\paperw8325 \margr0\margl0\ATXph0 \plain \fs20 \f1 A new site at \b http://www.rockthevote.org.uk\b0 is Rock the Vote, a non-profit organisation with charitable status, se
t up to encourage younger people to vote.\par
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Itís estimated that at the 1992 General Election only 57% of those under the age of 25 voted, compared to 69% in 1987. The idea of Rock the Vote, which has no political party affiliations of any sort,
is to reverse the trend through participation of rock bands, comedians and other celebrities. These will have Rock the Vote logos on their CDs, links on their Web sites and perform Rock the Vote concerts to raise funds and awareness. \par
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The domi
nant feature of the site is the Funktastic Juke Box, based on MicrosoftÆ ActiveXô and Real Audio. Just click to play a track from the special Rock the Vote CD, with contributions from Menswear, Gene, Steve Coogan, Greg Proops amongst others. The siteís a
ims are supported not only by these artists but also by other UK music organisations and the three main political parties. \par
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You first see a ëMaking your Markí page where you can apply to register to vote. Alternatively, link to other political
resources, a calendar of Rock The Vote events, and the Funktastic Juke Box, enhanced with the latest Microsoft software. While youíre browsing some pages, the Rock The Vote theme tune plays as background, and there are also some great animated GIFs. The
Real Audio streams have been donated by Demon Internet and the Real Audio controls are set to automatically detect your speed of modem. If your modemís slower than 14.4 Kbps then youíd better try another Web page!
