Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall taking a leave of absence after Andy Ngo tweet
“I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know, but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that I am truly sorry,“ Marshall writes.
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Councilman Justin Brannan (ex-Indecision) responds to Trump Jr trolling him: “your dad is …
Brooklyn Councilmember (and former Indecision/Most Precious Blood member) Justin Brannan had an amazing response to Donald Trump Jr, who tried to ”out“ him as an ANTIFA supporter with ties to the person arrested for throwing a molotov cocktail at an NYPD vehicle...
The National’s Aaron Dessner issues statement after being mistaken for “ANTIFA organizer”
In what has been a case of mistaken identity, a social media campaign was started to out The National's Aaron Dessner as an "ANTIFA organizer" who was "paying people to riot," just as Trump declared the US would be designating ANTIFA as a terrorist organization...
Behemoth frontman says he lied about being kicked out of the YMCA
Adam ”Nergal” Darski also addressed the controversy that ensued after he posted a picture of a ”Black Metal Against Antifa” shirt to his Instagram story, saying, ”I’m just a liberal with a big mouth.”
Nick Cave talks “wokeness,” Antifa, the Far Right, religion, and more
”Wokeness, for all its virtues, is an ideology immune to the slightest suggestion that in a generation’s time their implacable beliefs will appear as outmoded and fallacious as those of their own former generation.”
Trump threatening to declare Antifa a Terror Organization
Swedish climate change activist (and The 1975 and Bjork associate) Greta Thunberg has also gotten caught up in this controversy after wearing an ”antifascist all stars” shirt.
Goatmoon patch gets guy kicked out of Maryland Deathfest show, he says
Security guy said “All you had to do was take the vest off”, dude was yelling that he paid for his ticket and that it was bullshit. Another security guard rolled up and the original one said “I’m going to count to three, if you are not gone, I’m going to drag you a…
Mgla deny racism accusations, give statement on show cancellations
Two German shows on Mgla's European tour with Revenge and Deus Mortem were cancelled due to accusations of anti-Semitism, racism, and NSBM ties, which Mgla call ”false accusations of political nature.”
NJ club Dingbatz kicks racist bands off metal show, then lets them play anyway
Dingbatz owner Fred Barnes said, ”being an owner of the club you look at it as freedom of speech. When does the censorship issue come in and where does it escalate from here?”
Taake NYC show cancelled after Antifa put pressure on LPR
LPR issued a statement, reading, ”It is our mission to create a safe space for everyone in our community and this show does not meet that standard.”