Manchester Punk Festival Issues 42nd Name Your Price Compilation
Manchester Punk Festival have released the 42nd volume of their name your price compilation series via Bandcamp ahead of next year’s festival. Manchester Punk…
Bostons’s Street Dogs have recorded a new Public Service Announcement to express their support for a “Free Tibet.” The band has joined with the non-profit Built On Respect to raise awareness for human rights violations in Tibet. Vocalist Mike McColgan and Built on Respect founder, Heidi Minx, call particular attention to the recent crackdowns on jailed Tibetan artists Tashi Dhondup and Dhondup Wangchen. They commented:
We enjoy certain freedoms living in a democracy, and one of them is using our voices for human rights. We are particularly appalled at the charges and sentences against filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen and singer, Tashi Dhondup.
The PSA can be seen below. And yes, this news came from the nice people at PunkNews.