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Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba () were an English band who formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012. They are best known for their 1997 single "Tubthumping", which was nominated for Best British Single at the Brit Awards 1998. Other singles include "Amnesia", "Enough Is Enough" (with Credit to the Nation), "Timebomb", "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)", and "Homophobia". Their anarcho-communist political leanings led them to have an irreverent attitude toward authority, and to espouse a variety of political and social causes including animal rights and pacifism (early in their career) and later regarding class strug
Frestonia
thumb|300px|right|The People's Hall, Freston Road. This is the only significant building from the Frestonian squatting period still standing on Freston Road itself, and was home to a group of French punks. Eventually, when they moved on, the location was popular with creative outsiders drawn to the community. The building hosted the recording of much of The Clash's album [[Combat Rock]]