[kj] KJ = Anti-Gay Rock Band? This is a new wrinkle...

[Alexander Smith]

Well, there is that one interview at St. Paul's Cathedral circa FIRE  
DANCES wherein he days say "faggots and male slags" or something.  
Still .... that  WAS a long time ago.


Alex in NYC


On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Rheinhold Squeegee wrote:


> Jaz said a lot of stupid things in the 80's but I'm not sure it is  

> accurate that "unapologetic homophobia has been a driving force in  

> their musical career."

>

> Interesting. I have to wonder if this is some kind of PR subterfuge  

> in search of publicity for the shows and album. Everything quoted is  

> from 25 or more years ago.

>

> http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/anti-gay-rock-band-perform-london

> Anti-gay rock band to perform in London

>

> Homophobic post-punk rock band Killing Joke returns to the London  

> concert scene

> 08 February 2012 | By Matthias Pauwels

>

> Killing Joke, the English band which once said it wants to ‘gas’  

> gays, is to perform around the UK and is allowing children to attend  

> the concert.

> Veteran human rights activist Peter Tatchell, who has spearheaded  

> the campaign against anti-gay ‘murder’ music, has called for the gig  

> at The Roundhouse in Camden, north London on 8 March to be cancelled.

> The group, infamous for its anti-gay slurs and anti-zionist remarks,  

> described openly gay UK pop star Boy George in 1984 as ‘fag music’,  

> with front-man Jaz Coleman adding ‘I’d have them all rounded up and  

> shoved in a gas chamber.’

> Spanning four decades of punk rock with a star-studded following  

> including Morrissey and Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, Killing Joke is no  

> stranger to controversy. The band’s unapologetic homophobia has been  

> a constant driving force in their musical career.

> In a 1985 interview with Melody Maker magazine, the group reiterated  

> its belief that ‘there are still members of this species who should  

> be wiped out.’

> The rebellious rockers, aware of their own controversial image, have  

> claimed to feed off the criticism they receive. However, Killing  

> Joke’s founding front-man Jaz Coleman has always condemned the  

> ‘image of thuggery and aggression perpetuated by certain sections of  

> the media which tends to overshadow the band’s music.’

> In 1980 the group made headlines when a promotional poster for their  

> debut album featured a priest walking among rows of soldiers  

> offering Fascist salutes.

> Tatchell told Gay Star News: ‘The Roundhouse is acting in defiance  

> of its own equality policies by hosting Killing Joke. The band has  

> crossed the line with its extreme prejudice. Unless they apologize,  

> The Roundhouse should cancel their booking.’

> GSN repeatedly contacted The Roundhouse to ask for their views but  

> they are yet to comment.

> Killing Joke’s London concert is part of the band’s UK tour which  

> will take in Exeter, Bristol, Norwich, Manchester, Sheffield,  

> Glasgow, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Portsmouth and Oxford. They will  

> release their new studio album MMXII, on 2 April.

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