Earth Day Playlist
For Earth Day 2009, the team at IdealBite.com put together a playlist of some of their fave tracks from green artists.
Seriously these musicians have done good things for our ears and the planet - touring in biodiesel buses, promoting green causes, and walking the eco-walk in their own lives.
"Flake" by Jack Johnson Jack founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, which supports eco-causes in his home state, and he carbon-offsets all his tours.
"Lovers in Japan" by Coldplay The stadium rock band carbon-offset the production of past albums and even sews its own clothes. Singer Chris Martin also has a Make Trade Fair fair-trade tattoo on his hand.
"Human Behavior" by Björk Our fave (sometimes-a-lil'-crazy) avant garde singer just released a new docu about eco-issues facing her native Iceland (exclusively available on iTunes).
"The Seed (2.0)" by the Roots Hip hop group (and Jimmy Fallon's new house band) that's worked on veg campaigns with PETA and has hosted green pre-Grammys bashes in the past.
"No Surprises" by Radiohead Frontman Thom Yorke's a longtime vegan who even wrote an alt rock album inspired by climate change.
"Holiday" by Green Day The pop-punk band's pet cause? Green energy, which it champions alongside the National Resources Defense Council.
"Love is Free" by Sheryl Crow The pop rock queen toured the United States with Stop Global Warming and will likely never get past the toilet paper comment.
"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas Lead rapper/producer will.i.am's written eco-themed pop songs and drives an electric Tesla roadster.
"We Are All Made of Stars" by Moby This vegan DJ's a big supporter of the Humane Society.
"My Moon My Man" by Feist The indie crooner traveled to the Arctic Circle to bring attention to climate change, and offsets her tours with wind power.
"Hot Thing" by Talib Kweli Hip hop artist who uses recycled materials for his albums and has written more than a couple eco-themed songs (one even namedrops Al Gore - no lie).
"Heartbeats" by José Gonzáles This indie-acoustic guitarist offsets his American tours through Reverb.
You can even buy IdealBite's playlist on iTunes at www.idealbite.com/itunes-playlist
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