The Guardian, “How Alice Nutter went from Chumbawamba to prestige TV”
byShe spent two decades in the anarchist band who drenched John Prescott at the Brits. Now she’s writing big-budget shows starring Hilary Swank. The…
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Stereogum, “‘Tubthumping’ Turns 20”
byIn 1982, in the British town of Burnley, a bunch of former members of a band called Chimp Eats Banana formed an anarchist collective…
Junkee, “The Secret Anarchist Punk History Of Chumbawamba’s Hit Song ‘Tubthumping’”
byTake the 1998 Brit Awards, for example. In one of their first major television appearances, they performed ‘Tubthumping’ against footage of British protest movements,…
Milwaukee Record, “Milwaukee’s (and probably Earth’s) premier Chumbawamba tribute band is calling it quits”
byThe final show will take place at Riverwest Public House on Saturday, July 15, which is just a few weeks shy of the 20th…
City Pages (Minneapolis), “How gospel innovator Kirk Franklin and “Stomp” unexpectedly stormed the pop charts 20 years ago this week”
byIf gospel choirs and anarchist collectives had anything in common, surely it was bashing the video channel and its skin-drenched paeans to mammon. Credit…
Inquisitr, “The Best Brit Award Moments of All Time”
byPop star anarchists Chumbawamba landed themselves in hot water when they threw a bucket of ice water over deputy prime minister John Prescot. Luckily…