[kj] Strange "controversy" a-brewing: Prada runway showin Milanplays Death in June's music

[Peter Moltesen]

Last time I saw Death in June (about 8 years ago), they were supported by a
pair of goose stepping

sieg heiling goons who called themselves Der Blutharsch. Their 'leader' - a
character called Albin Julius

also collaborated quite a bit with Douglas P back then. It was the most
uncomfortable gig I've ever been to

and I decided there and then that I didn't want anything more to do with
Death in June. 

 

I've seen interviews with Julius where he seems quite happy to espouse what
he calls 'National Socialism'


:o/ 


 

Peter

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Brendan Quinn
Sent: 15 February 2008 05:47
To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'
Subject: Re: [kj] Strange "controversy" a-brewing: Prada runway showin
Milanplays Death in June's music

 

Pretty much what I said.they're too shit to get any kind of press on their
merits, so they need some kind of angle.

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of folk devil
Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2008 2:51 p.m.
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Strange "controversy" a-brewing: Prada runway showin Milan
plays Death in June's music

 

Well, you could say the same about screwdriver, but they were a bunch of
tossers, also.
As for Douglas, he's bright enough to see what 'message' their music [and
art] conveys.

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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:33:47 -0800
From: go1845 at yahoo.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] Strange "controversy" a-brewing: Prada runway show in
Milan plays Death in June's music

This story intrigued me and I googled Death in June to see what came up.
Their wikipedia page might well be written by a fan - it seems to play down
the neo-fascist/Nazi stuff.

This article - http://www.stewarthomesociety.org/dij.htm - has a bit of a
closer look at them in the context of punk rock and anti-racism (Death in
June began life as a punk band called Crisis). The overall conclusion by the
author is that Death in June *is* playing up the neo-fascist/Nazi stuff but
their motivation is the almighty dollar (or pound sterling in this case) -
controversy sells.

 

Geoff

 

P.S. Adam and the Ants also feature in the article 

 

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