YouTube is an American online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google. Alexei Sayle’s bitter humor about it on the telly. They use to justify View. And this is not the time for sad obituaries. The Washington Post reports that Sean Labar, 26, and Shelby Myers, 24, who have been selling “Keep-the Name” T-Shirts in Richmond, Virginia, had the biggest supporter of keeping the “Redskins” name stop at their corner to buy T-shirts this weekend: Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.. [..]. Well, as much as Billy was, I suppose, if less well known. The British Government's package of plans to make the aviation industry 'green', is a charade driven by considerations of profit, economic growth and aviation's corporate consumers. I keep on coming back because… This crew may want to stay, but they can only take so much change. I travelled around the country and to Italy to see them, got caught up in the GLC fracas , and thought they were the most vibrant , sussed and committed and challenging bands around at the time. It was Manteo’s striker, Andrew Hayman, who got the Redskins on the scoreboard first. And if the Redskins pass on Newton and Gabbert, it could be because they have their eye on a passer who could be available in the second round." The survey, as … The Washington Redskins have announced that they will be keeping their name, but changing their mascot to a red potato. I almost cried when I read this piece. Most of the draft focus is generally on the first round, which is understandable. This insanity! Today it seems he was as prophetic as he feared. Breivik's murderous Islamophobia and his hatred of the Left display affinities with far more mainstream political ideology. She recognises the need to focus on rebuilding workplace power to reverse union decline. By putting him directly on IR they have to count him against the 90-man offseason limit. Not unlike others, stuck ‘where is Chris Dean now, when we need him most?’ into Google and got this fine, heart warming, but ultimately obviously incomplete slice of nostalgia. No thanks. Really into the Redskins in the 80′, the music and the politics. Bopping to agitprop, none of the earnest navel-gazing of the Cure or the myriad of other alternative 80s bands, but sheer energy and drive to change. However, it is rather sad a not a little pathetic that you should use this memoir of a great band and the period as a thinly veiled attack on the SWP. When Chris says it, I know,” Billy explained enthusiastically. Steven Wells died of cancer in 2009 and is writing about Chris who has not been seen publicly since the late 1980s. You really should grow up. The workers fall in line The Boss says jump! Introduction. Martin Hewes [..] played in the band Raj & The Magitones who released 1 track called “It’s A Funny Old World” [..]. Like many others, I am deeply inspired by The Redskins. & in Hungary too Found inside – Page 398Now , I propose to keep away in the Plantagenet , and just brush past the leading French ships , at about the distance ... The other ships answered promptly , each keeping away as her second ahead came down to the proper line of sailing ... No feathers, no spears and absolutely … What did you do with the rest of your life? Chris Moore (aka other names) attended a big proper public school in Berkshire from 1976. its amazing and great that even though they were so long ago people still have such huge interest. I was too young to see them live but as soon as I heard keep on keepin on I had found what I had been looking for. “You’ll notice that the red potato has a red colored skin on it, making the vegetable directly applicable to the name,” Redskins majority owner Daniel Snyder stated. on Discogs. At the moment, because working class people aren’t really fighting, the Redskins is very much abstract propaganda. No chance. i was a school boy ,the record still means so much to me!keep on keepin on. What they left was the songs – a brilliant collection of soulful, impassioned pleas for the listener to cry as loudly and as angrily as themselves… “Bring it down!”, Spurn the lie Approved them now after all. Can’t remember such a bitter time Found inside – Page 336... Cabaret Voltaire ( 55 ) KEEP ON BELIEVING - Grand Prix ( 75 ) KEEP ON DANCIN ' - Gary's Gang ( 8 ) KEEP ON DANCING - Bay City Rollers ( 9 ) KEEP ON JAMMIN ' - Willie Hutch ( 73 ) KEEP ON KEEPIN ' ON - Redskins ( 43 ) KEEP ON LOVING ... I looked at him as an inspiration for the rest of his life safe in the knowledge that the victory was in the struggle and not the outcome. It was launched in February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is the second most visited website worldwide, with more than one billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. Those that were fortunate enough to witness those highs will feel insulted, and those who didn't will have an even more difficult time connecting with them — if they're able to at all. And I find time to be creative in other ways outside of work whenever I can. Its great to see people havn’t forgotten one of the most underrated acts of all time. its a shame if the band members feel they had failed-they didnt they are inspiring people still now-and thats an important legacy. The Washington Redskins are keeping Robert Griffin III as their second-string quarterback, despite the risk of a potential hit that would cost the team $16.2 million in the case of injury. Their first single was called Lev Bronstein, no less – that’s Trotsky’s real name. For me at that time they were completely inspirational and I lost count of the number of people I got to listen to there music. Who knows? Even within the bureaucratic constraints of education under capitalism, it’s been a mostly engaging, enlightening and rewarding experience. Chris Dean where are you? Seriously. Favourite album of the eighties, NWNM is still so relevant. The singer writes songs for TV shows now; the bassist works as a market salesman. And revolutions all day long “You’d have stalls by the Miner support groups, Women Against Pit Closures would have a stall, Labour had stalls, the SWP had a stall, there were Socialist Worker sellers outside. He was more optimistic about the Redskins: “The hurdles and pitfalls that face The Redskins are numerous and obvious. I don’t subscribe overtly to the principal of ‘natural talent’, because I believe hard work is what makes people proficient at something, but, Chris Dean is remarkable every time I play NWNM. “Fuck off out of it!” shouted Chris as the skins started to chant “Sieg heil!” with Nazi salutes. The redskins, they are still important now. And times are changing. Of this insane thing. “Loads of people have made rebellious music since time immemorial. Fundraising and propaganda benefit gigs were organised for the strikers – and that was where the Redskins came into their own. Here's why. This is a sidebar example to show how it could look. Someone other than ourselves The miners’ strike ended in defeat. Keep the Faith . It may well come to a point where we have to give it up. diagrams. Kick over the statues…. Possible New Names for the Redskins. The inhumanity! As well as Bragg and his fellow Red Wedgers Madness, he recalls seeing the Redskins (“a fantastic band”), and the words “Fuck Geoffrey Howe” being bellowed from the stage; he still treasures a vinyl copy of their sole album Neither Washington Nor Moscow – strap-lined, in keeping with a Socialist Workers party slogan, “but international socialism”. It was launched in February 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. Well, things did not go well. Strike! Found inside – Page 1962Two noteworthy canvases of his are Jazz in 4/4 Time , and Keep On Keeping On . OWENS , ALBERT FRANKLIN , journalist ... but his interest in business led him into manufacturing Redskins of the National Football League in 1967 and has. Plus it was epic to fuck to. [..], [A]t our gigs [..] during the Miners’ Strike [you’d] have stalls by the Miner support groups, Women Against Pit closures would have a stall, Labour had stalls, the SWP had a stall, there were Socialist Worker sellers outside. and this time we have a chance! The only Nazi in striking distance was a gorilla of a thug who growled, “Come on then…” None of the chasing few took him up on his offer, and then they were gone. How long could that last? Responses to the controversy 1 Native American opinion in support of Redskins name. Three Virginia Indian leaders said in 2013 that they are not offended by the name Redskins but are more concerned about other ... 2 Political opinion. ... 3 Name change as a business decision. ... 4 Other teams that use the name Redskins. ... But what they did bring was a thoroughly ideological analysis of what was wrong with the world and what should be done about it. Found inside – Page 44And , apart from the Clash who are now a bit of a joke , there has never been anyone quite like the Redskins . ... Collective and “ Keep On Keeping On ' by of folksingers Woody Guthrie and Pete soul . the Redskins came anywhere near the ... The record company refused to release the single ‘Kick Over the Statues!’ so the band stole the master tape and released it through an independent record company. Keep on keepin' on yeah 'Till the fight is won Alright It is better To die on our feet Than to live on our knees If we fight as one Then the fight is won Til that day … There was another man who fought along and left a legacy Danny Schultz reviews Red Metropolis, the latest work by acclaimed political thinker and architectural critic Owen Hatherley. “I had to lead this double life,” he says. Redskins were a 1980s English band, notable for their left-wing politics, skinhead image, and catchy, danceable songs. They decided not to expose Murphy, their second-round pick in the 2014 draft, to waivers before putting him on injured reserve. God bless you lads. For 73 years Palestinians have not only mourned the Nakba but refused to accept its continuation. A double A sided single that features a slightly edited version (a much shorter intro) of the Redskins 'Keep On Keepin' On' that was sent out to radio stations at … The Washington Redskins name controversy involved the name and logo previously used by the Washington Football Team, a National Football League (NFL) franchise located in the Washington metropolitan area.Native American groups had questioned the use of the "Redskins" name and image since the 1960s and the topic began receiving widespread public attention in the 1990s. Meanwhile other musicians like Paul Weller and Billy Bragg, who had performed alongside the Redskins during the miners’ strike, reached a different conclusion. Plus 100,000 AM/FM radio stations featuring music, news, and local sports talk. As a new band, the Redskins wanted to make a big impact and so they grabbed every gig they could, supporting bands from the Smiths to the Dead Kennedys. He MUST come back. The gigs and benefits the band played for the miners were electric. Listen to free internet radio, news, sports, music, and podcasts. And utilize the tools we’ve got ), At the end of the year The Clash played a gig in London billed as Arthur Scargill’s Christmas Party. To me it appears that being in a band signed to a record company is less like being employed as a wage slave and more like running a small business reliant on the patronage of a much bigger capitalist enterprise. AP Photo/David Richard. All over the world Hey, you should check out the cover of Unionise made by the Basque band Negu Gorriak in their 1996 album “Salam Agur”. In the second part of his recollections on the Redskins, Colin Revolting … In a Morning Consult poll conducted July 7-9, days after the NFL team announced a formal review of its name, 49 percent of U.S. adults said the team should keep the … Good live outfit and the only band to give away a 12 inch record with a 45 single! then Sisters and Brothers our time will come. Key Variations. I hope Chris is well – His music is still inspiring my own socialism. Somoza & Jose fell We assumed it was censorship, but the band had still made their mark on mainstream TV – possibly even exposing media bias against the miners and ended with the cry, “Victory to the miners!”, We gotta keep on keeping on… That's a question that's on the minds of fans around the world who care about the team. Committed Trots, too. diagrams Overview improve. But the last punk poet Attila The Stockbroker heard, Dean’s now “back in York, living as a recluse with his mum”. It’s amazing to see people still coming back here, after all these years, to celebrate the legacy and memory of the Redskins. Thousands during the strike and now 500-600. The redskin movement appeared in France and gradually spread to other countries over the next ten years. The name is not meant to be offensive but is a long standing … Mr Hewes..! Only 14 countries across the globe are NOT involved in war. The Redskins sound like a mix of The Clash and Searching For The Young Soul Rebels era Dexys Midnight Runners. It was whispered that Dean had become a journalist in Paris and since then little has been seen or heard. Also worth buying is the Redskins tribute album 'Reds Strike The Blues'. The pro-Redskins side of the room erupted in cheers as the decision was announced. The band had a growing reputation but the main hall wasn’t that full. I interviewed the Redskins with a couple of pals one early morning in Dublin’s Dun Laughaire back in 1985 or 1986. If the Redskins change their name, they'll have to also decide what to do with their Burgundy and Gold colors. What is consistent in the stories is that he lives a quiet life with his mum in his home town of York. All of us go up and down in our energy and enthusiasm – and when Chris was firing all four cylinders he was a powerful force. Dean and Hewes were members of the notorious Socialist Workers Party (SWP), the most powerful splinter force within far-left British politics. …this classic piece of agitpop propaganda really hits home, doing more good for the SWP than any other comparatively stale form of recruitment and publicity could ever hope to achieve. C’mon “Walk like The Clash and sing like The Supremes”…. i INTEND to send thier message in my own music. It’s staggering that we are back to where we were,when the classic NWNM came out.A bunch of sick Tory Bastards tearing this country apart. Seen em a few times and probably one if the best bands of that time . In the second part of his recollections on the Redskins, Colin Revolting recalls being a revolutionary during the miners’ strike and its aftermath during the Redskins’ growing popularity, including TV appearances, being attacked by fascists and touring against apartheid with their radical rock and soul music. Then, It Can Be Done stalled at #76. Found inside – Page 10The redskins would be sure to learn of it. I trust that we may yet be able to ... Keeping on down the river and watching the bank, they at length saw indications of Indians, Dick noticing them first, as he was sharper eyed than Mark. Found inside – Page 83Waiting till I could not be seen from the north shore , keeping on the opposite side , I paddled cautiously and slowly up the ... but would keep them alive to torture them , and to exhibit them to their old men and squaws at home . k o k o totally inspiring- whatever or whoever your battling against still on my mp3 and played everyday when I run. Below, you'll find the arguments for both sides. Washington put up 154 yards of total offense in this game. . The group was out of time, out of date and out of step with the political reality of Britain in 1986”. Make it happen! It was a hit and run – the Nazi skins exited rapidly. well there you go. Check out Keep On Keeping On by The Redskins on Amazon Music. was ever released? For the video we were making, the band came round to the Films at Work flat so we could interview them. I keep checking in here to see if anyone’s updated and it’s nearly a year since anyone did so I thought I’d post something. There was a good gender mix in a crowd of largely ‘normal people’, left-leaning music fans, with a bunch of skins and punks up the front. Very informative post, we have a good value recording studio in manchester so if anyone needs anything recording it might be an option. i just fund them on youtube and love them! By any reasonable analysis, The Redskins didn’t fail (neither did Red Wedge for that matter: the youth vote for the left went up during those years.) OUR MUSCLE IS OUR LABOUR!!! Yet never has any band been in a better position to avoid those dangers, to be able to communicate revolutionary ideas through the medium of accessible lyricism and fucking brilliant music.” Then he signs off with a personal note to Chris/X Moore, “Cock this up, X, and I’ll break your legs.” (To read the review today has a poignancy. (When London finally got a unitary administration again a decade and a half later and Ken was promptly elected mayor, his opening words on election night were, “As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted fourteen years ago..”). We still need fighting poetry. It’s like firing shots in the dark. He's already under contract. A new survey has found that Native Americans are more likely to be proud than offended by the name of the Washington Redskins. I wish I knew what had really happened to all of them. But when you wonder whatever happened with them, the story you find is rather tragic, and something of an allegory for an entire political culture which they, in their way, represented. A separate poll conducted by Langer Research for “Outside the Lines” reveals that 71 percent of Americans are in favor of the Redskins keeping their nickname. Ty Nsekhe was a 30-year-old rookie with a background that primarily consisted of stints with various indoor leagues but his size and performance in camp made the … “You’ll notice that the red potato has a red colored skin on it, making the vegetable directly applicable to the name,” Redskins majority owner Daniel Snyder stated. Whilst the Redskins were touring Europe and reaching their largest audiences I’d left college and began working with young people in youth centres and after school clubs. ;-). Marx, the Paris Commune & socialism’s two souls: What liberation are we fighting for? To make a move Keep enjoying the music We had a hard core of sussed Chef’s (Skins and Soulies) who joined others for some dynamite gigs which , with people like Attila the Stockbroker, Billy Bragg , Men they Couldn’t Hang, the Newtown Neurotics, politicised me for life. You have entered an incorrect email address! Which one are you on? The Redskins came to play at Goldsmiths’ a week or so later. At the end of 1984 Morrissey wrote about ‘Keep On Keeping On!’, “We should pray that the Redskins are canonised in 1985. We’ll waste our lives on protest songs. Just change the logo,” PETA writes. You blew bubbles in the pond, shaped our thinking, cared about imporatant stuff and left some fantastic music as a legacy. If the Redskins opt to change their name, what will happen to the Burgundy and Gold? A new survey has found that Native Americans are more likely to be proud than offended by the name of the Washington Redskins. All of the band were lucid and articulate, friendly and happy to talk as they ate their breakfasts. The rhythms, the horns, it’s all so incredibly fucking funky and I can’t believe they only ever gave us one album. And a surprising number of tragic endings… one moment you’re listening to a song by The Sound that happened to pass by on last.fm, the next you’re looking up their bio and find out that the singer committed suicide, and his band mate died of AIDS. Like Ida, moved nearly to tears by the memories what the Redskins stood for and what has happened since. But a tearful misery’s a sorry legacy I haven’t seen Chris since then and despite the growing interest in the band over the decades, it seems that no-one else has either. Only you can stop it. The band had the brass section in tow that night and it was incredible. Not to even talk about the horrific consequences of the communist delusion, the greatest or second greatest of all twentieth century miscreations. 1984 was a cold grey dawn. That obscure new wave band? The Redskins music and ethos is more in tune with today than it has been for the last 30 years. He went on to become an MP. Last I heard of Chris was the Paris thing as above. Committed to the revolution, they played every benefit gig, in support of the miners’ strike, against racism, against apartheid, you name it. Take no heroes – these bastards are only getting their own way because we’re letting them ! Come on! Found inside – Page 31The Cowboys got the ball again with thirty seconds left and the announcer was already saying the Redskins had won . Charlie Waters said to him , “ Man , you don't understand ! ... KEEP ON KEEPING ON ! My grandmother taught me not 31. Many will say it is long overdue, while others will stand their ground on keeping … [The Nazis] wanted to finish us off. 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