[Blogs] jrocknyc On Cancelled Jrock NYC Concert
Clash Against Commercialism (ReS/12012/Studs NYC Show) Cancelled!
Go offers some opinions on the poor handling of this event, as well as an alternative night of fun for jrock fans who’ll be in the city that night but won’t have anything to do.
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Hmm. Yet another tactic at keeping J-rock and J-pop groups away from prying American eyes.
It was scheduling conflicts and trouble securing visas, Rad–I would hesitate to call that a tactic of any sort.
Now why would musicians have trouble securing visas?
I highly doubt it’s because there’s an elaborate, well-hidden American conspiracy to keep foreign artists from playing shows in NYC.
“What’s this? A Japanese rock artist wants to visit the US for a week? Absolutely not, this goes against our plans completely! *rips up application*”
Rad, please GET A CLUE.
Rad, I’m not sure if you are being facetious or if this is your hyperbole gimmick - but this goes to show you how blurred the lines are.
No, it’s just a simple question: Why would musicians, of all people, have a hard time getting visas? Have Americans become that paranoid?
No.
Usually when visa issues happen (at times some pro athletes from overseas, particularly Russian hockey players and Dominican baseball players endure these snags), the State Department normally has a compelling, but often secret, reason. I just wonder if was on their end, or if the promoters just screwed up the paperwork.
The much more relevant Amy Winehouse was denied a visa last month and couldn’t go to the Grammies. What was the conspiracy there?
Good point. It’s just that, if you read the comments on the JrockNYC post, there’s a lot of raw emotion there. I know I would have lost it if the Japan Nite 2008 tour had been screwed up with a visa issue. I feel for those fans. They deserve better.
Musicians of all people? What other legal occupation has more people with shady pasts? Even if you don’t it’s assumed you do, there’s not always a reason. Big artists that have some kind of past or are assumed to because of their lyrics or image have high-priced immigration lawyers. Even that is not a guarantee. Winehouse was arrested for pot ONE TIME in another country, years ago. That will come up every time she travels. Even Paul McCartney had a serious problem with this. It could be any problem with the law or even a perceived problem. All bands have to deal with this.