Pearl Jammed, Records Broken, Stone’s Rolled
Just wanted to drop a quick post about some of the exciting things that have been happening recently within HeadCount. It started Saturday when we got word from Pearl Jam that they agreed to be an offical HeadCount band. Normally this means that the band puts our “Register to Vote” button up on their website,…
Who will have the final say?
With the PA primary coming to a frustrating end, I am wondering what the end will be, but, more importantly, who is REALLY going to decide this election: popular vote, or the super delegates?? It pains me to think that we may have another upset, but the sad truth is that congress can highjack our…
Come on, children, come on clap your hands!
Greetings everyone! I’m John Z., the Washington, D.C. Team Leader for HeadCount. Thanks for checking out our blog! Like many of our volunteers, unfortunately I have a day job that doesn’t entail going to concerts. Luckily, however, I work at small polling firm that does public opinion research. While most of our work is on…
Reinventing the Wheel
Earlier this year, I started reading Chuck Klosterman. He generally writes essays or articles about post-modern pop culture (for a better sense of what this means, read Sex, Drugs And Cocoa Puffs). Typically Klosterman pens essays that are laugh out loud funny and that do not explicitly address politics. The closest that Klosterman comes to…
How Insurance Companies Get You By The Balls…
Perhaps this doesn’t seem related to HeadCount, but for me, it is. You see, I joined HeadCount for a couple of reasons, a) because I needed to feel that I was making a contribution, and b) because I felt like registering voters in the youth population would lead to better decision making in the polls…afterall,…
A Call to Action
“A Call to Action” is now available for your viewing pleasure online at iClips. http://www.iclips.net/acta.php The documentary which tells the story of HeadCount’s mission to register voters, as well as the mission of other non-profits involved in the music community, is the perfect way for someone to get a better idea of what we are…
Back to Basics
Every grassroots, volunteer organization must be weary of where and how they choose to allocate their resources. Ambition is one of the keys to success and to growth. But sometimes, when one shoots for the stars, it is too easy to overlook your base. Sometimes though, it all come back to the place where it…
“American Idol” Demonstrates the Importance of Voting
Yes, it sounds strange, doesn't it? But I believe it to be true. Those of us HeadCount know that every vote is important in deciding an election, but it is sometimes hard to impress this on the general public (especially youth) because in this vastly growing nation and world, it is easy to feel like…
Democracy Not Fade Away
Monday night was probably one of the biggest turning points in the history of HeadCount. We held a private fundraising event at a Washington D.C. home where special guest Bob Weir met with a wide variety of people and performed a short set. HeadCount was born out of the music scene where it is well…
Santana Brings Out Diverse Crowd
I had the opportunity to attend a Santana concert at Merriweather Post Pavillion, 4/6/08. Although I have seen a multitude of concerts, this was my first Santana concert, and I knew I was in for a treat. As soon as we were in the lot, it became apparent that this was a different kind of…