Musicians have been doing a bang-up job with their Bernie Sanders endorsements so far this year. The Strokes turned a rally into a giant party, Zola Jesus explained how her vote went against family loyalty, Killer Mike and Cardi B have both sat down to talk policy with their candidate, and even Neutral Milk Hotel’s Jeff Mangum peeked a head out of his secret Jeff Mangum hiding place to pass along an endorsement.
Kim Gordon, the former Sonic Youth bassist/vocalist who released her debut solo album No Home Record last fall, may have just set a new standard for endorsements, though. Consider this for yourself by watching the clip below, which sees Gordon urging viewers in Super Tuesday states to go out and vote Sanders today through a cooking show.
This debut episode of What’s Cooking America? is pretty straightforward. Some carnival-style organ music introduces Gordon and she begins holding up ingredients that consist of pieces of paper with sentences like “Medicare For All,” “Green New Deal,” “Ban For-Profit Prisons,” “Women’s Rights,” and “Cancel Student Debut” on them. Each one is read aloud, dropped into a giant mixing bowl with an accompanying slide whistle sound effect, and results in a Sanders-themed sheet cake.
As Gordon stands waiting for her Sanders cake to come out of the oven, the list of Super Tuesday states appears on screen. Aside from reading ingredients, her only spoken words are: “Vote for Bernie.”
This is a very kool thing that we hope motivates 100% of voters to get out there today. If all goes well, Gordon’s video will bolster Sanders’ electability, if not just his kissability. Sure, kill yr idols and all, but if you’re currently considering leaving your ballot as the empty page, maybe Gordon’s star power will help provide some motivation to kick off your dirty boots and get out there.
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I guess it makes sense that Sonic Youth broke up, because Moore and Gordon are now 61 and 66 respectively.
Really, it’s great that everyone is working hard to make politics cool and to make people understand these are important decisions, but, yes, kill your idols. Don’t vote a certain way just because the cool kids vote that way. I love Sonic Youth, but I know I don’t know Kim Gordon. Read and talk to people instead.
Thanks for the lecture. Many of us here are grown ups who know how to think.
Thanks for replying!
You complete me!
Election’s over, folks. Bernie has the Bass Players Union in his pocket.
Rock stars.
Is there anything they don’t know?
How to moisturize, apparently.
This validates my beliefs in one of two possible ways!
Hey, I know you guys rarely listen to what we have to say in the comments anymore because #adspace, but could please knock it off with all these pandering-ass articles already? We get it. We know who you’re voting for. We know who you want us to vote for, and hiding that fact under a thin veil of something vaguely resembling pop culture is kind of insulting. ‘Mike Bloomberg drives a car like this, but Bernie Sanders drives a car like THIIIIS!’Seriously, enough. One of the few remaining reasons I still come here is to get away from political shit, and it’s not like it isn’t everywhere else anyway. Give it a rest. I’m asking you nice. Please.
So, stick to sports?
Sports do make me sticky.
really at this point the only way to get away from somebody either screaming or subtlety pointing to the dismantling of our democracy is to move your head out of the figurative sand and into literal sand.
This is a very kool thing that we hope motivates 100% of voters to get out there today.Making a Kool Thing reference without mention of the recent news concerning Chuck D. is a missed opportunity.
Then she fired Flavor Flav.
Other musician endorsements for Bernie: Jack White, Bon Iver, Vampire Weekend, Portugal the Man, The Strokes, and Public Enemy (minus Flava Flav).
No one will hear her through all the feedback.
I know this isn’t the site it used to be, but the AV Club getting Jeff Mangum’s name wrong twice in the same sentence just feels bad.