NEW MODEL ARMY show 9/9 cancelled

[Adam Rixey]

Yup.  I missed seeing The Klaxons a few months ago because they also had a
last minute visa denial, and it seems like every few days there's another
story about some other artist being turned away.  On the plus side, America
is safer!

On 9/5/07, Manny <manny at garfieldartworks.com> wrote:
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> Begin forwarded message:
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> > From: Manny <manny at garfieldartworks.com>
> > Date: September 5, 2007 4:17:40 PM EDT
> > To: Wil Welsh <vort3xxx at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: NEW MODEL ARMY show 9/9 cancelled
> >
> > Other British bands have been denied lately, according to Spahr @
> > Brave New World.
> > And this is from a country that we're supposedly fighting the War on
> > Terror alongside.
> >
> > There were going to be Wildhearts and Kid Ego gigs earlier this year,
> > also @ 31st St Pub, which fell through
> > due to visas. It's not specifically just directed at New Model Army.
> >
> > And, back around 1988 or so, there were other bands that were denied
> > entry that had nothing at all to do with dissenting politics. For
> > example, I remember around that time that Belgium's Minimal Compact
> > (read up on your
> > '80s dark rock, please) was denied. I think And Also The Trees had a
> > hard time, too.
> >
> > It was the general mood of the government - conservative and paranoid
> > in the Reagan years. Just like now.
> > Except instead of being "so afraid of the Russians, I can't sleep at
> > night" (I don't expect anyone to remember that
> > minor early '80s college radio hit by the band Made For TV), now it's
> > the terrorists.
> >
> > On Sep 5, 2007, at 3:45 PM, Wil Welsh wrote:
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> >> Didn't Jello Biafra cite the denial of travel visas for the new model
> >> army as an example of government censorship for dissenting viewpoints
> >> back in around 1988 or so on one of his spoken word albums?
> >>
> >> So the game has gone from denial to delay...
> >>
> >> This show had been planned & advertised FOREVER in advance.  I hardly
> >> get out to shows anymore, and even I knew about this show months ago.
> >>
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