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Rock Against Racism

The MU’s response to David Bowie’s “Nazi” salute

October 6, 2012john

While the story of David Bowie’s flirtation with fascism and fascist imagery in the 1970s has been oft-told and discussed in subsequent years, its is worth placing in the context of the Musicians’ Union’s politics of the time and to examine the response of the Union to it. Continue Reading →

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