wrote:
>
>
> goodghirl wrote:
>
> > excellent Idea - but Who is Chumbawamba??
>
> A "One Hit Wonder" pop group who scored a chart
> success with "Tub
> Thumping" and most famous for chucking a bucket of
> water over John
> Prescott at a music awards event when Labour were
> trying out its
> laughable "Cool Britannia" rebranding exercise.
More importantly (in terms of the likelihood of them
helping us out), they have alligned themselves with
liberal campaigns both before and since. They were a
big part of the early "Reclaim the Streets" concerts
in Bradford (they were locally famous in Yorkshire
already), and they released an album entitled "English
Rebel Songs" which was made up of political folk music
since the 14th Century.
So they might conceivably be interested in supporting
us on the civil liberties/freedom of speech angle, and
are famous enough to attract attention.
I've looked at the Levellers' website as well now, and
they have contact details, and a week-long gap in
their tour schedule at the time of the December 2 end
of the consultation (between a gig in Koln and one at
Keele University, so they may be busy during that
time).
They might be way too tired and/or busy to pay
attention, but they are another famously political
band who might just be willing to turn up to do a
couple of songs and add a bit of media interest.
I'll work out what needs organising and get sorting it
out. Assuming it'll be in London, I will need
someone London-based who can do booking the venue and
other things that need to be done there.
Ta,
SnowdropExplodes
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rosalee, 23 Oct 2005 01:20:55
They are a band, they've been around for years and are quite political. I'm not a fan (never really listened to them), but I know several people who love them.
Ginny x
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excellent Idea - but Who is Chumbawamba??
Carla
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If we go for option 2, then it occurs to me that we
might be able to gain support from one or two big-name
bands who are known to have been involved in political
action.
I have found (fairly easy to do) the contact details
for booking Chumbawamba - should I try contacting them
to find out whether they would be interested, and if
so, what it would cost?
Ta,
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demolitionred, 24 Oct 2005 08:34:02
Cosmic could help with a venue.
you may want to talk to Justin Allen and connie Kaler who helped with thew KInkfest show....I think thunder may have mentioned it to them so don't want you working on the same thing separately.
I do have a suggestion.
would it be possible to stage a pastiche of stills from well-known films that could be outlawed under the proposals.
we could then do some sort of webcast.
did I explain myself, do we think its a good idea?
I know people that would help.
Thunder, 24 Oct 2005 08:56:58
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>thew KInkfest show....I think thunder may have mentioned it to them so
>don't want you working on the same thing separately.
>
You KNOW I've mentioned it to Justin. You replied to his agreement.
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rosalee, 24 Oct 2005 11:05:28
Are you thinking of having the pastiche as a backdrop to something else?
Ginny
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Cosmic could help with a venue.
you may want to talk to Justin Allen and connie Kaler who helped with thew KInkfest show....I think thunder may have mentioned it to them so don't want you working on the same thing separately.
I do have a suggestion.
would it be possible to stage a pastiche of stills from well-known films that could be outlawed under the proposals.
we could then do some sort of webcast.
did I explain myself, do we think its a good idea?
I know people that would help.
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--- demolitionred@yahoo.com wrote:
> Cosmic could help with a venue.
>
> you may want to talk to Justin Allen and connie
> Kaler who helped with thew KInkfest show
Great. How do I contact them?
> I do have a suggestion.
>
> would it be possible to stage a pastiche of stills
> from well-known films that could be outlawed under
> the proposals.
>
> we could then do some sort of webcast.
>
> did I explain myself, do we think its a good idea?
>
> I know people that would help.
I'm not sure. It sounds like a very good idea, but I
am nervous of going too far to "ram it down their
throats" if we do get 'nillas attending who are more
interested in the music than the cause.
How much would it take to have such a thing set up,
and can we have it ready and decide whether or not to
use it at a later stage? If I don't get enough acts
to agree to do it, we may need something to fill the
time!
Ta,
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