[kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

[Karen Weil]

Great, great tune.  I totally agree with you on this one, ade.

k.w.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ade" <ade at the-lab.zetnet.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims



> Talking of Bambam, I just found this:

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h6pcqC6wrI&feature=related

>

> ...gave me goose-pimples all over again! This is my bambam fave though:

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POviI6ty98s&feature=related

>

> ade.

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net

> [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of B. Oliver Sheppard

> Sent: 23 July 2008 00:33

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: Re: [kj] Sex Pistols singer faces race attack claims

>

>

> For some reason I don't buy this, unless Lydon was so drunk or drugged

> up he was in zombie mode, or it was all the acts of the group of people

> he was around and not him. (You can't account for people you happen to

> be standing around.)

>

> Lydon's probably one of the most non-racist folks in the music business.

> He fawns over reggae in The Filth and the Fury (and elsewhere) and talks

> explicitly against racism in that movie; right after the Pistols broke

> up he went to Jamaica because he's loved the culture so much; he

> collaborated with Afrika Bambaata ("Time Zone") in the 80s, and more,

> and more. He's always talked against racism.

>

> For him to suddenly become a racist monster seems pretty far fetched...

>

> -Oliver

>

>

> Brendan wrote:

>> Oh dear. I don't know Bloc Party from a bar of soap really but this 

>> sounds

>> bad...

>>

>> http://www.stuff.co.nz/4627133a1860.html

>>

>>

>>

>>

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