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Skinny Puppy sends invoice for music used as torture at Guantanamo Bay
Weird news of the week is that the Canadian Industrial rock group Skinny Puppy has sent an invoice to the US Department […]
Has Iranian singer Tataloo been sentenced to death?
In a shocking turn of events, Iranian star Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, popularly known as Amir Tataloo, has reportedly been sentenced to death […]
Read ArticleThe Eurovision 2025: the pillow fight starts here
Slovenia has officially requested that Israel be banned It’s December 2024, and Eurovision 2025 starts will be held in May 2025. Yet […]
Read ArticleLick this! Ireland celebrates “iconic” Irish voices with stamps
The Irish postal service, An Post, has just released four new stamps called Iconic Irish Voices to celebrate singers and musicians that […]
Read ArticleThe surprising story behind Sérgio Mendes’ hit “Mas Que Nada”
Sérgio Mendes, who died in September 2024, was one of the biggest stars of Brazilian music. Although his career spanned some 40 […]
Read ArticleNigerian national anthem changes (again)
We all think of national anthems as essential parts of our national identities that have been there… forever. But the Nigerian national […]
Read ArticleWriting a song using AI
I decided I’d try my hand at writing a song with AI. Just so you know, I’m a lyricist that never writes […]
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RIP: Pete Seeger
“It is better to have struggled and lost, than never to have struggled at all.” – Pete Seeger in the film “Seeing […]
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YMCA lyrics “not specific to gays”
UPDATE 2024: see end of article. Against the backdrop of Russia’s anti-gay laws, someone had the fun idea of asking lyricist and […]
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Paving slabs with Lostprophets lyrics to be torn up
Following the conviction of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins on 13 pedophilia-related charges, including two attempted rapes of a baby, his hometown is […]
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Tunisian rapper jailed for “insulting police”
Things are not easy in the countries that underwent the Arab spring. There is still the very real fear that things could […]
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Bruce Springsteen and re-writing
As I’ve also worked on movie scripts, I can say with some authority: writing is re-writing. I say this for two reasons. […]