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Massive Attack pull out of gig in Georgia in solidarity with protesters (www.theguardian.com)

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British band Massive Attack have pulled out of a concert in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, in protest against the government’s “attack on basic human rights”.

The decision to cancel the performance at the Black Sea Arena was first announced by organisers, who claimed that it had been made due to “unforeseen circumstances”.

In a statement issued a few hours later on Wednesday, the trip-hop band clarified that they feared appearing in Georgia would be seen as an endorsement of the country’s political leadership.

Critics at home and abroad have been further alarmed this month by a draft law that would prevent same-sex marriages from being registered and ensure that only “heterosexuals” could adopt children.

At the same time, references to LGBTQ+ people would be erased from public spaces under the draft legislation, and schools would be banned from making available information that supposedly “promotes belonging to the opposite sex, same-sex relations or incest”.

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[-] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 74 points 6 months ago

I feel for the fans, but it's the right signal at a critical time. Artists have the means to sway the public opinion and energize people.

Compare that to the private Foo Fighters gig for Amazon execs, which cost a ton while they were kicking out workers because "every dollar counts".

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

Or Sting playing for Microsoft execs on an island retreat.

It’s like, they don’t need the money so what the hell are they doing?

[-] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago

They're friends, most of the super wealthy are.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

I spent way too long trying to figure out who was attacked in Georgia at a gig.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 6 months ago

Give 'em a listen

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 24 points 6 months ago

Mezzanine is a fucking banger of an album.

[-] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

If you're unfamiliar, the theme to House is a portion of one of their songs. (also just a single facet of their style)

[-] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 6 months ago

Yeah, they're one of those bands who's songs pop up all over the place and you don't even know.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 11 points 6 months ago

Massive Retreat.

[-] Muscar@discuss.online 2 points 6 months ago

Massive attack, backwards.

[-] eggymachus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

kcatta evissaM

[-] sudo@programming.dev 5 points 6 months ago

[The law] obliges media and civil society organisations with over 20% of their revenues from abroad to register as “organisations serving the interests of a foreign power”.

[-] uis@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) WAS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY FOREIGN MASS MEDIA AS FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) RUSSIAN JURIDICIAL PERSON FUNCTIONING AS FOREIGN AGENT

Sure.

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It’s unreasonable to group same-sex relationships with incest. Incest creates psychological power imbalance and damage even between siblings, so thats not a healthy relationship mode to encourage. The main reason why people care so much about each others relationships is because of the community strife and conflict they can possibly create. It’s absolutely bonkers to include homosexuality in this ban.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

What is "trip-hop?"

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's a fusion genre that's been around since the 90s, popularized by bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky. Bjork also falls under it often.

It draws inspiration from a whole ton of genres like hip-hop, soul, jazz, and dub. The most well known song is probably Teardrop by Massive Attack (since it's the intro to House). It's a pretty large underground genre nowadays. I also really like Morcheeba, Sneaker Pimps, Hooverphonic, and Thievery Corporation (though they're kinda their own genre)

~~Low key, it's classy stoner music~~

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago

~~Low key, it's classy stoner music~~

Also a great soundtrack for schtupping.

[-] signalecho@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Example: https://youtu.be/ABQjT6gDKu0?si=V4EwFIWLDyhDUGme

(Also, if you're Neo, the track on your headphones when your computer starts talking to you before subsequently waking up from a simulated reality).

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[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 months ago

Oh for certain, half the songs are about shagging

[-] klemptor@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

Stahp, every time you say that, an Xer develops arthritis in their knees!

Now where's my aleve....

[-] TheLastOfHisName@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Trip-hop.

[-] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I trip then I hop

[-] autotldr 1 points 6 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

In a statement issued a few hours later on Wednesday, the trip-hop band clarified that they feared appearing in Georgia would be seen as an endorsement of the country’s political leadership.

The US state department has also raised its concerns that the “Kremlin-inspired law” is evidence that the country’s government is realigning with Moscow three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

“Beatings, arrests, threats and violence against peaceful protesters, activists and opponents, along with laws smearing civil society and denying LGBTI rights, go against everything we stand for.”

The Bristol band added that they stood in “solidarity with peaceful protesters in Georgia defying state violence and feel that it is their voices that need to be heard and their struggle that needs to be under the international spotlight”.

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