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The Coup‘s got a metric ass-ton of talent, but they’re seriously lacking in luck. As if it’s not hard enough for a heavily political, stylistically untrendy rap group to get over in the world, they also have to catch shit like having a record with artwork showing them blowing up the World Trade Center come out on the day that the WTC actually blew up. Last weekend they nearly got exploded themselves: according to a press release from their label, Epitaph, the bus carrying the band, as well as tour opener Mr. Lif and assorted support staff, flipped and burned early Saturday morning two hours east of San Diego.
The rest of the dates of Mr. Lif’s and the Coup’s tour (including a show at the Abbey Pub on December 9) have been canceled, according to Mr. Lif’s Web site, which adds:
