D.O.A. Supports Occupy Movement, Enlists Jello Biafra for New 7-inch

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Gregory Adams

Prolific Vancouver punkers D.O.A. have steadily been dishing out anti-authoritarian tunes since the '70s, so it's no surprise to learn the act has a new seven-inch with an Occupy-themed anthem just around the corner.

Leader Joe "Shithead" Keithley's Sudden Death Records will deliver the "We Occupy" / "Who the Hell Do You Think You Are?" single digitally on April 1, and it will appear on wax April 25 in a limited pressing of 1,000.



According to a press release, the A-side's upbeat ska arrangement may come as a surprise to some fans, but Keithley keeps things sneery on the pro-Occupy anthem, which finds him singing about how "we are getting ripped off by the greedy and the powerful." Also along for the ride is former Dead Kennedy's frontman and longtime friend Jello Biafra, who pitches in on vocals. The B-side, "Who The Hell Do You Think You Are," was one of the ten songs that Keithley recently wrote for the theatrical adaptation of Hardcore Logo.

Both tracks are set to appear in the act's next full-length, which, while previously going by the working title Farewell to Arms, is now titled We Come in Peace. The band tracked the album this December, but the set is reportedly entering the mixing stage this week.

The album will apparently feature a mix of crushing punk tunes ("Boneyard," "Bring Out Your Dead"), an acoustic take of older number "General Strike" and covers of the Beatles' "Revolution" and Toxic Reason's "War Hero." A release date has yet been set, but it should arrive on Sudden Death in June.

Up next for the band, however, is a string of shows across Alberta and British Columbia, which precede a hefty European tour schedule. You can see the Canadian dates down below and check out D.O.A.'s overseas schedule here.

Tour dates:

4/18 Calgary, AB - Dickens Pub
4/19 Edmonton, AB - The Pawn Shop
 

4/21 Nelson, BC - The Royal
4/22 Banff, AB - Wild Bill's
4/23 Jasper, AB - TBA

Nasty surprises await warmongers in Persian Gulf

Editor's Note: The following quote truly demonstrates what Jello Biafra refers to as "the erosion of talent in the vision thing"

As President Obama said earlier this year and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton affirmed in her recent VOA and BBC appearances, “You – the young people of Iran – carry within you both the ancient greatness of Persian civilization, and the power to forge a country that is responsive to your aspirations. Your talent, your hopes, and your choices will shape the future of Iran, and help light the world. And though times may seem dark, I want you to know that I am with you,”

We must apologize for failing to appoint William Shatner to deliver this message in an attempt to mask the sadness and embarrassment of having anything to do with these clowns. We are sorry in so many ways...

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The excellent article ‘Armageddon Approaches’ written by Dr Lasha Darkmoon , a cautionary piece which points the reader towards some very scary background information.

Nasty surprises that awaits Persian Gulf warmongers

The most important thing I’ve read these last few days is the excellent article ‘Armageddon Approaches’ written by Dr Lasha Darkmoon , a cautionary piece which points the reader towards some very scary background information.

For example, according to Russ Winter of The Wall Street Examiner , Iran’s Sunburn missiles, acquired from Russia and China over the last 10 years, have the capability of creating “a world of hurt” for the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.

“The Sunburn is perhaps the most lethal anti-ship missile in the world, designed to fly as low as 9 feet above ground/water at more than 1,500 miles per hour (mach 2+). The missile uses a violent pop-up maneuver for its terminal approach to throw off Phalanx and other US anti-missile defense systems. Given their low cost, they’re perfectly suited for close quarter naval conflict in the bathtub-like Persian Gulf.”

With its 90-mile range, the Sunburn can be fired from practically any platform, including a flat bed truck, and could hit a ship in the Strait in less than a minute.

Adding this warning, Mark Gaffney says , “The US Navy has never faced anything in combat as formidable as the Sunburn missile.”

He mentions the even more-advanced SS-NX-26 Yakhonts missiles, also Russian-made (speed: Mach 2.9; range: 180 miles) deployed by the Iranians along the Persian Gulf’s northern shore.

“Every US ship will be exposed and vulnerable. When the Iranians spring the trap, the entire lake will become a killing field,”

“In the Gulf’s shallow and confined waters evasive manoeuvres will be difficult, at best, and escape impossible. Even if US planes control of the skies over the battlefield, the sailors caught in the net below will be hard-pressed to survive. The Gulf will run red with American blood.”

As both writers point out, the Iranians will have mapped every firing angle along their Gulf coastline. And the rugged terrain will not make detection easy.

“Shooting fish in a barrel”, but who are the fish this time?