Comments on: City gov’t tries to get hip, encourage arts, manages to strangle DIY while trying. http://auralstates.com/2009/03/city-govt-tries-to-get-hip-kills-diy-while-trying.html Baltimore-based music blog focusing on all things music-related in the region. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:53:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Greg Szeto http://auralstates.com/2009/03/city-govt-tries-to-get-hip-kills-diy-while-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2436 Greg Szeto Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:14:42 +0000 http://auralstates.com/?p=3187#comment-2436 my defense of ignorance to that law: i think i was busy studying non-UK shit. my defense of ignorance to that law: i think i was busy studying non-UK shit.

]]> By: Alex Mudge http://auralstates.com/2009/03/city-govt-tries-to-get-hip-kills-diy-while-trying.html/comment-page-1#comment-2435 Alex Mudge Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:19:40 +0000 http://auralstates.com/?p=3187#comment-2435 I'm surprised that, to date, no one has seen the analogue between this legislation in Baltimore, and the infamous Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994 passed in the UK. Particularly the rather awkward including of the "non-participatory" dance events phrase. Wow, that echoes, and so throughly parrells the now classic definition of Rave by Parliament as: "A 'rave' is defined as a gathering of 100+ people, at which amplified music ('wholly or predominantly characterized by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats' is played which is likely to cause serious distress to the local community, in the open air and at night." To quote The Streets' ode to the golden era of UK Rave--even more apt given the use of the middle-finger image in the post above: "...And to the Government, I stick my middle-finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill." I’m surprised that, to date, no one has seen the analogue between this legislation in Baltimore, and the infamous Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994 passed in the UK. Particularly the rather awkward including of the “non-participatory” dance events phrase. Wow, that echoes, and so throughly parrells the now classic definition of Rave by Parliament as:

“A ‘rave’ is defined as a gathering of 100+ people, at which amplified music (‘wholly or predominantly characterized by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats’ is played which is likely to cause serious distress to the local community, in the open air and at night.”

To quote The Streets’ ode to the golden era of UK Rave–even more apt given the use of the middle-finger image in the post above:

“…And to the Government, I stick my middle-finger up with regards to the Criminal Justice Bill.”

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