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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 […]
It was 56 years ago today…
September 26 should be Abbey Road day The 56th anniversary of the release of the iconic Abbey Road album by The Beatles […]
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A while back, British broadcaster Rick Osman pointed to a weird statistic: the number of weeks that bands had dominated the UK […]
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I’ll be very upfront from the outset: I don’t understand this. Is it disrespectful to sing the US anthem in Spanish before […]
Read ArticleEurovision: that time a Palestinian almost sang
It’s 2025, and people are again asking why Israel is allowed to take part in the Eurovision – and why Palestine isn’t. […]
Read ArticleHas 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 […]
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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. […]
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Company uses Beastie Boys music and name for ad without permission
Songwriters, you have to be careful out there. The web is alive with another case of writers getting the hard edge of […]