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Oi! Rock Against Communism ( RAC) was the name of white power rock concerts in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and early 1980s, [1] and has since become the catch-all term for music with racist lyrics as well as a specific genre of rock music derived from Oi!. The lyrics can focus on racism and antisemitism, though this depends on the band.
Rock music and the fall of communism. Rock music played a role in subverting the political order of the Soviet Union and its satellites. The attraction of the unique form of music served to undermine Soviet authority by humanizing the West, helped alienate a generation from the political system, and sparked a youth revolution.
The Rock Against Communism movement originated in the British punk scene in late 1978 with activists associated with the NF. The most notable RAC band was Skrewdriver , which started out as a non-political punk band but evolved into a white power skinhead band after the original lineup broke up and a new lineup was formed. [27]
Rock Against Racism (RAR) was a political and cultural movement which emerged in 1976 in reaction to a rise in racist attacks on the streets of the United Kingdom and increasing support for the far-right National Front at the ballot box. Between 1976 and 1982, RAR activists organised national carnivals and tours, as well as local gigs and clubs ...
- 1976–1982
No Remorse are an English white power rock band formed in London in 1985. They were one of the most prominent neo-Nazi skinheads bands of the Rock Against Communism scene. The band was led by Paul Burnley between 1986 and 1996, and by William Browning and Daniel "Jacko" Jack from 1996 onwards, following a factional dispute within British white nationalist politics.
- Nigel Brown, Paul Burnley
- London, England
- 1985–unknown
Jul 21, 2022 · The Dentists were invited to play at a ‘ Rock Against Communism ‘ concert in central London in the summer of 1980, supporting another White Nationalist band called White Boss. Leeds NF took a minibus of activists down to London for the gig. It was not the quality of the music that made the event memorable, but the fact that it was the first ...
Aug 17, 2018 · It was the first in a series of punk and skinhead concerts held under the name Rock Against Communism, organised by the racist political party the National Front as a riposte to Rock Against ...
