A-Infos (en) alt. media, The anarchist band CHUMBAWAMBA TO PERFORM/D.C. ANTI-WAR RALLY JAN. 18 --DEBUT ANTI-WAR SONG

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> From Cathryn Swan <cathryn@bgirl.com> 
U.K. BAND CHUMBAWAMBA INVITED TO PERFORM AT MASSIVE
D.C. ANTI-WAR RALLY JAUARY 18TH -- FIRST U.S. PERFORMANCE 
IN FOUR YEARS ACTIVIST BAND TO DEBUT NEW ANTI-WAR SONG 
"JACOB'S LADDER (NOT IN MY NAME)" LIVE
U.K. band Chumbawamba will debut their new
anti-war song "Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" in a rare live U.S.
performance in an appropriate venue -- -a massive anti-war rally on
Saturday, January 18th in Washington, D.C.  The band will fly to the
U.S. specifically for this purpose - with a stop in New York City.
 In New York, they will discuss their appearance at this important
rally.  The performance will be their first in the U.S in four years.

As the Bush administration gears up for war against Iraq -- a
bombardment that will kill mostly innocent women and children --
artists and musicians are taking a more prominent role in giving
voice to antiwar sentiments throughout the world.

Chumbawamba are the first group to release an anti-war song --
around this war, the so-called "war on terrorism" -- in the United
States.  The song has begun getting airplay at KFOG-FM in San
Francisco, and was debuted on legendary radio host Bob Fass' radio
show "Radio UnNameable" on WBAI-FM in New York City.  It was also
played by D.J. Vin Scelsa on his popular show "Idiot's Delight" on
WFUV-FM, also broadcast in NYC.

The song was reviewed as "Track of the Week" by the UK's Guardian
newspaper.   "It's a damn near perfect little pop song, and serves
to remind you how shockingly little musicians have had to say about
the most pressing issue of the day."  The Guardian

The avante garde British band lambastes George W. Bush?s war
against Iraq as an attempt to distract attention from the U.S.
domestic crisis. The band changed the words of their song "Jacob's
Ladder" from their latest album Readymades to oppose Bush's push for
war.

"Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" expresses fury and revulsion at
the blatant lies being broadcast to create a climate for war.  It is
a sweet and breakbeat reminder that the oil and arms industries must
not be given carte blanche to cause murder and mayhem in search of
profit. Chumbawamba's harmonies swell with anger at the willingness
to sacrifice innocent civilians for oil and power.

Readymades, Chumbawamba's 10th studio album, offers some new fare,
using breakbeats and folk samples in an ambient mix of melody and
ferocious politics.  Chumbawamba's songs are full of harmony and
quiet, but angry reflection, with focus on political and social
justice issues - too often overlooked and untouched by musicians
today.  The band is best known in the United States for their hit
"Tubthumping."

"Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)" is being released to radio
stations in the United States and has been offered free for download
to fans and anti-war organizations worldwide.  Chumbawamba continues
to put forth their message of a different world without war, not
ruled by corporations.

The band condemns Prime Minister Tony Blair's desperate attempt to
back up George W. Bush's every move -- their "special relationship"
where one side does all the giving. "Jacob's Ladder (Not In My Name)
  " refuses to accept George W. Bush's warmongering as a "war against
terror" but instead exposes the terror of war.


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