The Morning After the Bataclan Massacre: UPDATED
The world woke up to one of those awful New Normal situations on Saturday. Here’s what we know. More than 120 people are dead as the result of a series of coordinated terrorist
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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL CAUGHT IN PARIS TERRORIST ATTACK
In what appears to be coordinated near-simultaneous attacks at no fewer than six targets across Paris Friday evening (“Kalishnakov and grenade attacks“), at least 40 60 160 people have been killed. This is the
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Random Music News for Saturday, October 17, 2015
What happens on Shark Tank really shouldn’t bother me as much as it does. What’s wrong with me? And now, music news… The Eagles can’t be happy with this ISIS connection. This looks
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A Very Dangerous Job: Singing Anti-ISIS Songs
Meet Helly Luv, a Kurdish citizen of Iraq (“the Kurdish Shakira”) who doesn’t think much of the murderous thugs of ISIS. Her song “Revolution” is a tribute to the Kurdish fighters–the pershmerga–who stood
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, July 22, 2015
I just counted: I have to remember 11 different passwords for working online. Time to find a solution. Meanwhile, here’s today’s music news. Your iPad can now be used as a sperm tester.
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, July 16, 2015
Off to Jamaica for a three-day reggae research excursion. I’ll report back. Meanwhile, here’s your random selection of music news for the day. ISIS had a chief songwriter for their execution videos. He’s
Read MoreRandom Music News for Friday, July 3, 2015
Oh, dear, America. You’ve only got 24 hours to brush up on what tomorrow means. Rush wants to make a movie from their Clockwork Angels concept album… …and Slipknot wants to make a
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Kurds Kick ISIS Out of Kobane. Let’s Dance!
When Kurdish fighters kicked the asses of brutal ISIS thugs, it was time to celebrate with a victory dance. The full story at The Daily Mail.
Read MoreRandom Music for Thursday, November 13, 2014
I don’t understand the purpose of shower gel. Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz had his website hacked by ISIS. Wait–what? If you’re a bass player, you’ll understand what’s going on here. Let’s play”Which rock
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ISIS Has a Theme? Yep.
The first three minutes of Dawlat al-Islam Qamat are rather mystical and beautiful. But then everything goes to hell. Read the whole story of the ISIS anthem at The Guardian. http://youtu.be/ikBpsQQ6lzs
Read MoreISIS and Its Pull on the Hip Hop Scene
An article called “Beats, Rhymes and Jihad” draws this interesting line between ISIS and their recruiting efforts and hip hop communities. Whatever the group’s name, it has caught the world’s attention in a
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