Revolutions per Minute's major themes are socio-political (note "Blood-Red, White, and Blue"), but also cover personal issues and relationships ("Like the Angel" and "Heaven Knows").

The song "Last Chance Blueprint" features clips of dialogue from the film American Beauty.
"Like the Angel" is featured on the soundtrack to the skateboarding video game, Tony Hawk's Underground.
It is also featured in the mountain bike film The Collective.
"Heaven Knows" also features on the Fat Wreck Chords retrospective collection.