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Dropkick Murphys to Neo-Nazis: “We will SMASH you”

adam12 March 24th
The band plays "The State of Massachusetts."

The Dropkick Murphys have a message for hate groups that try to use their songs, and it’s a pretty direct one.

(NSFW language ahead)

  • The message

    The band caught wind of a noted white supremacist group using one of their songs in a video shared by journalist Rod Webber and they issued their own special “cease-and-desist.”

  • The context

    Let’s back things up a bit. You probably saw images from Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in South Boston of a banner reading: KEEP BOSTON IRISH. This was shared by Universal Hub.

  • The reason

    Ken Casey and Co. were responding to the gang behind that banner, the neo-Nazi group NSC 131. In addition to the banner, the group displayed various white power insignias at the parade.

  • The history

    If you know the Dropkick Murphys, you know they have zero tolerance for “Nazi bullshit.” The band is know for stopping shows and kicking out offending parties.

  • The response

    DKM fans erupted in the replies, thanking the band for standing up for what’s right. Turns out the guy who wrote the Sons of Anarchy theme is a big supporter!

  • The update

    Things got a little more real on Thursday when the band filed an official cease-and-desist through their attorney.

  • The right thing

    Could the Dropkick Murphys have turned a deaf ear to all of this? Sure. But they didn’t. They stood by their convictions and spoke out–loudly–against what’s wrong. Yet another reason to love the lads. Good Boston boys who write great songs and wear their hearts on their sleeves.

    Read more about it this Patch article.

Adam 12's Top 12 Dropkick Murphys Songs, For St. Patrick's Day

  • Barroom Hero

    If memory serves, the first time I heard or played Dropkick Murphys was from this split 7″ with the Ducky Boys on WRBB in 1996.

  • Get Up

    This is the song I used to sneak onto the playlist at WFNX. Maybe my all-time fave Dropkicks songs.

  • Pipebomb on Lansdowne

    An all-timer of a song title.

  • The Wild Rover

    One of DKM’s best takes on traditional Irish fare. I would play this for my son and sing along when he was a little fella and he would laugh and laugh and laugh.

  • The Fields of Athenry

    Another Irish standard the lads just crush.

  • The Auld Triangle

    Are you picking up on the theme here? I love when DKM embrace their punk roots, but I adore what they’re able to do with the traditional fare.

  • The Burden (Live on WBCN)

    Live on my radio show! I produced it, baby!

  • Echoes on "A" Street

    This one’s for Pixie.

  • Sunday Hardcore Matinee

    If you’re old enough to have been there, you love this one, too.

  • Rose Tattoo

    See? The lads can craft a fine ballad, too.

  • Blood

    “Trouble underground in Kenmore Square…”

  • Turn Up That Dial

    Dropkick Murphys love when I play The Clash on the radio, too.

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