[kj] OT: NMA US tour cancelled...My Ass Burns Even Hotter

[Phillipps Marc]

We went into town on the Tuesday night
Searching all the places that you hang about
We're looking for you
In the back street cellar dive drinking clubs
In the discotheques and the gaming pubs
We're looking for you
You will pay the price for my own sweet brother
And what he has become
And a hundred other boys and girls
And all that you have done

We picked up the trail at the Seven Crowns
One of your cronies - he was doing your rounds
We followed him
Just a silhouette figure up market pass
Where the headlamps shine on the broken glass
We followed him
Over the bridge by the old canal
Where the shadows dance on the lighted wall
He stopped to light up a cigarette
And we dived into a doorway

No Police, no summons, no courts of law
No proper procedure, no rules of war
No mitigating circumstance
No lawyers fees, no second chance

There are lasses getting trouble on their own home beat
There are old folk battered in the open street
In this city of ours
There are eyes that see but say nothing at all
There are ears that hear but they don't recall
In this city of ours
So we followed your man back to your front door
And we're waiting for you outside
'Cos not everybody here is scared of you
Not everybody passes on the other side

No police, no summons, no courts of law...
No proper procedure, no rules of war
No mitigating circumstance
No lawyers fees, no second chance

And we could spent our whole lives waiting
For some thunderbolt to come
And we could spent our whole lives waiting
For some justice to be done
Unless we make our own

No police, no summons, no courts of law...
No proper procedure, no rules of war
No mitigating circumstance
No lawyers fees, no second chance

(a call to vigilantism?)

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net
[mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]On Behalf Of Alexander Smith
Sent: 06 September 2007 16:06
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: NMA US tour cancelled...My Ass Burns Even Hotter



"they have never once incited violence towards anyone"

Hmmmm.....

"I BELIEVE IN JUSTICE -- I BELIEVE IN VENGEANCE -- I BELIEVE IN  
GETTING THE BASTARD!!!"



Alex in NYC



On Sep 6, 2007, at 9:54 AM, Christof hamille wrote:


> Found this posted somewhere else...............

>

> 80s Band in a Post-9/11 America!

> by Guymon Adams

> September 5, 2007

>

> The widely popular late 80s post-punk band New Model Army was  

> scheduled for a U.S. tour beginning this September. Based out of  

> Europe, New Model Army has written dozens of underground hits since  

> the 1980s, including their revolutionary anthems "I Love the World"  

> and "51st State of America" and have been consistentlly hard  

> working musicians, releasing their latest full length CD "High"  

> earlier this year. As a staple of the independent post-punk scene,  

> they have toured the States multiple times throughout their  

> extensive career.

>

> However, in 2007 post-9/11 America, their passports have now been  

> denied! The official reason for this was due to their name, the  

> word "Army" apparently raising some manufactured red flag. The  

> State Department literally stated "they may incite terrorism."

>

> While it is well known that New Model Army has always had socio- 

> politically driven lyrics and themes, they have never once incited  

> violence towards anyone. Indeed, while quite intellectually  

> provoking, their lyrics might be considered tame by many people's  

> standards when compared to any number of wildly popular, multi- 

> million dollar, platinum selling artists actually residing in the U.S.

>

> So the question to ask is, what kind of precedent does this set?  

> Freedom of speech? Well, apparently even artists with a long,  

> successful history, and millions of fans in the U.S. are not  

> permitted to exercise such rights. Was this merely a case of an  

> overzealous fledgeling graduate from some "Criminal Justice" course  

> at ITT? Or is this a fresh example of the State Department  

> specifically discriminating against a musical group based outside  

> of the U.S. for their political statements, and their potential  

> influence thereof? And perhaps even more so, what does this say  

> about our treatment of legitimate working foreigners when compared  

> to our otherwise wide open Southern borders?

>

> John Wickham of Elysium Night Club in Austin, TX, among many other  

> club owners across the country, have now begun writing letters of  

> reference to the U.S. State Department on behalf of New Model Army,  

> demanding that they be allowed to travel to the U.S. and perform as  

> any other artist would. In the meantime, all U.S. tour dates have  

> been cancelled, and are expected to be rescheduled for no later  

> than the spring of 2008.... Approval pending.

>

> The official statement from New Model Army's website:

> "We have regrettably been forced to cancel the North American tour  

> that was due to start this week. The US Citizenship and Immigration  

> Service have denied the visas that the band require to travel to  

> the USA and so until this matter is resolved all shows are on hold.

>

> The band and management are extremely disappointed by this result  

> as the tour was destined to be one of the greats. The new album is  

> out, there is media attention in every city and the expectations  

> are (were) high from the thousands of fans who had bought advance  

> tickets.

>

> The dates will be re-booked once the Immigration situation is  

> resolved. In the meantime, ticket refunds are available from the  

> point of purchase."

>

>

>> From: "Christof hamille" <wessidetempest at hotmail.com>

>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the  

>> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>> To: gathering at misera.net

>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: NMA US tour cancelled...

>> Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:44:51 -0500

>>

>> Shit....Sit shit fucking shit.  I jumped through some tight hoops  

>> to try to get them in Detroit.  Damn it.

>>

>> Burn the system down

>>

>> UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

>>

>> Chris

>>

>>

>>> From: Michael Garcia <sandstorm_mg at yahoo.com>

>>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the  

>>> band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

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

>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: NMA US tour cancelled...

>>> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:51:17 -0700 (PDT)

>>>

>>> I agree damnit. This isn't the first time they've had

>>> problems with their visas too. I was about to buy my

>>> tickets right before I checked their website again

>>> becaus eI had heard the first 3-4 shows were already

>>> postponed due to visa problems....

>>>

>>> MIchael

>>>

>>>

>>> --- Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:

>>>

>>> >

>>> >  From their MySpace bulletin. We Yanks really do

>>> > suck, don't we:

>>> > - Alex in NYC

>>> >

>>> >

>>> > Our apologies to anyone who has already received

>>> > this message...

>>> >

>>> > We are sorry to deliver this bad news...

>>> >

>>> > VISAS Denied. North American tour cancelled.

>>> >

>>> > We have regrettably been forced to cancel the North

>>> > American tour

>>> > that was due to start this week. The US Citizenship

>>> > and Immigration

>>> > Service have denied the visas that the band require

>>> > to travel to the

>>> > USA and so until this matter is resolved all shows

>>> > are on hold.

>>> >

>>> > The band and management are extremely disappointed

>>> > by this result as

>>> > the tour was destined to be one of the greats. The

>>> > new album is out,

>>> > there is media attention in every city and the

>>> > expectations are

>>> > (were) high from the thousands of fans who had

>>> > bought advance tickets.

>>> >

>>> > The dates will be re-booked once the Immigration

>>> > situation is

>>> > resolved. In the meantime, ticket refunds are

>>> > available from the

>>> > point of purchase.

>>> >

>>> > At present time we are still awaiting the reason for

>>> > our denial from

>>> > the proper authorities.

>>> >

>>> > Check back for updates as we will be further

>>> > investigating this matter.

>>> >

>>> > Despite all the gloom there is a light at the end of

>>> > the tunnel...

>>> > "HIGH" was released in the US on Tuesday and reports

>>> > are that sales

>>> > are brisk..>

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