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Music News 

How Album Covers are Adjusted for the Middle East

June 30, 2017June 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Censorship, Middle East

The Middle East can be a pretty conservative place, especially when it comes to the baring of female flesh. Petapixel

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Music Industry 

Saudi-Born Singer Lashes Out Against Arab Nations on the Refugee Crisis

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Middle East, Refugees, Shams Bandar, Shams the Kuwait

Give props to Shams Bandar, a Saudi-born singer who has renounced her Saudi and Kuwaiti citizenship over the way countries

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, July 31, 2015

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 33 1/3 Books, Anthrax, Disco, Gaslight Anthem, Gwyneth, Innocence + Experience Tour, Johnny Marr, Justin Bieber, Middle East, No Pop, NWA, U2

Note to people in the Toronto area: notice how those “temporary” HOV signs are installed in sturdy wood poles? Don’t

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