Oregon Radio Station Fined for Playing DJ Vadim

"Your revolution will not happen in this azz" would have been perfectly acceptable
According to the official Ninja Tune website, a Portland, Oregon radio station has been fined $7,000 by the FCC for playing "Your Revolution," recorded by DJ Vadim featuring spoken word poetry by Sarah Jones. "Your Revolution" appears on DJ Vadim's 1999 release, USSR: Life from the Other Side. The trouble stems from the opening line of the song, "Your revolution will not happen between these thighs." The FCC has deemed that the song features "unmistakable patently offensive sexual references."

Ninja Tune is encouraging fans and listeners to contact FCC Chairman Michael Powell at mpowell@fcc.gov or 1-888-225-5322 "to voice your concern and support independent music and free speech." KBOO-FM stands by their decision to play the track, and has 30 days to respond to the formal complaint. Those who are interested in reading the full report (including the lyrics in question) can do so at the FCC's official site.

Posted by Philip Raffaele on Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 12:00am