Love Music Hate Racism NI mark the 5th anniversary of Joe Strummers death this Friday (7th Dec) at Sandinos with a gig celebrating his life. Strummer, lead singer of punk band The Clash, gave his full support to Rock Against Racism, which has since become Love Music Hate Racism. LMHR-NI aim to carry on his message and drive for new music and diversity by celebrating his life this Friday, with the incredible experimental punk band from Belfast And So I Watch You From Afar who have become firm favourites in the city.
They will be joined on the night by Derry?
On Thursday December 6th, LMHR will be staging an event at The Maltings Theatre and Arts Centre. Confirmed acts include: Ditch Your Sidekicks, The Prospects, Sona Di and Free Arfa, Tobias the Band and This Never Fails. Doors: 6pm
Tags: North East The interview that NME published with Morrissey last week has provoked a huge debate. LMHR is unable to comment specifically on matters which are currently the subject of legal proceedings. However, we did want to make some general comments at this stage about what’s taken place. LMHR would like to reiterate and underline the fantastic and invaluable contribution that NME and it’s staff have made this year to the anti-racist cause and to LMHR in particular.
LMHR is a campaigning organisation opposed to all forms of racism and fascism.
We were therefore concerned at comments about immigration in Morrissey’s interview with NME magazine last week. After all, he is an artist who in March 2004 attended an early LMHR gig by the Libertines, where he signed a statement endorsing our campaign. We therefore felt it right and proper, when asked, to give Morrissey the opportunity to come out against racism. Below are excerpts from Morrissey’s statement.
His own full statement is published in today’s Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk and at www.true-to-you.com. We are very pleased to be working with him in 2008.
