Category Archives: Corruption

Mexican singer El Shaka killed after denying his murder

Mexico is a land rich with tradition, and they have a musical heritage that ranks well with any country on Earth. Narcocorridos are not part of that tradition. Rather, it is part of the musical cesspool that is so disregarded that some local authorities banned this excrement. It is not that I have anything against …

June 28, 2010 – 11:30 PM | By admin | Posted in Bizarre, Corruption, Ethnic Music, Murder, Musicians, Obituaries | Comments (1)

KUWAIT: Diva blasted by Islamic clerics for singing in Hebrew at club

Silly Emma Shah. Didn’t someone tell her that singing in Hebrew could warrant harrassment by psychotic clerics?

April 8, 2010 – 8:09 PM | By admin | Posted in Bizarre, Corruption, Musicians, Performances, Religion | Comments (0)

Pirate Bay lawyers demand retrial

I have to admit that it came as a shock to me when I read that the founders of The Pirate Bay were jailed for running their torrent site, but it seems that a retrial is in order, thanks to the judge having a conflict of interest in the case. The BBC has more on …

April 23, 2009 – 11:23 PM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Crime, Download Sites, Law, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Politics, Torrenting | Comments (0)

Student suicide threat over RIAA bullying tactics

Zack Whittaker of ZDNet points out the RIAA’s atrocious behavior in harassing kids who download music. It’s getting so bad that some of the targets of this treatment are contemplating suicide.

February 19, 2009 – 6:23 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Law, Music Business, Peer-To-Peer File Sharing, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)

Frontline: The Way The Music Died

Digital8track links to a PBS program on how the music industry fell apart.

February 1, 2009 – 1:37 AM | By admin | Posted in Corruption, Download Sites, Music Business, Record Labels, Technology | Comments (0)