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submitted by Nick Apr 9th 2009 02:00 pm (www2.kerrang.com)
Gallows have teamed up with the ActionAid charity as part of their Bollocks To Poverty Campaign.ActionAid launched their very own online Bollocks To Poverty music store today, where you can buy tunes and a portion of the proceeds will go directly to ActionAid’s work across the world.Gallows guitarist Laurent 'Lags' Barnard has uploaded his picked his ten favourite tracks and created a virtual mixtape for the site."We're massive fans of Gallows and they have some really interesting things to say about male dominance and violence against women on [their debut] album Orchestra Of Wolves," says Kerstin Twachtmann, a Youth Digital Producer at ActionAid. "These are major issues that ActionAid works on overseas, so Laurent was the perfect choice to put together this mixtape.”To visit the Bollocks To Poverty store, log on to www.actionaid.org.uk/music.Below, Lags gives us details of his choice of tracks for the Bollocks To Poverty playlist:Kate BushThis Woman's WorkLaurent: "Whenever there is a sad moment on TV there is a 20% chance this song is played in the background."Against Me!Borne On The FM Waves OF The HeartLaurent: "I love this band and this song is made all the better thanks to the guest appearance of Tegan Quinn from Tegan and Sara."WeezerWhy BotherLaurent: "Ever avoided getting into a relationship for fear of getting hurt? Well Rivers sings about his refusal to go out with a girl he likes for this very reason."Gwen StefaniCoolLaurent: "This song reminds me of Cyndi Lauper back in the 80s, not a bad thing!"AirAll I NeedLaurent: "The lead vocals are so soft and the video to this song presents in documentary style a young couple in love."Dashboard ConfessionalHands DownLaurent: "Perfect song about when you first start going out with a girl. Rivers from Weezer should listen to it!"MadonnaHung UpLaurent: "Probably one of the most successful female pop singers, and though I love her 80s stuff this recent hit is pretty good too!"Kate NashFoundationsLaurent: "My favourite UK female singer and this is an amazing song."Sleeper InbetweenerLaurent: "I saw this band play when I was young, awesome girl fronted indie."GoldfrappNumber 1Laurent: "We played a festival with Goldfrapp. She's a master of many genres of music!"
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