The Rubber Rap
Title
The Rubber Rap
Description
Mourning Sickness performs "The Rubber Rap" live at the Apocalypse Club.
Creator
Mourning Sickness
Source
Lilian Radovac
Date
1991-02-20
Contributor
Lilian Radovac
Rights
Melanie Liwanag Aguila
Format
MP4
Type
video
Coverage
Apocalypse Club, 750 College Street
Context
This show was one of a series of benefits for ACT for Disarmament and took place after a demonstration to protest the 1991 Gulf War.
"The Rubber Rap" was originally written by The Fuckheads (aka Michael Smith, Tracey Tief, Kenn Quayle and other residents of the queer punk house Kathedral B) and was performed by Mourning Sickness in Smith's play Person Livid with AIDS. Here, they are joined by members of the band Steal This Book.
Lyric page, with performance notes, from the zine Coming On (Fall 1988).
Original Format
VHS
Duration
4:30
Director
Melanie Liwanag Aguila
Player
Files
Collection
Citation
Mourning Sickness, “The Rubber Rap,” Alternative Toronto, accessed April 19, 2024, https://www.alternativetoronto.ca/archive/items/show/402.