Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco, R-Schenectady, has launched an online campaign against a proposed tax on books, songs, albums and movies downloaded from the Internet. The Web site www.stoptheitax.com asks for people to join the cause and donate 99 cents, the price of a song, or more. As part of his 2009-10 budget proposal last month, Gov. [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
The son of iconic '50s rock n' roller The Big Bopper has said he plans to sell his late father's casket - which he was buried in for 48 years - on eBay in the next few weeks.
Do You Know How to Waltz? (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009
I guess Blogger isn't the only who got a DMCA notice on the Don McLean post, as my file hosting site has also mysteriously suspended my account. Pending resolution of that situation, none of the mp3s will work. Sorry.
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
I don’t know who hit upon the idea of the radio countdown show, but it’s both simple and brilliant: play the top songs of a week, or a year, in reverse order. Because each song is supposed to be more popular than the last, the thinking is that the music keeps getting better and better, [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 12/29/2008
On the Shiny Briny after Six Days at SeahellipHo Ho HoBoxing Day and we are sailing easterly between the tip of Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh on the tip of Sumatra preparatory to slipping down the straits of Malacca and on to Singapore without encountering any pirates we hope. As PP has been known to remark there are four main trouble spots for pirates around the world but we are only going to b
Life in Israel (Free subscription) | 12/25/2008
Kenny Ellis... Not Hanukkah song, but Don McLean sings about a dreidel..
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 12/22/2008
My heart sank when I heard the news that X Factor winner Alexandra Burke's debut single would be a cover version of Leonard Cohen's 1984 hymn Hallelujah.
New York Post (Free subscription) | 12/14/2008
And she'll have fun, fun, fun till her daddy takes the Civic away . . . The best argument for a Big Three bailout isn't economic - it's cultural. What would the Beach Boys be without a T-Bird? Jay-Z without an Escalade? "Mustang Sally" with a...
Do You Know How to Waltz? (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
I got a DMCA notice for the Don McLean post. While I'm pretty sure live, unreleased material is somewhere between fair game and a legal gray area, I have no interest in fighting this, and Blogger has deleted the post, so that's where this will have to end. Sorry.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
AC/DC's classic Hells Bells has featured on a list of top songs used by US interrogators to torture prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
One of the Bush administration’s psychological torture techniques against detainees has been to blast loud music to deprive detainees of sleep, causing some to “knock their heads against the walls and the doors, screaming their heads off.” According to British human rights group Reprieve, these are among the songs that the U.S. has used frequently: – [...]
El Campeador's Weblog (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Fox/AP U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently: • “Enter Sandman,” Metallica. • “Bodies,” Drowning Pool. • “Shoot to Thrill,” AC/DC. • “Hell’s Bells,” AC/DC. • “I Love You,” from the “Barney and Friends” children’s TV [...]
Blogrunner (Free subscription) | 12/10/2008
Other bands and artists whose music has been frequently played at U.S. detention sites: Aerosmith, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Don McLean, Lil' Kim, Limp Bizkit, Meat Loaf, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tupac Shakur.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently:
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
U.S. military interrogators have often blasted music at detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. According to the British law group Reprieve, these are among the songs they have used most frequently:
