Why skunk anansie

I mean, how dare you? Do you know what a white supremacist is? Do you know what those people do? Her band, currently on a European tour , formed in , sandwiched by the politics of John Major and the relative banality of Britpop — worlds away from the discourse happening today. I like to say that a lot of the discussions now are standing on our shoulders. Because we started that shit.

Their name spoke to their different races, skunks being black and white. Their first single, Little Baby Swastikkka , was a throbbing, piercing rumination on the corrupting influence of fascist, racist ideologies. I have some views that I think are quite conservative. But I would say mainly my views are leftwing.

Actually, the women are all ethnic minorities, not all black, but you get her point. When you tell someone to go back to where they came from. The fact that that is being said by an American president? It normalises it. We should be having a general election. This is a theme that she expands upon in the film we have made as part of the Life Is Proud campaign. So where does she stand on Pride Month itself?

Gay Pride back in the day meant that you were proud to be a lesbian, a homosexual or bisexual. It was always a white, gay thing. Get used to how you feel and get used to talking about it before you find your community.

Skunk Anansie Life Is Proud. Svalbard in The K! Updated: A round-up of all tours and events affected by coronavirus in They also stood apart from many of their Britpop peers such as Blur and Oasis — not least because their name was more unusual. Speaking on White Wine Question Time , front woman Skin told Kate Thornton that they were keen to have a longer name to set themselves apart from the other British bands of the time.

Short sharp words — keep it simple. Read more: Skunk Anansie rocker Skin recalls historic Glastonbury headline slot. While the second part of their name is inspired by Anansi the spider-man from Akan folk tales, the first part of their name has often been misinterpreted. Listen: Skin talks about growing up in Brixton and why she shunned soul for rock. I don't smoke at all! Skin, who has just released her auto biography It Takes Blood And Guts , revealed that they were instead inspired by the black and white animal of the same name.

It's this kind of little creature that everyone is so scared of getting smelly that they just stay away from it. It's empowered by its stink! It's quite difficult for people to learn. View this post on Instagram. When you find your first single rummaging through storage, totally forgot it was white vinyl, flash gits! Might put it back in the set, Who else has it? It kind of redefined us as being away from all of the Britpop as well because they had all very similar type of names.

I really value not looking stupid. I really value people not laughing at me, and that's why I did it because I was scared about people laughing. It scared me about how I was going to be perceived by my peers, my other musicians.

At this age of 53 -years-old, that's a lesson I needed to learn. Hear Skin talk more about life in Skunk Anansie and why she felt shunned by the music industry in the latest episode of White Wine Question Time. Listen now on iTunes and Spotify. A gust of wind caused fall leaves to twirl and dance on a tennis court in Boulder, Colorado, on Wednesday, November According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts reached a peak of around 35 miles per hour in the Boulder area.