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    Go-Go's, Kanye West, Michael Moore join AZ boycott

    Kanye West, Michael Moore join de la Rocha's AZ boycott

    133 comments by Ed Masley - May. 26, 2010 01:23 PM
    The Arizona Republic

    Zack de la Rocha has issued a statement on behalf of an organization called the Sound Strike urging music fans and fellow artists to boycott Arizona "to stop SB 1070," which he labels an "odious" law.

    Among those artists joining de la Rocha's boycott are Conor Oberst, Kanye West, Rage Against the Machine, Rise Against, Cypress Hill, Serj Tankian, Joe Satriani, Sonic Youth, Tenacious D, Street Sweeper Social Club and Michael Moore.

    In de la Rocha's words, the new law "sanctions racial profiling, straight up," forcing "cops to hunt down and target anyone they 'reasonably suspect' that may be undocumented. And if the people they harass don't have proof that they were born in the U.S., they can be detained and arrested."

    He goes on to note that "Some of us grew up dealing with racial profiling, but this law (SB 1070) takes it to a whole new low. If other states follow the direction of the Arizona government, we could be headed towards a pre-civil rights era reality. This unjust law was set into motion by the same Arizona government that refused to acknowledge Martin Luther King Jr. day as a national holiday. When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, they arrested her. As a result, people got together and said we are not going to ride the bus until they change the law. It was this courageous action that sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. What if we got together, signed a collective letter saying, 'We're not going to ride the bus?' "

    The website includes a petition urging President Barack Obama to take action.

    "Arizona's new law is an assault on the US Constitution and an affront to the civil rights that were earned by generations who came before us," the petition reads. "When states disregard the Constitution, when they sanction mistreatment of communities, it is the imperative of the Executive Branch to take the lead in defending the U.S. Constitution."

    The Sound Strike's call to boycott follows recent protest cancellations by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull and Latino rappers Cypress Hill. A Phoenix New Times blog says this latest development feels like it's "only the tip of the iceberg," while AEG Live president/CEO Randy Phillips told Billboard he believes "the economic impact on the state from losing even a couple of tours might be enough for the legislature and the governor to realize that there is still a political concept called the tyranny of the majority which is just as dangerous to our democracy as illegal immigration, maybe more so."

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    The Go-Go's issue Lilith cancellation statement

    by Ed Masley - May. 24, 2010 12:29 PM
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    The Go-Go's have issued a statement regarding the cancellation of the Lilith Fair date at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion.

    "The Lilith Fair date scheduled for July 8 in Phoenix has been canceled," it reads, "and refunds can be made at point of purchase. At this time, The Go-Go's have not been informed as to why the show was canceled. We regret the loss of the date on our farewell tour as we know we have many devoted fans in Arizona."

    Earlier this month, Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's posted messages on both Twitter and Facebook calling for the cancellation of the Phoenix date in protest of the immigration law, SB1070.

    She's since deleted both posts, but before she did, the Phoenix New Times' Martin Cizmar blogged about it, quoting Carlisle's Facebook post, in which she wrote that the Go-Go's "condemn the law and want the date moved." By the time the Phoenix date was canceled early Friday evening, several other sites had picked up on the New Times blog.

    A Lilith Fair publicist, reached for comment, said, "There is no further comment on Phoenix."

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    once again the rich elite decide how the underclasses of americans are suppose to live .....

    must be nice to live in gated communites with armed guards , high walls and 24 hour security ...

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    i use to like the go-go's and belinda carlisle but not anymore.
    and i have a couple friends in PHX who were wanting to see them since its supposedly a farewell concert.
    i dropped belinda an email on myspace, lets see if i get a reply

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamesw62
    The Go-Go's issue Lilith cancellation statement

    by Ed Masley - May. 24, 2010 12:29 PM
    The Arizona Republic

    The Go-Go's have issued a statement regarding the cancellation of the Lilith Fair date at the Cricket Wireless Pavilion.

    "The Lilith Fair date scheduled for July 8 in Phoenix has been canceled," it reads, "and refunds can be made at point of purchase. At this time, The Go-Go's have not been informed as to why the show was canceled. We regret the loss of the date on our farewell tour as we know we have many devoted fans in Arizona."

    Earlier this month, Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's posted messages on both Twitter and Facebook calling for the cancellation of the Phoenix date in protest of the immigration law, SB1070.

    She's since deleted both posts, but before she did, the Phoenix New Times' Martin Cizmar blogged about it, quoting Carlisle's Facebook post, in which she wrote that the Go-Go's "condemn the law and want the date moved." By the time the Phoenix date was canceled early Friday evening, several other sites had picked up on the New Times blog.

    A Lilith Fair publicist, reached for comment, said, "There is no further comment on Phoenix."

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    The go-go's??? LMAO they were over 20 years ago!
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    Perhaps they should go-go to Mexico!

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    "Arizona's new law is an assault on the US Constitution and an affront to the civil rights that were earned by generations who came before us," the petition reads. "When states disregard the Constitution, when they sanction mistreatment of communities, it is the imperative of the Executive Branch to take the lead in defending the U.S. Constitution."
    An affront to civil rights? Of illegal invaders? Oh, give me a break. The AZ law mirrors federal law so I think the GoGos and Michael Moore can mmove to Canada and they can please, please take Kanye West with them. It seems to me that it's the President that is disregarding the Constitution, under which he vowed to protect our country from invasion and enforce the laws of the land.
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    Who cares about what these three Moron's say?? Moore says capitolism has done nothing good for anyone...(well, hehe, he got rich off his low budget movies). Please....

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