Indie Rockers for Obama

And so, musical preferences aren’t always based on strictly musical qualities. As Bourdieu would remind us, art is a means of social differentiation. Music tastes imply what grievances one has with society and, perhaps related, what one finds beautiful. And being able to “get” the music—either because you have cultural capital or because you have certain “hard-knock” life experiences—allows one to socially situate oneself. Arguably, the same is true for politics. Displaying a politician’s lawn sign indicates both political support and personal identification with, say, Senator Jim Webb’s populist masculinity. You can go to any college campus and find “Obama for President” signs in fifth-floor dorm windows facing an inner-courtyard, a location where perhaps a total of 12 passersby (probably all Obama supporters already) will view the message. This isn’t for political advertising; it’s for social identification.  Read Article Here.

Interesting article.  Totally accurate about indie rock, Obama and the cross pollination between the two.  There is certainly a reason why both are popular on college campuses.