Reported on CBC Radio, this morning, is the refusal of certain U.K. radio stations to air the rap song Post 9/11 Blues with its take on Bush, Blair and bigotry.To get the whole lyric, Google: Post 9/11 Blues
'The original post 9/11 blues was written by Riz Ahmed, star of Michael Winterbottom's controversial 'Road to Guantanamo', inspired by his own illegal abuse at the hands of Special Branch officers at Luton airport. Major DJ's at Xfm and Radio1 love the track, but feel they cannot play it in the current political climate.
While these scared puppies pander to the U.K./U.S. policy-makers the dying continues.
Following a push from DJ's Bobby Friction and Nihal, a decision is pending with the head of music at Radio1 about whether the track can be played. This week, The Independent newspaper are publishing an article about DJ's wariness to breach current taboos and play the track, despite the fact that they personally support it.
"leader of the free world", G W Bush.
Check out the tracks at www.myspace.com/rizmc