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Wayne Kramer’s John Sinclair benefit 15 February 2000 Former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer will front US power trio Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs to headline a benefit concert on 27 February in Los Angeles. The concert will raise funds to assist US activist John Sinclair, whose New Orleans home burned two weeks ago. Starting in 1967 Sinclair managed Kramer’s old band The MC5 (Motor City Five). In 1968 Sinclair joined the utopian/anarchist/in your dreams White Panther Party—which despite its name has nothing to do with white supremecism. Slain Beatle John Lennon once honored Sinclair with a political anthem in his name. Most of the White Panther Party’s hippy tenets come across as quaint today 1. Full endorsement and support of Black Panther Party’s 10-Point Program 2. Total assault on the culture by any means necessary, including rock ’n’ roll, dope and fucking in the streets. 3. Free exchange of energy and materials—we demand the end of money! 4. Free food, clothes, housing, dope, music, bodies, medical care—everything free for everybody! 5. Free access to information media—free the technology from the greed creeps! 6. Free time and space for all humans—dissolve all unnatural boundaries. 7. Free all schools and all structures from corporate rule—turn the buildings over to the people at once! 8. Free all prisoners everywhere—they are our brothers. 9. Free all soldiers at once—no more conscripted armies. 10. Free the people from their “leaders”—leaders suck—all power to all the people! Freedom means free everyone! These days Sinclair issues spoken word albums, hosts a radio show on WWOZ-FM in New Orleans, and writes for Blues Access magazine. Kramer’s most recent album is 1998’s wide ranging Live Like A Motherfucker, or LLMF. | Billboard story | | WPP info | | discography | | CD | | top of page | |
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