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Musicians Occupy London

Thom Yorke
Dec 8, 2011 Updated Dec 12, 2011

Musicians are getting involved in the occupy movement, with Thom Yorke and Massive Attack playing for protesters.

One of the organisers Adam Fitzmaurice said "Thom Yorke approached us and expressed an interest in getting involved. I'm a big proponent of using popular culture to further our goals. This is all about marrying music and politics."

Campaigners say a fundraising record label will be set up to release recordings of the gig, followed by other releases over the next month.

See a video of part of the night - featuring Thom York hitting the decks - here via Youtube.

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Thomas "Thom" Edward Yorke (7 October 1968) is an English musician, and artist who is the lead vocalist, principal songwriter, guitarist and pianist of the rock band Radiohead. He mainly plays guitar and piano, but has also played drums and bass guitar (notably during the Kid A and Amnesiac sessions). In July 2006, he released his debut solo album, The Eraser, to critical acclaim. Thom Yorke is...

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