I was discussing Kneecap in the Chemic with the OddJobs last week over some light ales.

Labouring my point that they appear to be getting some funding and a lot of very polished PR management. Seems all too perfect. Similar to their acting and the film.

    Au contraire you old farts... The Music is ace and the lyrics. Really, really clever and whitty.

      Misura That'll be 40 quid. You can feel good that 20 of it goes to impoving the daily lives of kids in the Aida Refugee Camp. As do proceeds from the Weller/ Primal Scream/ Kneecap gig .

      Danke 😁

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          YoungParisian_inExile As do proceeds from the Weller/ Primal Scream/ Kneecap gig .

          I’d check Gillespie’s pockets on the way out.

            5 months later

            There's a a good interview with their manager knocking about.

            Deflection, innit ... while governments around the world effectively support genocide in Gaza ,a band highlighting the plight of Palestinians and the murder of +20000 kids are being crucified ( excuse the pun)

            Must we fling this filth at our pop kids?

            It might surprise you all (might not) that they are not my cup of tea. Can't shake that they are an entirely cynically manufactured construct tapping into the Irish language, using past politics, current tragedy and emotive and outrageous language to keep the coin coming. As for yer man in the balaclava, he only wears it 'cos he's nearly touching 40.

            Don't forget to order your replica balaclava from the official band site for £30.

            Not for me Jeff.

              MolOverBeethoven As for yer man in the balaclava, he only wears it 'cos he's nearly touching 40.

              ....and an inspector in the RUC. ( I'd love to believe 😉 )

                fulmine

                I've not watched it nor ever likely to. From an Irish perspective it all seems fake. A poor man's Rubber Bandits.

                  MolOverBeethoven It might surprise you all (might not) that they are not my cup of tea. Can't shake that they are an entirely cynically manufactured construct tapping into the Irish language, using past politics, current tragedy and emotive and outrageous language to keep the coin coming. As for yer man in the balaclava, he only wears it 'cos he's nearly touching 40.

                  Don't forget to order your replica balaclava from the official band site for £30.

                  100% this. See my posts above.
                  Very edgy showing yourself reading Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's book. A book that drips with antisemitism.
                  And then there's the vocal support for Hamas, an organisation that ever-increasing numbers of Palestinians are rejecting as they realise their lives are as expendable to them as they are to Netanyahu.

                  As vile as that is, I'd have more time for them if they hadn't pissed their knickers at the first sign their actions had consequences.

                  Bottle jobs. And wankers. History will forget them.....

                      The film is ace
                      Theyre brilliant live
                      And making a noise..

                      Need something extra these days. Fair play to them.

                      @MolOverBeethoven The language thing, not sure what your issue is. They’re improving the uptake of people learning Irish.

                      @Travis_Bickle you’ve gone in on your mantra about anti semetism its like some sort of labour party position as a reaction to the Corbyn era pro PLO anti Jewish rhetoric. I dont fully understand it but its kind of weird for you. Id thought youd be more anti Israel/Zionist. Im not digging, maybe I dont fully understand it.

                        Placid you’ve gone in on your mantra about anti semetism its like some sort of labour party position as a reaction to the Corbyn era pro PLO anti Jewish rhetoric. I dont fully understand it but its kind of weird for you

                        It's not a mantra or a position. It's pointing out the reality of them trying to be edgy for likes. Posing with a book from a rabid antisemite is what it is. It's wanker behaviour.
                        As is shouting that you're pro-Hamas to show how 'down' you are.