USRN - May 9, 2002
(5/9/02, 7 a.m. ET) -- Simpsons character Homer Simpson will offer his interpretation of the Chumbawamba hit, Tubthumping, on the next episode of the popular animated sitcom, airing Sunday (May 12) on...
More »USRN - Oct 24, 2000
(10/24/00, 5 p.m. ET) - In a deliberate attempt to fan the flames of the file-sharing debate, British alt-pop group Chumbawamba has illegally--and proudly-- sampled the music of Eminem, the Beatles, Madonna...
More »USRN - Apr 19, 2000
(4/19/00, 1 p.m. ET) - British anarchist band Chumbawamba, who hit it big in 1997 with Tubthumping, have recorded a version of the early Bee Gees hit New York Mining Disaster 1941. The track, which is...
More »USRN - Jan 27, 2000
(1/28/00, 7 a.m. ET) - Chumbawamba recently released a fan-club-only song about British Prime Minister Tony Blair and continued its assault on the leader. The band claims that Blair has reneged on many...
More »USRN - Dec 8, 1998
(12/9/98, 1 a.m. PST) - Self-professed anarchist pop group Chumbawamba has announced its organization of and intended participation in an U.K. benefit concert for Mumia Abu-Jamal, a black journalist accused...
More »USRN - Nov 3, 1998
(11/3/98, 6 p.m. PST) - What could former Police man Sting, veteran singer-songwriter Elton John, and pop anarchists Chumbawamba possibly have in common? They were all honored as the writers of the most...
More »USRN - Jun 16, 1998
(6/16/98) - Hit-making anarchists Chumbawamba and Universal Records have taken a shot at Bob Dornan, a former Republican Congressman from Orange County, Calif. who is using the band s hit Tubthumping...
More »USRN - Apr 22, 1998
(4/22/98) - Rumors are heating up once again that EMI Music, the home of the Spice Girls, Rolling Stones and Beatles, may be sold. Reports indicate Canada s Seagram Co. Ltd., which owns Universal Music...
More »USRN - Feb 20, 1998
(2/21/98) - The 24th Or 25th Annual Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll (a title as quirky as the publication) has named Bob Dylan s Time Out Of Mind and Hanson s MMMBop as the top album and single, respectively...
More »USRN - Feb 17, 1998
(2/18/98) - Anarchist popsters Chumbawamba have posted a band explanation of their behavior at the recent Brit Awards, where Chumba vocalist Danbert Nobacon doused the British Deputy Prime Minister and...
More »USRN - Feb 11, 1998
(2/12/98) - Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon s drenching of British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott and his wife at Monday night s Brit Awards won t result in charges. Nobacon s water-throwing...
More »USRN - Jan 23, 1998
(1/24/98) - The anarchist antics of Chumbawamba led 12 Virgin Megastores to pull the group s hit CD Tubthumper from store shelves late this week. The CD was removed from racks and placed behind the counter...
More »USRN - Jan 5, 1998
(1/1/98) - Anarchist collective Chumbawamba continue to rock the boat, this time challenging the master of the unconventional himself. On a recent appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, the...
More »USRN - Dec 26, 1997
(12/25/97) - Anarchist collective Chumbawamba were appalled to learn they d been interviewed by a strike-breaker during a recent stint in Detroit. The band, on tour in support of their monster album...
More »USRN - Dec 22, 1997
(12/23/97) - Holiday recording sales are up 6% over last year at this time, led by the tremendous out-of-the-box sales of Garth Brooks s Sevens, according to national retail tracker SoundScan. Sevens...
More »USRN - Dec 1, 1997
(12/2/97) - Chumbawamba singer Danbert Nobacon was detained by police for six hours Friday in Florence, Italy, after officers objected to his decidedly unmanly attire: a skirt. The pro-anarchy English...
More »USRN - Oct 31, 1997
(10/31/97) - Longtime fans of Chumbawamba have expressed disappointment and even anger over the last-minute removal of some liner notes from the U.S. release of the band s recent album Tubthumper. Chumbawamba...
More »USRN - Oct 15, 1997
(10/15/97) - U.K. collective Chumbawamba, who are currently scaling the charts with their catchy radio hit Tubthumping, have recorded a response to Prodigy s controversial new single Smack My Bitch Up...
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