Love Music Hate Racism

On the 22nd December Birmingham Barfly will proudly be hosting their very own LMHR Christmas Gig. Strong supporters of the LMHR campaign, The Darlings, are due to headline with support act the The Filthy Habbits + more tbc. Music will also be provided by Indie DJ Nileash.

We're pleased to announce that as part of the 'Hull United Against Racism' day on Saturday 22nd December - LMHR, The Paddingtons, & The Warren Young People's Project will be organising a Love Music Hate Racism concert that evening at Hull City Hall. Running from 7pm-10.30pm, the bill for the gig comprises THE VIEW, THE PADDINGTONS, London grime crew FIRE CAMP, Manchester ska-punks SONIC BOOM SIX and local rising stars THE NEAT. Tickets will be just £3 from the City Hall or The Warren. Running from 12-4pm the bill comprises of HAYOKEE, LIL HAKO, END OF LEVEL BADDIE, GULLNAZ, SOMEONE AND THE SOMETHINGS, THE CLIQUES, and THE TALKS, then 4-5 BANNER THEATRE will be performing 'They get free mobiles... don't they?' in the Mortimer suite. Tickets Now On Sale from Hull City Council: www.hullcc.gov.uk

Weds 19th December 2008, Dog n Parrot, Newcastle-upon-Tyne With Razmataz, Lorry Excitement, Sefelt, Spies in Limbo, Young Criminals. All proceeds to LMHR.

Olivia Fletcher speaks to Statik and explores whether grindie is a new genre of music, just a fad or even a phenomenon... (from The Voice 13.12.07)

LMHR can confirm that we will be putting on a major outdoor carnival in London's Victoria Park, on Sunday 27th April 2008. *** FOR THE LATEST CARNIVAL INFO GOTO WWW.LMHRCARNIVAL.COM***

On the 16th of December, R*E*P*E*A*T in Cambridge is proud to host the second part of their two-day event, all in the service of Love Music Hate Racism, seeking to use the positive energy and multicultural buzz of the music scene to counter the racism of Nazi organisations like the BNP. The evening will consist of yet another exciting line-up including: The Wildhearts, Johnny Panic and The Hope. Tickets cost £14.50, for more info visit www.repeatfanzine.co.uk

On the 13th of December, R*E*P*E*A*T in Cambridge is proud to host the first part of their two-day event, all in the service of Love Music Hate Racism, seeking to use the positive energy and multicultural buzz of the music scene to counter the racism of Nazi organisations like the BNP. The evening will consist of an exciting line-up including:: Inme, Anti-Social Burn-Outs and CosyCosy. Tickets cost £10, for more info visit www.repeatfanzine.co.uk

On the 13th of December BigSix Productions are hosting a Love Music Hate Racism event at the Sunrooms, Southend on Sea. The night, "Wake the Town", will consist of live bands and DJ's playing music from different cultures, including reggae, ska, indie, rock, etc. Free Entry, 8pm Start

We're pleased to announce that as part of the 'Hull United Against Racism' day on Saturday 22nd December - LMHR, The Paddingtons, & The Warren Young People's Project will be organising a Love Music Hate Racism concert that evening at Hull City Hall. Running from 7pm-10.30pm, the bill for the gig comprises THE VIEW, THE PADDINGTONS, London grime crew FIRE CAMP, Manchester ska-punks SONIC BOOM SIX and local rising stars THE NEAT. Tickets will be just £3 from the City Hall or The Warren.

Newscastle University Students' Union recently held a Love Music Hate Racism event in honour of Martin Luther King, who received his Honary doctorate from Newcastle Universtiy 40 years ago this month. Racial Equality Officer Michael Oliver reports on how he made his first LMHR event a success...

Thanks to creative whiz Sadia aka pink panther, we've got some wicked new LMHR web banners featuring anti-racist quotes and pics of the likes of Babyshambles, Lethal Bizzle, The Enemy, Bloc Party, Get Cape, Hard-Fi, The View, Shingai Noisettes, Billy Bragg, Mylo, and loads more. They'll be in our download section on here soon, but check em out on myspace in the meantime.

Big LMHR supporters Jerry Dammers and Natty join a fabulous line-up completed by unique band The Bays and acclaimed modern jazz star Denys Baptiste for the 'Cultures of Resistance' gig at London ULU on Friday 7th December.

Love Music Hate Racism NI mark the 5th anniversary of Joe Strummers death this Friday (7th Dec) at Sandinos with a gig celebrating his life. Strummer, lead singer of punk band The Clash, gave his full support to Rock Against Racism, which has since become Love Music Hate Racism. LMHR-NI aim to carry on his message and drive for new music and diversity by celebrating his life this Friday, with the incredible experimental punk band from Belfast And So I Watch You From Afar who have become firm favourites in the city. They will be joined on the night by Derry’s own socially aware young band The Q ,and also Balkan Alien Sound who have fused eastern European influences with improvised sounds. There will be a performance of ‘Tribute To Joe Strummer’ by award winning poet Dave Lordan, and a tribute in music by Clash fan and local musician Colm Bryce. Finally there will also be DJs churning out some of the best in music, with one more act still to be announced. All that to look forward to plus the ever popular LMHR t-shirts will be on sale. Doors 9.30pm. Entry £5/£3 unwaged.

On Thursday December 6th, LMHR will be staging an event at The Maltings Theatre and Arts Centre. Confirmed acts include: Ditch Your Sidekicks, The Prospects, Sona Di and Free Arfa, Tobias the Band and This Never Fails. Doors: 6pm

The interview that NME published with Morrissey last week has provoked a huge debate. LMHR is unable to comment specifically on matters which are currently the subject of legal proceedings. However, we did want to make some general comments at this stage about what's taken place. LMHR would like to reiterate and underline the fantastic and invaluable contribution that NME and it's staff have made this year to the anti-racist cause and to LMHR in particular.

LMHR is a campaigning organisation opposed to all forms of racism and fascism. We were therefore concerned at comments about immigration in Morrissey's interview with NME magazine last week. After all, he is an artist who in March 2004 attended an early LMHR gig by the Libertines, where he signed a statement endorsing our campaign. We therefore felt it right and proper, when asked, to give Morrissey the opportunity to come out against racism. Below are excerpts from Morrissey's statement. His own full statement is published in today's Guardian: www.guardian.co.uk and at www.true-to-you.com. We are very pleased to be working with him in 2008.