Category Archives: Politics

Was John Lennon mocking his fanbase with "Imagine"?

While reading National Review Online, I came across the comment of an Iowa-based reader who left their opinion of the first time they heard Lennon’s legendary anthem: “When ‘Imagine’ was new, and I was young, I, of course, took it literally as the way the world should work. Since at least partially growing up (being …

May 4, 2010 – 8:46 AM | By admin | Posted in Culture, Politics, Songs | 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)

Copyright Pirates Defy Clampdowns in Azerbaijan

If you ever wish to license material in Azerbaijan, don’t bother.  90% of the software and music items available for purchase are bootlegged.  Let them rot until they fix the problem. HT: IWPR.

April 23, 2009 – 11:20 PM | By admin | Posted in Bootlegging, Manufacturing, Music Business, Politics | Comments (0)

How Form 696 could pull the plug on the capital’s music scene

I’m all for homeland security, but this proposed British law is ridiculous! Feargal Sharkey, former singer of The Undertones and now boss for UK Music, is screaming mad at this proposition. Hopefully common sense will win the day and this draconian law gets stuffed. The Independent of London has more here.

December 1, 2008 – 3:51 AM | By admin | Posted in Announcements, Clubs, Law, Politics, Privacy | Comments (0)

Turkish singer defiant in court

A transsexual singer is showing more bravery than most Turks regarding the treatment of Kurds.  Bulent Ersoy, a flamboyant pop star, is in trouble with authorities for making comments pertaining to Turks fighting against the PKK, a group the government considers to be a terrorist organization.

September 29, 2008 – 1:10 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Bizarre, Musicians, Politics | Comments (0)

New Songs for Cuba

Free Thoughts, a great blog concentrating more on politics than music, gives us an amusing post on Willy Chirino’s new songs for the freedom of Cuba, from his new album “Pa’Lante”. Read her post here. God bless Cuba. May they be rid of their Castro curse soon.

August 3, 2008 – 5:49 AM | By admin | Posted in Articles, Politics, Songs | Comments (0)