Love Music Hate Racism

More top acts today joined the bill for the 27th April LMHR Carnival in London's Victoria Park. Staines' finest rebel rockers HARD-FI will join UK R&B superstar JAY SEAN on stage one, while POLY STYRENE of X-Ray Spex - who opened the 1978 Carnival - will be performing one or two of the the punk legends' best-known songs in a one-off collaboration with one of the other bands on the bill. Other acts confirmed already include Patrick Wolf, Roll Deep, Radio 1 DJ Nihal, Bashy, The Paddingtons, Natty and dubstep dons Skream and Benga. For all the latest info on LMHR Carnival 08 check out the website www.lmhrcarnival.com

Leon Greenman OBE , survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp and anti fascist campaigner passed away yesterday at the age of 97. He will be sorely missed—and never forgotten. “Young and old alike must learn about the Holocaust as warning against the dangers of racism. There is no difference in colour or religion. If I had survived to betray the dead it would have been better not to survive. We must not forget. Please do not forget.”

An article yesterday in the London paper, which said that The Specials would be playing at the 27th April LMHR Carnival, and another in the Independent ,which stated that Specials' mainman Jerry Dammers would be forming a band with Sham 69 singer Jimmy Pursey, are both untrue. These reports did not come from LMHR; the confusion somehow arose because Jerry Dammers has agreed to deejay at the event. We apologise for any disappointment. It should be pointed out that The Specials have not existed as a band for 25 years and have not reformed at this point in time. We are however, very close to announcing further major acts for the Victoria Park event - keep an eye on lmhrcarnival.com for all the latest news on the lineup and more.