[kj] KJ in China?

[Karen Weil]

Can't argue there. 


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  From: sade1 
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
  Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 4:45 PM
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  For the relationship enthusiasts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSRTvnGWiRs

  The dutch Team really lowered themselves this time around. This guy should've been red-carded immediately, among others (v.Bom., v.Bronck., etc.), but Robben's diving was a real treat to watch.

  Other dives,
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ_CellyTX0&feature=player_embedded

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRsQ5-Nq0js&feature=player_embedded

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phfyqQxIzc0&feature=player_embedded






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  From: Karen Weil <karen.weil at sddt.com>
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
  Sent: Mon, July 12, 2010 4:13:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in China?


  For the football enthusiast:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/gallery/2010/jul/12/world-cup-final-newspapers#/?picture=364804235&index=20
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: folk devil 
    To: gathering at misera.net 
    Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:58 AM
    Subject: Re: [kj] KJ in China?


    http://www.spinner.com/2010/04/04/bob-dylan-banned-from-playing-in-china/
    (Dylan's a wanker anyway)
     
    "Jay-Z
    Country in Question: China
    Guilty of: Vulgar lyrics, deem the furrowed brows of the Politburo in Beijing, having given the rapper's lyrics the once-over before his planned Shanghai show in 2006. The Ministry of Culture pronounced his rhymes too offensive for the tender ears of the People's Republic's youth. Any band planning to play the country has to provide lyrics so that officials can make sure nothing too inflammatory gets played. That's a little more compromising than a Parental Advisory sticker. 
     
    Oasis
    Country in Question: China
    Guilty of: The Chinese government is, it appears, a little sensitive about Tibet, which China occupied after a brief struggle in 1950. It certainly doesn't like pop stars throwing their muscle behind Tibetan independence. Oasis found this out in 2009 when gigs planned for Shanghai and Beijing were pulled after officials discovered Noel Gallagher had played a Free Tibet concert in the US in 1997. Of course, that's the official reason: Perhaps the Chinese authorities believe Comrade Damon Albarn really is the red sun in the heart of every worker.

    Björk
    Country in Question: China
    Guilty of: No stranger to controversy in foreign lands (remember that attack on a reporter in Thailand?), the eccentric Icelandic chanteuse was told in 2008 that she was no longer welcome in China after dedicating her performance of the song 'Declare Independence' in Shanghai to the campaign for freedom in Tibet. That didn't go down too well with the Chinese authorities and the Ministry of Culture issued a statement promising to deny entry to any artist "engaged in activities which threaten our national sovereignty."
     




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