Earlier than Shirley Manson grew to become the well-known chief of Rubbish, she was enjoying in a band referred to 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 youngsters.
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 yr previous Palestinian schoolboy, bleeding out from his groin the place he had been shot by a so referred to as soldier throughout a so referred to as ceasefire. His identify was Muhammad al-Hallaq. He had been enjoying soccer along with his buddies in a village schoolyard south of Hebron within the occupied West Financial institution. So referred to as “troopers” skilled to “combat” opened hearth on Muhammad and his buddies as a result of the children had allegedly hurled some rocks. Grownup troopers with full impunity . Opening hearth on youngsters. Intentionally concentrating on AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD little one within the groin.
Fucking evil.
Free Palestine.
Manson additionally just lately spoke up towards music business economics. This gig will likely 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, through the Sept. 12, 1993 episode of 120 Minutes at almost 2 a.m. Steve Marker noticed it and the next yr invited Angelfish singer Shirley Manson to audition for his new band Rubbish. Angelfish referred to as it quits after finishing a tour opening for Reside. (Manson was additionally a member of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, which continued with out her.)
