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7 OCTOBER 1988 INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Protest may halt gig by 'Rapeman GOOOD MOOORNIIING LEEEEDSII! Welcome to your new look Leeds Student, specially designed for your POLY BANS information and education, We will be producing a two-section paper every we- ek. In the first sec- 'RAPE' BAND tion will be our news section, keeping you up to date not only with PSU Exec has banned an ay. band were not advocating pearance here by the American rape, and that on the con- student related af- band Rapeman after furious trary, the name was intend- fairs but also im- women students protested that ed to make people think portant events L about the subject rather that occur in and the band's name promotes rape. than burying it under the Rapeman are named after a carpet. around Leeds. Japanese porn comic which depicts A massive picket is ex- Also included will a "hero" who punishes the sins of pected at the gig and he an indispen- others by raping them. The band, led although Hawkins is quite sable television by ex-Big Black guitarist Steve Albini willing to allow this he guide that helps were due to play Leeds on October made clear his opposition to any form of censorship. you map out your 14 as part of a nationwide tour with Rapeman's record com- weekend view- the Band of Susans and Dinosaur Jr. ing. The Poly President, pany, Blast First are also Ferry Blackwood, ex- Report having problems with pro- Student sport motion, as the great majori- plained that he felt it by will be compre- ty of their female staff are hensively cover- necessary to cancel the Vaughn Allen refusing to handle their gig because of the of- record. Bud. aged as will the fensive nature of the consulted two sets of Albini is no stranger to success of local Lawyers, and both have name. controversy. His previous said that I have a good case football league "Personally, I find band Big Black ran into for a Breach of Contract teams, in the the name quite disgust- trouble about the title of suit. If the gig is banned unlikely event ing. They would only he their last album, "Songs legal action will be taken." allowed to play if they About Fucking". • Terry Block that this occurs. were to change their Steve Albini was unavail- The major name for good. able for comment. change in the The Poly fear that the gig "When the contracts paper from years were signed in September_ may have to go ahead as no name was given. It was planned because the con- gone by is the ad- only when the posters went tract has already been sign- dition of a black up last week that we ed. Leeds Student under- and white colour stands that if this were to became aware of what supplement entitl- name they were actually be the case the Poly would going to perform under_ issue a disclaimer denying ed TRASH - Bri- After receiving a number all responsibility for the tain's most inexpl- of complaints, I took action, pr oceed I rigs. icable magazine. informing the promoter Childs admitted that he had agreed to hook the Every single that the show could not go week TRASH will ahead." band in June, but said that The promoter himself, the final decision had lain be simply oozing Steve Hawkins of ICE, said with then President, Ed reviews of rec- that he had told Poly Ents Gamble Childs says there ords, gigs, films, was no mention of sec. Ian Childs the name of plays, operas, the hand in June, when the "Rapeman" when the con- idea for the gig was tract was signed and he books, comics, originally broached. then assumed that the pubs, clubs, wine- "Ian and the previous name had been dropped bars and simply altogether. He said he was President were well aware anywhere else of the natne when they just as surprised as agreed in June. I am flab- Blackwood when the that needs a good bergasted that they have advertising went up and seeing to. now turned around and stressed that he was Don't miss your told me that the gig cannot "Disgusted by their name. Leeds Student go ahead. especially when you realise "As far as I am concern- its origin" every Friday - it's ed, the gig is still on, I've Hawkins said that his • Ian Child what your week-' end's there for TV — • 2 NEWS —p3 4 5,7 LEADER — pa FEATURES — P8 & 9 THE FAN — p11 SPORT — P15 & 6 2 October 7 1988. 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