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Showing posts with label dropkick murphys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dropkick murphys. Show all posts
According to Rolling Stone,
Boston's Celtic Punk Rockers DROPKICK MURPHYS have raised over $65,000 in just 15 hours
for the victims (and their families) of the Boston Marathon bombings. How did the Boston heroes do this? By selling the
t-shirt picture here on their website. The tee is priced between $24.99 and $26.99, based on size, and the
front reads "For Boston" with a photo of the skyline. The back is
emblazoned with the city's seal and the note, "Thank you, to all who
purchased this shirt. All proceeds go to the victims and families of the
Boston Marathon bombings. Love, Dropkick Murphys."
Go to the band's official webshop here to purchase.
This past weekend, DROPKICK MURPHYS performed a very special Saint Patrick's Day concert at Terminal 5 in New York City. During their set the band invited tons of fans to join them on stage and jam with them. One of those fans was a skinhead who decided to do the Nazi salute while was performing a cover of "T.N.T." by AC/DC. As a result, the bands singer Ken Casey noticed this and ran right over to the guy, smashed him in the face, took off his bass and hit him with that and then jumped on him and all out chaos ensued. Here is video of the incident:
Some of you might be familiar with the tremendous work that Built on Respect has done since its inception. Formed by art-culture personality Heidi Minx in 2008, the mission statement of this amazing foundation is: "Treating people with respect, and sewing the seeds of fairness creates solidarity."
As we all know there are a lot of places in the world where people are not treated fairly, but one place which stands out is the Tibetan region. For many years there has been a vast amount of people whose human rights have been completely violated, as a result many fled from Tibet and moved to India. This is what ultimately opened Heidi's eyes and why she decided to take matters into her own hands. In the past she volunteered in Haiti and most recently in India. Her important role as a humanitarian has been recognized by many people, including the Dalai Lama. Heidi singled handily saved a school at a Tibetan community, by teaching kids English and computer skills. What does this have to do with music, fashion and culture?
Well, Heidi is also part of the Hardcore production company known as "Black N Blue Productions", who for many years have been working on keeping the identity of Hardcore music intact. One of the philosophies behind Hardcore has been to help one another and stand up against social discrimination. This is why Heidi decided to reach out to different artists and together get the word out about the importance of Built on Respect. Recently, Heidi teamed up with Mike McColgan from Street Dogs who is also the former singer of the Dropkick Murphy's. Here is a video they put together in order to create social awareness about some very important matters.
