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The cancellation of an upcoming Viet Cong concert in Oberlin, OH due to the Calgary group's "problematic" band name has led to much debate this week on the nature of art, appropriation, intent and more. With UK post punk outfit Gang of Four having faced similar concerns over their band name earlier in their career, guitarist Andy Gill has now weighed in on the current controversy with some thoughts of his own. As previously reported, Ivan Krasnov, the promoter of Oberlin College's Dionysus Disco venue, had cancelled Viet Cong's concert on March 14, having apologized to the college...
The cancellation of an upcoming Viet Cong concert in Oberlin, OH due to the Calgary group's "problematic" band name has led to much debate this week on the nature of art, appropriation, intent and more. With UK post punk outfit Gang of Four having faced similar concerns over their band name earlier in their career, guitarist Andy Gill has now weighed in on the current controversy with some thoughts of his own. As previously reported, Ivan Krasnov, the promoter of Oberlin College's Dionysus Disco venue, had cancelled Viet Cong's concert on March 14, having apologized to the college...
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