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System of a Down Take Anti-War Views and Video To The Airwaves.
03-18-03
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System of a Down and 3 Doors Down will hit
the airwaves on MTV2 to give differing perspectives on the war with Iraq.
Details are below in the official press release from the System of a Down
camp.
Press Release:
System of a Down has joined forces with
activist/Oscar-nominated director Michael Moore and the crew from “Bowling
for Columbine” to make the video for “BOOM!” Much of “BOOM!” was
shot by independent media activists and local guerilla filmmakers at the
various marches that took place across the globe over the weekend of February
15 - Presidents’ Day weekend - Berlin, Cape Town, Rome, Paris, Tokyo, Washington,
D.C., London, Chicago, Oslo, Rio de Janeiro, St. Louis, Los Angeles - and
Iraq - to mention just a few of the 40+ locales where footage was incorporated
from.
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SEE SYSTEM OF A DOWN’S “BOOM!” VIDEO
TODAY on MTV2 (see below) TOMORROW (Wednesday),
MTV adds the video to its regular rotation You will also be able to view
the “BOOM!” video beginning Wednesday afternoon at www.systemofadown.com
MTV2’S Music Reacts Debuts “BOOM!”
Beginning today, Tuesday, March 18th, starting
at 8am ET and repeating at the top of each hour throughout the day, MTV2
is airing a special video block titled “MTV2’s Music Reacts.” The
block contains videos and interviews from 3 Doors Down and System of a
Down that offer different perspectives on the hot issues of the day including
the potential war with Iraq, the US troops, peace activists, politicians,
and more. The videos will be introduced by and put into context by
the artists, who will speak about their inspiration for the songs and the
videos.
From Bob Dylan to Rage Against the Machine,
music has always played a large role in social and political discourse.
MTV2’s objective with “MTV2’s Music Reacts” is not to take a stand one
way or the other on any of these contentious issues, but to offer our viewers
different views and opinions from artists who are addressing these topics
through their music.
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