“An outraged cry against the rising right wing sentiment in the country and a counter to National Front marches, organisations like the Anti Nazi League and Rock Against Racism formed. The band leading the way in energising punk in a political sense was The Clash, who played an integral role in the Rock Against Racism movement (as did many other punk groups), taking the stage alongside groups like Aswad and further cementing the links between punk and reggae. Anarcho-punk bands like Crass also began to emerge, taking on board anti-nuclear and vegetarian causes in opposition to the right wing politics of Oi! Bands. We discuss the political confusion caused by the mass of ideas thrown into the air by punk.”
Duration : 0:5:59
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Typical MI5,spy on …
Typical MI5,spy on a band, but can’t stop a bomb going off on their doorstep
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
wrong !! the song …
wrong !! the song is youre allready dead, the song you mention nagasaki etc is on the b side.of the single…..
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
crass for …
crass for presidents!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
am from the USA and …
am from the USA and yeah its true i really dont get the hole rivalry thing either we should all band together under the one banner and that banner is punk rock kickass bands have come out of both contries cheers and beer to the punks from the uk
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
song is nagasaki is …
song is nagasaki is yesterdays dog end.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
whats th name of …
whats th name of the crass song playing in the beginning
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
well said mate, I’m …
well said mate, I’m a brit but I love all the alternative tenticles bands. I never dug the rivalry between brits and americans, it was mainly expounded by dumb arse turds who’d never been out their own back yards. full respect to ya!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
You thought that we …
You thought that we were trash, but the name Crass not Clash!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
maybe they didn’t …
maybe they didn’t want to be in Thatcher’s empire? WAR!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
I totally agree. I …
I totally agree. I try to tell people the same thing, but some still insist that I’m some George Bush.
Bah!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Man, I get so …
Man, I get so wrapped up in American Hardcore, I sort of forget how many awesome bands came out of the UK and Ireland. I don’t see why there’s a rivalry between our countries people, we’re both very good at being furious at our governments. cheers from across the pond.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
part 9
part 9
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
i wish when i met …
i wish when i met steve ignorant 10 years ago during ‘ten days that shook the world’ he’d been as resonable and communicative as he is in this doco, cos when i met he was a ing .
and i wasn’t being some annoying fan.
i was just trying to talk to him regarding the anrchist festival we were in the middle of organizing.
anyway, penny wrote the ing lyrics.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
because it’s a …
because it’s a BRITISH documentary series you dumbass
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
they aren’t anarcho …
they aren’t anarcho…
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
where the are …
where the are wasted youth, JFA, Minor Threat, americas hardcore?
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
i agree!
i agree!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
love or hate em, …
love or hate em, these guys made a big statement,sold tons of records. their early stuff was banned to the hilt, once bought reality asylum at the hmv. in a brown paper bag from under the counter
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
i agrer with you …
i agrer with you xsuburbandblightx but for some reson i think that deaed kenndys are alot a like with there vuise
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Im getting tired of …
Im getting tired of the bullshit you people are saying about this documentary! if u wanted to critisize it just dont watch it!!! also if it wasn’t realy a documentary how did they get steve ignorant to talk about punk!!!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
ATR are great. …
ATR are great. Homophobia sucks. And what you do you mean “Alec’s aged well”. He’s 35, that’s still young!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
ace i loved crass …
ace i loved crass in the eighties i may have slagged them off before but ,they really did mean it! they even played our local youth club in a little hole town no ones heard of and they`re records where cheap!but music never changes all we`re stuck with this
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
InsurgenistCujo …
InsurgenistCujo this is for comments not in lectures!
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
InsurgenistCujo, …
InsurgenistCujo, WHAT THE are you blabbing on about? Go write a book you boring moaning .
November 24th, 2008 at 9:36 am
crass a true punk …
crass a true punk band