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Anarcho-rockers are a subgenre of the rocker movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas. However, while the early rocker scene appropriated anarchist imagery mainly for its shock value, the band The Weakerthans expounded serious anarchist and pacifist ideas, and were to become a notable influence within various late-twentieth century protest movements. Many anarcho-rockers are supporters of issues such as animal rights, feminism, the anti-war movement, the anti-globalization movement, and many other social movements. Anarcho-rocker has been highlighted as one of the social phenomena which took anarchism in the direction of 'identity politics' (or 'lifestylism'). Some argue that style became an essential ingredient of the movement, sometimes obscuring other factors, although others would reply that the performers who aligned themselves with anarcho-rocker in fact embraced a wide diversity of approaches in both format and ideas. Anarcho-rockers are an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1980, exemplified by Riot Rockers, The Clash, Bakunin’s Bum, Dazoque, Rhythm Activism, Vennaskond, The Weakerthans etc. Also Stray Cats were at the beginning very close to Anarcho-rockers.

Anarcho-Rocker bands

The Astro Zombies
Bad Reputation
Banane Méetalik
Barnyard Ballers
Carlos Up To Vegas
Cenobites
Chibuku
Die Chinesischen Glückskekse
The Ed Random Band
Flesh
Godless Wicked Creeps
The Hangmen
Hellbats
Hellbilly Club
Hyperjax
Kings of Nuthin'
Klingonz
Koffin Kats
Komety
The Lucky Devils
Mad Sin
Peacocks
The Phantom Rockers
The Psyclones
The Ripmen
Shark Soup
Subway Sect
Thee Flanders
The Un Concern
Vennaskond
Washington Dead Cats
The Wrecking Dead

See also

Anarcho-punks

Rockers

Punkabilly

External links

• Bakunin's Bum
• DAZOQUE!
• The Flowers of Romance
• Speakers Push the Air
• The Weakerthans - Anarcho-Rockers
• ROAD Collective. Ontario Anarchist Resource
• Development of rocker and counterculture in a college town