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 Die spinnen, die Amis! - NMA wird die Einreise verweigert! |
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 Die spinnen, die Amis! - NMA wird die Einreise verweigert! |
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NMA müssen ihre Tourtermine absagen, weil ihnen die Einreise verweigert wird!
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VISAS Denied. North American tour cancelled.
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.
Check back for updates as we will be further investigating this matter. |
Quelle: Offizielle Myspace Seite
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From Revere Radio Network
http://revereradio.net/e107/news.php
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September 5, 2007
80s Band in a Post-9/11 America!
by GUYMON ADAMS
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 consistently 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."
To find out more about New Model Army, and to hear samples of their music,
please visit the following web sites:
http://www.newmodelarmy.org
http://www.myspace.com/newmodelarmymyspace
Guymon Adams |
Tja, dazu fällt mir auch nix mehr ein.....
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Wer ist gerufen, wenn der Mensch verreckt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Wer ist der Retter und lebt ganz versteckt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Wer macht das Paradies auf Erden perfekt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Kri kri kri, kra kra kra
das Insekt ist endlich da
um uns zu erlösen
von allem Bösen -
was wär' der Mensch,
wenn er nicht hätt'
das Insekt, das Insekt?
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Mephane 
Geheimer Meister
Dabei seit: 06.08.2007
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06.09.2007 11:57 |
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Das überrascht mich schon, immerhin sind NMA sehr populär und erfolgreich, ausserdem sind sie ja auch schon oft in den Staaten aufgetreten.
Dass ausgerechnet die Bush Administration alles schikaniert, was die Klappe zu weit aufmacht und einen gewissen Einfluss auf die Meinungsbildung hat, wundert mich allerdings auch nicht wirklich...
Trotzdem eine Schweinerei....
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Wer ist gerufen, wenn der Mensch verreckt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Wer ist der Retter und lebt ganz versteckt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Wer macht das Paradies auf Erden perfekt?
Das Insekt! Das Insekt!
Kri kri kri, kra kra kra
das Insekt ist endlich da
um uns zu erlösen
von allem Bösen -
was wär' der Mensch,
wenn er nicht hätt'
das Insekt, das Insekt?
(Der Plan)
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Da hätten die Amerikaner endlich wieder ne Army im Land gehabt.
Ihre eigene ist ja ständig außerhalb des Lands - immer da, wo's Öl gibt...
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