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

[Brendan Quinn]

Perhaps they should change their name and start putting out emo rock as
Shihad did under the same circumstances ;)

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of Christof hamille
Sent: Friday, 7 September 2007 1:55 a.m.
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: NMA US tour cancelled...My Ass Burns Even Hotter

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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