Dunstan Bruce on The Untold Story of Chumbawamba

May 22, 2022

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Dunstan Bruce is perhaps most famous for his lead vocals and listing of libations in the Chumbawamba pop hit, Tubthumping. But there is so much more to him and that band than that one song. For the hour we touch on some of the band’s 30 year history, their relation as a collective, anarchist band to social justice movements around the world and how they used their fame and money to give back, Dunstan’s recently finished documentary “I Get Knocked Down: The Untold Story of Chumbawamba” and his accompanying one man show “Am I Invisible Yet?”, aging and the battle for relevance, staying involved in politics and more. “I Get Knocked Down” is still seeking distribution so not streamable, but keep an eye on the fakebook page for updates on that, and you can find his prior documentary on Chumbawamba published about 20 years ago on youtube, entitled “Well Done, Now Sod Off!”

You can find a rather embarrassing mixtape from us years ago on archive.org, expect a replacement playlist for it soon.

Chumbawamaba-related:

Some hijinks from the era:

Miner Strike
Poll Tax
IndyMedia (benefited from Chumbawamba $$)
CorpWatch (benefited from Chumbawamba $$)
Bristol Social Centre (benefited from Chumbawamba $$)
Radio Onda Rossa (benefitted from Chumbawamba $$)
June 18, 1999 Carnival Against Capital protest party in London
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (benefited from Homophobia Single)
Mumia Abu-Jamal on Letterman
BASE social centre in Bristol (benefited from Chumbawamba $$)

Other music related projects mentioned:

Dunstan’s Other Docs

Announcements Greg Curry Hunger Strike

Greg Curry, a prisoner in Ohio serving a life sentence in relation to the Lucasville Uprising of 1993 for which he claims innocence, has just begun a hunger strike for being stuck in extended solitary confinement known as TPU at Toledo Correctional Institution. To voice concern, you can call 419 726 7977 and select choice 8 to speak to the warden during business hours, or you can select 0 to speak to the operator at other times. You can also mail Harold.May@odrc.state.oh.us requesting that his communications be re-instated and that he be able to re-enter general population.

You can find our 2016 interview with Greg at our website.

Social Media Documentary from SubMedia

Stay tuned to Sub.Media for a documentary film on the troubles with social media in early June

TFSR Fediverse Podcast

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Bad News, May 2022

The latest episode of the monthly english-language podcast from the A-Radio Network is available now at their website: A-Radio-Network.Org or here: https://www.a-radio-network.org/episode-56-05-2022/

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Featured Tracks (get ready):

Tubthumping by Chumbawamba from Tubthumper
Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé) by Chumbawamba (single)
Do They Owe Us A Living? by Crass from The Feeding of the 5,000
The Cutty Wren by Chumbawamba from English Rebel Songs 1381–1984
Timebomb by Chumbawamba from Anarchy
I Never Gave Up by Chumbawamba from Never Do What You’re Told (Live)
Heartbreak Hotel by Chumbawamba from Fuck EMI (compilation)
Shhh-it by Oi Polloi from Bare Faced Hypocrisy Sells Records / The Anti-Chumbawamba EP (compilation)
Her Majesty by Chumbawamba (single)
Knit Your Own Balaklava by Chumbawamba from The Liberator - Artists For Animals (compilation)
Song Of The Mother In Dept / Song Of The Hardworking Community Registration Officer / Song Of The Government Minister Who Enjoys His Work / Song Of The (Now Determined) Mother by Chumbawamba from A Pox Upon The Poll Tax (compilation)
Smash Clause 29! by Chumbawamba from Uneasy Listening
Homophobia by Chumbawamba from Anarchy
One By One by Chumbawamba from Rock The Dock (compilation)
Pass It Along by Chumbawamba from WYSIWYG
Bella Ciao by Chumbawamba from A Singsong And A Scrap
Here Now by Interrobang‽ from Interrobang‽
The Day The Nazi Died by Chumbawamba from Class War
So Long, So Long by Chumbawamba from In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher