Smart Artists support unpalatable political party
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Following the release of their new single ‘I Got A Woman’, Smart Artists are currently holidaying in Regurgitator’s plastic bubble in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
The band has announced its has thrown their support behind Senator Bob Brown and the Greens, even as the party loses support in the wake of the Australian Labor party’s resurgence.
The bubble was previously used by the band Regurgitator to record an album and earlier by the Greens to isolate policy-working groups from the real world.
“Holidaying in a sealed container has given me a new appreciation of the impacts of greenhouse gases, in particular methane.” remarks Smart Artists bass player Matt Bone.
Support for the Greens came naturally for the band. “We care about the environment and indigenous issues in particular,” Mr Bone says.
“So supporting the Greens was quite literally a no-brainer” he added.
Mr. Bone scoffed at suggestions that Smart Artists were finally toeing the line. I’m sure Midnight Oil and Boom Crash Opera feel the same way.”
The band’s newfound political allegiance might also dissuade the hooligans who have been throwing rocks at the bubble in recent days.
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle said, “Back when I was at uni in 2004, Smart Artists were the latest cool thing. I bet these days they get a lot of airplay on commercial radio.”
“Now maybe they’ll ‘regurgitate’ some of our policies in their songs”, said Ms Nettle.
