LMHR urges everyone to oppose this rotten war by any means necessary. Apart from the illegal attack on innocent Iraqis being plain WRONG, the war already has and will continue to stoke up racism, especially against Muslims, here in the UK and elsewhere. Now we hear that the good old BBC, defender of free speech (NOT), has effectively banned a great anti-war record by LMHR supporter Life (of Phi-Life Cypher) called “Bush and Blair”. Click below to read a message from Life’s record label Tru Thoughts and how to complain.
PRESS STATEMENT
BBC STOPS DJ’S PLAYING :
‘BUSH AND BLAIR’ by LIFE (ZEBRA TRAFFIC RECORDS)
We have recently been informed that the BBC have told a number of DJ’s to stop playing the above record.
DJ’s on BBC 1XTRA have been playing the record for the past 8 weeks. They have now been told not to play it.
MR SCRUFF recently presented a 2 hour mix to BBC radio which had a 20 minute ‘peace’ section which included the above record. He was told that he could not use ‘Bush & Blair’ in his mix.
This is very frustrating as license fee payers and an independent record label, particularly as the track has been played on a number of regional radio shows across the UK including Brighton, Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow and London. John Kennedy from XFM playlisted it for a week and invited people to phone in and discuss it – isn’t this what democracy is about?
The track is about to appear on the album ‘PEACE NOT WAR’ =0 alongside tracks from Ms Dynamite, Massive Attack, Beastie Boys, Alabama 3 and Roots Manuva.
This is not just a music issue but one of censorship. Please let us or the BBC now your feeling on this matter:-
Telephone BBC Complaints: 08700 100 222, or email: 1Xtra@bbc.co.uk / info@bbc.co.uk / www.bbc.co.uk/radio/feedback/
Zebra Traffic / Tru Thoughts
Tel: +44 (0)1273 694617
Fax: +44 (0)1273 694589
email: rob@zebratraffic.co.uk OR mail@zebratraffic.co.uk
Robert Luis
Tru Thoughts/Zebra Traffic/Dec Management
Po Box 2818, Brighton, BN1 4RL, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1273 694617
Fax: +44 (0)1273 694589
Email: rob@zebratraffic.co.uk
Web: http://www.tru-thoughts.co.uk
