I know we’re all still reeling from the devastating news from Ted Nugent that his dog died, but when we are done outpouring our sympathies to that great animal-lover, maybe we can get America back on track and go to these shows in Europe and blame gun violence on gays and lesbians like we did in the good old days. Thank you.

With that in mind, check out this keynote address by our friend Joshua Kahn Russell, who has toured with us before, about “fighting to win”. Food for thought!

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Part Two

Finally, the music of the spheres has been transcribed for guitar and bass!

Todd, Chris and I, along with our friends Tim and Luke (Sheet Happens/Protest The Hero), spent many hours going over the tunes from our new record, Failed States, to make sure that the transcriptions you get here are as close as humanly possible to what we actually played in the studio.

Also included are performance notes, gear lists and–by popular demand–lyrics, so you can follow along more easily.  Go here for more details.

Hope you dig it!

See Yekaterina’s full statement here.

Yeah, so if you want to hear this new song, go here and open your earballs folks. Enjoy responsibly.

Here, listen to a song from it and see if it’s your cup of crude.

If you’re really a keener (and like to wear shirts — of the non-sweatshop variety) you can pre-order “Failed States” here, thereby killing two trophy-hunters with one crossbow bolt.

If you’d like to join us in person to witness us insult each other’s hairlines this fall, please click on the “Shows” link at the top of this page.

UPDATE: a kind european fellow has brought it to my attention that inhabitants of that part of the planet can pre-order the record here. Ausfarht!

remember that remake of “Bullshit Politicians” that was supposed to be on the that comp years ago but then wasn’t on that comp for some silly reason that no one involved cares about anymore? well, in honour of the total handing over of the country’s keys to corporate interests by Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party (i wish they’d conserve something for once), also known as Bill C-38, we dug up said track from the deep within the Propagandhi archives and put it on that thing called “band camp”. you can take it for free (i think) or you can buy us a virtual beer and a smoke with a donation while you follow the link in the description to see what’s so bad about favouring multinational corporations over the people that actually live here. who knows? maybe one or both of us can actually get out from in front of our computers and join those already trying to do something about this dark day. crazier things have happened.

Go here to buy us beers and smokes you fuckin’ cheapskate.

our new recording is done. it shall be released late this summer/ early this fall. a more official announcement coming soon. just wanted to keep you weirdos in the loop.

in the meantime, you can follow me on the marginally-less-awful-than-Shitbook anti-social networking service “twitter”, right here. i guarantee you fleeting moments of entertainment and self-reflection. get it while it lasts.

“It’s an unbelievable tool for learning new tunings, capo use, original voicings, and face puckering riffs and solos. Complete with an introduction by the band and various pictures throughout. Also featuring a “Performance Notes” section where the band give suggestions on tough sections and altered tunings.”

Eh!!

I’m sure you can easily imagine how tit might feel to receive this treatment and perhaps, if you’re a fan of punk, metal or any music subculture it hits a close to home in a way that is slightly little different than the ‘average’ human rights abuses we’ve sadly grown accustomed to ignoring. I can easily empathize with the complete frustration and humiliation these ‘punks’ must feel as I have had  a few brushes with bully ‘authorities’ who pretend they’re acting ‘in the name of the law’ but I have never, and hopefully never will, experience this type of human rights abuse by authorities of a state.

In the past Propagandhi has received letters from people in Banda Aceh and all over Indonesia so any one of these people could be the same people who have contacted us. I imagine that they feel complete rage and isolation inside at the moment. In the off chance that they might see this post I’d like to say to all the Punks who’ve been victimized by authorities in Indonesia that we, the members of Propagandhi, are supporting you and admire that you have expressed yourselves even at your own expense. You are definitely people to look up to and honor.

For us here in North America, and anywhere in the world where we are allowed to dress how we want (but clearly not to publicly demonstrate or protest), let this be a reminder of what happens when society follows fundamentalists and allows ‘morals’ to be dictated. There are a lot of people in all our countries who would love to give the ‘spiritual cleansing’ treatment to punks as well as people of other religions, fans of Harry Potter and countless other groups they may label as ‘deviants’.

To everybody:  If you believe in human dignity, autonomy, and the right for people to be able to make their own decisions- keep fighting for your rights and freedoms, as well as the rights and freedoms of others.

Hopefully within the lifetimes of the punks arrested in Aceh they will have the liberty to express themselves the way they choose.

Change.org has made a petition to advocate for their release.

The record label Aborted Society is collecting mix tapes and burned CD’s (no cases) to send to their fellow punks to help with morale. Maybe you can help out?

Check out this 100% ruling documentary about the Indonesian punk ‘scene’.

If anyone else has any ideas, or has anything on the go to help out send us a message about it. Thanks.

Keep the spirit alive everybody.

P.S. When visiting America  be sure not to dance at the Jefferson Monument.

If you are participating in Occupy Wall Street in any way, keep going! Let everyone know that Earth isn’t just a stomping ground/garbage dump for a spoiled and tiny fraction of it’s inhabitants. Send the message to the “elites” that their ability to live the easy life at all of our expense is coming to an end. If you haven’t seen the website yet, check it out:  occupywallst.org

Take care!