Top stories this week: Georgia protests, cancellation of Korg synthesizers, I Hate Models · News ⟋ RAW A bite-sized roundup of the five biggest stories from the past few days Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where every Friday we share bite-sized pieces of the five biggest stories from the past few days.
Massive Attack back The Great Escape boycott of Barclays
On Thursday 16 May, Anu Shukla Massive Attack supported the 137 artists who pulled out of The Great Escape in solidarity with Palestine. The Brighton festival is sponsored by Barclays, which has billions invested in arms companies that sell weapons to Israel. Read full article.
Korg unveils new synthesizer prototype
Thursday, May 16 Nick Taylor Korg Berlin is developing a new concept: Acoustic Synthesis_Phase8 is a combination melodic synthesizer and drum machine with eight independent electromechanical voices plus a sequencer with polyrhythmic shifting, wave shaping and envelope generators. Read the full article.
Marseille festival Le Bon Air cancels ‘I Hate Models’ show due to private jet request
Wednesday, May 15th, by Michael Lawson French techno artist I Hate Models will not be performing at this weekend’s Marseille festival Le Bon Air. In a statement, the festival accused the artist of requesting a private jet. However, an agent for I Hate Models denied the accusations, describing Le Bon Air’s contact as “unfortunate” and “disappointing.” Read the full story.
Georgia’s club scene joins protests against controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
Tuesday 14th May By Michael Lawson Georgia’s clubbing community has joined in mass protests against the controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill passed earlier this week. Venues including Bassiani, TES and Left Bank have voiced their support for the protests on social media. 4GB festival has also cancelled this year’s event. Read full article.
Berlin venue Oyun forced to take loan after Senate funding agency blocks €8 million in project funds
On Monday 13 May, Anu Shukla’s venue Oyun in Berlin has been embroiled in a months-long legal battle with the Senate’s Ministry of Culture after it held a “memorial event” in solidarity with Jews and Palestinians last November. Read the full story. Read the rest of this week’s stories on RA News.
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