MICK MCSHANE is roused by a band whose socialism laces every line of every song with commitment and raw passion
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LAIBACH are currently touring off the back of Liberation Day, the acclaimed documentary — or should that be mockumentary? — about the group’s gig in North Korea which made them the first Western band to perform in the country.
The gig in three parts start with a special screening of a film which offers a hugely entertaining window into the various ups and downs the group faced trying to navigate the country’s notoriously bureaucratic systems.
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