[爆卦] 閃靈登上英國衛報國際版頭條消失
原文貼在FREDDY 湖勒低 林昶佐的臉書上
因怕牽扯到政治問掛 故只截該圖片
https://goo.gl/4iSvhm
附上報導原文
小弟英文苦手 跪求大意翻譯
http://goo.gl/VpKLYN
Taiwan’s heavy metal star rallies fans to run for parliament on anti-China
platform
Freddy Lim, singer with black metal group Chthonic, is standing for a
fast-growing pro-democracy party
For many in the city of Taipei and across Taiwan, it was the most hotly
awaited event of the year. Tens of thousands of music fans gathered in
Liberty Square on Saturday night for an extraordinary free concert which
marked the 20th anniversary of Chthonic, the country’s most famous heavy
metal band.
Wearing combat boots, lead singer Freddy Lim held the stage with the brand of
music that has seen the Taiwanese “black metal” band dubbed the Black
Sabbath of Asia.
But this was not just any gig: it was also a political rally ahead of a
crucial year for Taiwan. Described as a “concert to calm the soul and defend
the nation”, the event was intended to energise Taiwanese youth and gain
political support for Lim’s new role – as a parliamentary candidate for the
New Power party (NPP).
The party, which was formed earlier this year, emerged out of Taiwan’s 2004
Sunflower student movement and represents, said Lim, a means “to channel the
energy and frustration of young activists and frustrated Taiwanese” ahead of
the parliamentary elections on 16 January.
Last year, student demonstrators occupied government offices and the
parliament in Taipei in protest over a new trade pact with China. The
demonstrators adopted a sunflower as the symbol of their movement and this
month’s elections will be a significant test of its strength.
“For the past three years, we have been playing around Europe, the US and
Japan and we have only met our Taiwanese fans on protests. We felt it was now
time, at this key moment in Taiwan’s politics, that we join together with
our fans and get the energy going again,” said Lim. “It’s a show of how we
support freedom of speech and to encourage our fans to all try their best
over the coming year to change Taiwan for the better. There is a new
political space and it will allow more and more young people to bring about
real change in Taiwan.”
After two decades of touring the world with Chthonic – pronounced “thonic”
– and several years as a human rights campaigner and chair of Taiwan’s
Amnesty International, Lim now ties back his rocker’s long hair during
daylight hours and wears an elegant suit. “This is the hard part,” he said
of his new role, “getting really involved and committing to that. But I have
been very encouraged by fans and I felt I should do more than just protest,
that I should enter the political process. The band have been supportive –
perhaps less supportive when they realised the songwriting was drying up a
bit, but supportive again when they felt that I might actually win!”
Already the NPP has become the third party in the country, which is now
facing a crucial moment over its future as an independent state. For years,
Taiwan has been locked in a two-party rivalry between the pro-China ruling
Kuomintang (KMT) and the Democratic Progressive party (DPP), which is pushing
to maintain de facto independence. Since coming to power in 2008, the KMT
under Ma Ying-Jeou has steered Taiwan ever closer to Beijing, to the dismay
of many Taiwanese – particularly the younger generation, who fear increased
restrictions on their freedoms.
“We are a free market, a free country. There is no censorship on our music:
you can promote any act in Taiwan,” said Lim, whose own band is one of many
acts banned from playing in China.
“But there is a strong feeling of alienation, and people feel that the
political decisions which are being made haven’t been through any sort of
democratic review process. Its not just students but a lot of citizens who
feel politics have nothing to do with them. It is being decided by the
president that China and Taiwan will come closer together – against people’
s will.
“They don’t necessarily want to be estranged from China, but they do want
to exist as different entities. Four years ago, president Ma Ying-Jeou said
he would never meet with the president of China, then he is there, shaking
his hand, and without any consideration of the people’s feelings. The people
of Taiwan feel let down.”
Lim’s band have gained popularity through interweaving Taiwanese classical
music and traditional instruments, as well as language, into their music and
through lyrics which often incorporate national folklore.
China has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the end of the Chinese civil
war in 1949 when, as the Communists swept to power, the defeated Nationalist
government fled to the island.
China insists that other nations cannot have official relations with both
countries at once, which has led to the diplomatic isolation of Taiwan.
However, Taiwan has firm links with the US, from which it buys a great deal
of its arms.
Despite China’s efforts to blackball the country, Taiwan has become one of
Asia’s big success stories as one of the world’s top producers of computer
technology.
Whether Lim wins his seart in the election or not next month, he may need to
hang on to the suit: in order to crowdfund this weekend’s free concert,
Chthonic have already auctioned off their stage costumes, which will be sent
out – unwashed – to the keenest of their fans.
--
音樂不能扯政治 所以以下這些音樂人都該死
海頓貝多芬華格納約翰藍儂綠洲鮑伯狄倫
碧玉野獸男孩珍珠果醬瑪丹娜伍迪賈瑟瑞
年輕歲月討伐體制艾莉克克萊普頓性手槍
比利布拉格喬治麥可宇宙塑膠人衝擊樂團
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 182.235.222.135
※ 文章網址: https://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Gossiping/M.1451224537.A.7B5.html
※ 編輯: KillerD (182.235.222.135), 12/27/2015 21:56:18
噓
12/27 21:55, , 1F
12/27 21:55, 1F
推
12/27 21:56, , 2F
12/27 21:56, 2F
推
12/27 21:56, , 3F
12/27 21:56, 3F
推
12/27 21:56, , 4F
12/27 21:56, 4F
推
12/27 21:56, , 5F
12/27 21:56, 5F
推
12/27 21:56, , 6F
12/27 21:56, 6F
推
12/27 21:56, , 7F
12/27 21:56, 7F
→
12/27 21:57, , 8F
12/27 21:57, 8F
推
12/27 21:57, , 9F
12/27 21:57, 9F
推
12/27 21:57, , 10F
12/27 21:57, 10F
推
12/27 21:57, , 11F
12/27 21:57, 11F
推
12/27 21:57, , 12F
12/27 21:57, 12F
推
12/27 21:57, , 13F
12/27 21:57, 13F
→
12/27 21:57, , 14F
12/27 21:57, 14F
推
12/27 21:57, , 15F
12/27 21:57, 15F
推
12/27 21:58, , 16F
12/27 21:58, 16F
已修
推
12/27 21:58, , 17F
12/27 21:58, 17F
推
12/27 21:58, , 18F
12/27 21:58, 18F
推
12/27 21:58, , 19F
12/27 21:58, 19F
推
12/27 21:58, , 20F
12/27 21:58, 20F
還有 121 則推文
還有 119 段內文
推
12/28 03:52, , 142F
12/28 03:52, 142F
→
12/28 03:53, , 143F
12/28 03:53, 143F
→
12/28 04:04, , 144F
12/28 04:04, 144F
推
12/28 04:24, , 145F
12/28 04:24, 145F
推
12/28 04:34, , 146F
12/28 04:34, 146F
推
12/28 09:03, , 147F
12/28 09:03, 147F
推
12/28 09:44, , 148F
12/28 09:44, 148F
推
12/28 10:25, , 149F
12/28 10:25, 149F
推
12/28 10:30, , 150F
12/28 10:30, 150F
推
12/28 10:33, , 151F
12/28 10:33, 151F
推
12/28 11:07, , 152F
12/28 11:07, 152F
→
12/28 11:08, , 153F
12/28 11:08, 153F
推
12/28 11:25, , 154F
12/28 11:25, 154F
推
12/28 12:09, , 155F
12/28 12:09, 155F
推
12/28 20:04, , 156F
12/28 20:04, 156F
推
12/28 20:16, , 157F
12/28 20:16, 157F
推
12/28 22:08, , 158F
12/28 22:08, 158F
推
12/29 11:18, , 159F
12/29 11:18, 159F
推
12/29 12:44, , 160F
12/29 12:44, 160F
噓
12/30 17:46, , 161F
12/30 17:46, 161F
討論串 (同標題文章)