The latest TikTok hit is from…North Korea?
North Korea is a just a weird place, sealed off from the rest of the world to the point where it has its own internet. Yet somehow, this new Kim Jung-Un propaganda song
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Propaganda
Pro-Putin musicians are now teaching patriotism
In an awesome display of propaganda on behalf of the murderous thug that is Vladimir Putin, these Russian pop musicians are being used to teach patriotism. Their songs will be used in schools
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Kid Rock got punked by pro-Kremlin trolls
Kid Rock remains one of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters. It appears that Russian trolls took notice and exploited this love. According to a new study called Bad Reputation: Suspected Russian Actors Leverage Alternative
Read MoreNorth Korea: Distribution of K-pop now carries the death penalty
Thuggy North Korea totalitarian dictator Kim Jung Un is not a fun guy. He enjoys things like forced labour camps, executing rivals with anti-aircraft guns, and engaging in all kinds of nuclear and
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An anti-US trade war song has become a viral hit in China
As the US and China continue to slap tariffs on each other in a tit-for-tat trade war, a new song called “Trade War” has gone vinyl in China. The song, which has been
Read MoreNorth Korea Challenges America to a…Dance Off?
Oh, North Korea. You always find new ways to amuse and confuse the rest of the world. Is this new piece of propaganda challenging the planet to a dance off to prove the
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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 4, 2017
I had the 1-800-GOT-JUNK people haul away a bunch of stuff from my basement yesterday, basically giving the house a high colonic. I feel refreshed. And now, some music news. George Michael’s US
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Thom Yorke: Satan
I’m sure there are plenty of examples of religious groups trying to spread their message that God’s not dead in a variety of strange, and sometimes unintentionally amusing, ways. Here in North America,
Read MoreSouth Korea Responds to North Korea’s Nuclear Test with…Pop Music?
The world is still rattled by North Korea’s apparent detonation of a nuclear device earlier this month. The chubby (and probably insane) Kim Jong-Un is determined to be an asshole on the global
Read MoreNorth Korea Invades South Korea–Through It’s Karaoke Machines
Having been to South Korea (and 12 feet inside North Korea at the DMZ), I know exactly how weird this part of the world is. As a collector of Cold War propaganda–I have posters
Read MoreThe BBC Is Going to Open a North Korea Radio Service. What Should They Play?
A couple of years ago, I ventured 3 metres inside North Korea. I was at the DMZ in the conference room that’s built right along the border. In fact, the border goes
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