
| Pink Floyd | Sheep | |
| Project 86 | Evil (A Chorus of Resistence) | “I want something you have” – hmm, sounds a little envious |
| Rush | Red Barchetta | |
| Shihad | Think You’re So Free | |
| Smashing Pumpkins | Clones | Ah, the joys of conformity. “All are one and one are all.” Creepy collectivism. But apparently they’ve destroyed the government, so maybe they are libertarian clones. |
| The Last Internationale | Soul on Fire | |
| Warren Zevon | Lawyers, Guns, and Money | This song describes the composition of government |
| Weezer | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | It seems that way, anyway. Is it ok if we just rule ourselves? |
It is here – my Libertarian Rock May 2019 playlist.
“Why do we let morons rule the world?” That is the question starting off the playlist this month. A very good question, asked by my newly discovered favorite band, Freak Kitchen. A quirky, yet accessible band from Sweden that have been around since the 90s. Super-heavy guitars and poppy choruses. Vertigo-inducing guitar solos.
See below for the track list!