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Rage Against The Machine, Sonic Youth, Massive Attack to boycott playing in the state of Arizona

The bands are unhappy at a new immigration bill

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Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha is at the helm of a protest group opposing the state of Arizona‘s controversial new immigration law.

Other acts including Sonic Youth, Massive Attack, Kanye West and Serj Tankian are supporting the group by saying they will not play any gigs in the state until the bill, called SB 1070, is amended. SB 1070 allows police in Arizona to challenge anybody they suspect of being an illegal immigrant to prove their status officially. Failure to do so will result in arrest.

Calling themselves The Sound Strike, the protest group is calling on more people to join them by going to Thesoundstrike.net.

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Those who have signed up to support the group already are:

Cypress Hill

Juanes

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Conor Oberst

Los Tigres del Norte

Rage Against The Machine

Cafe Tacvba

Michael Moore

Kanye West

Calle 13

Joe Satriani

Serj Tankian

Rise Against

Ozomatli

Sabertooth Tiger

Massive Attack

One Day as a Lion

Street Sweeper Social Club

Spank Rock

Sonic Youth

Tenacious D

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