Earlier than Shirley Manson grew to become the well-known chief of Rubbish, she was taking part in in a band known as Angelfish. Now, that group is reuniting for his or her first present in a decade and all proceeds go to humanitarian support charities for Palestinian kids.
The present will transpire at Edinburgh’s Liquid Room on Jan. 30. On Instagram, Manson wrote:
Yesterday I noticed a horrifying {photograph} of a 11 12 months previous Palestinian schoolboy, bleeding out from his groin the place he had been shot by a so known as soldier throughout a so known as ceasefire. His identify was Muhammad al-Hallaq. He had been taking part in soccer along with his pals in a village schoolyard south of Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution. So known as “troopers” educated to “combat” opened hearth on Muhammad and his pals as a result of the children had allegedly hurled some rocks. Grownup troopers with full impunity . Opening hearth on kids. Intentionally concentrating on AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD baby within the groin.
Fucking evil.
Free Palestine.
Manson additionally just lately spoke up towards music business economics. This gig might be Angelfish’s third since they broke up in 1995. The story behind that: Angelfish’s video for “Suffocate Me” famously aired solely as soon as on MTV, throughout the Sept. 12, 1993 episode of 120 Minutes at practically 2 a.m. Steve Marker noticed it and the next 12 months invited Angelfish singer Shirley Manson to audition for his new band Rubbish. Angelfish known as it quits after finishing a tour opening for Dwell. (Manson was additionally a member of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, which continued with out her.)
