Bob Ostertag

Ostertag in 2003 Robert "Bob" Ostertag (born April 19, 1957) is an American musician, writer, and political activist based in San Francisco. He has published seven books, one feature film, a DVD, twenty-six albums, and collaborated with numerous musicians.

Musically, he is known for his politically charged compositions created from found sound (''Sooner or Later'', ''All the Rage''), his work with synthesizers over 45 years (from ''Bob Ostertag Plays the Serge 1978-1983'' to ''Wish You Were Here'' in 2016), and his many collaborations (Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Justin Vivian Bond, Shelley Hirsch, and Roscoe Mitchell to name just a few).

In his writing, films, and podcasts, he has addressed LGBT issues, poverty, climate change, and technology, from a militant yet non-ideological perspective.

On March 25, 2006, Ostertag made all of his recordings to which he owns the rights available as digital downloads under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 license. Provided by Wikipedia
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    People's movements, people's press : the journalism of social justice movements by Ostertag, Bob, 1957-

    Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 2006
    Format: Book


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    All the rage by Ostertag, Bob, 1957-

    New York : Elektra Nonesuch, 1993
    Format: Audio


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    Sex science self : a social history of estrogen, testosterone, and identity by Ostertag, Bob, 1957-

    Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2016
    Format: Book


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    Creative life : music, politics, people, and machines by Ostertag, Bob, 1957-

    Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2009
    Format: Book


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    Raising expectations (and raising hell) : my decade fighting for the labor movement by McAlevey, Jane

    London : Verso, 2012
    Other Authors: “…Ostertag, Bob, 1957-…”
    Format: Book


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    Between science and garbage

    New York, N.Y. : Tzadik, 2004
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    Format: DVD