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Torture

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Weekly survey: What songs would you use to torture a neighbour over a perceived slight?

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Alan Cross 5 Comments Gilligan's Island, Torture

Bill Gross is a tech billionaire annoyed with his tech entrepreneur neighbour, Mark Towfiq. At issue is a glass sculpture

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Music News 

“Baby Shark” used as a method of torture. Surprised?

October 7, 2020October 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Torture

If you end up in jail Oklahoma, don’t expect to be a cushy experience. Take the case of inmates at

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Music News 

Artists used for “enhanced interrogation” (i.e. torture) sessions include Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson and, er, Britney Spears

October 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Interrogation Music, Torture

A new book called The Penguin Book of Hell has a chapter about the music American interrogators use at detention

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Music News 

What kind of music does one listen to when cutting up a Saudi journalist with a bone saw? (WARNING: This is very grisly.)

October 17, 2018October 17, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Jamal Khoshoggi, Murder, Saudi Arabia, Torture

The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s death keeps getting more and more horrible. On October 1, he walked into the Saudi

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Music History 

A Short History of Using Music as a Weapon and Torture Device

December 6, 2016December 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barney, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Metallica, Nickelback, Torture

TheConversation takes a look at the times throughout history when music was used for evil purposes. There is of course

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Music History 

A History of Using Music as a Weapon

June 30, 2016June 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Torture, violence

Music can inspire and invigorate. It can also be used to inflict harm and even kill. The New Yorker takes

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Music History 

Music as a Weapon of Torture

October 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guantanamo, Music, Torture

The Guardian reports on the work of Morag Grant and Susan Cusick who shed light on the use of music

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WTF? 

Using Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” As a Weapon by the Church of Scientology

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bohemian Rhapsody, Going Clear, Queen, Scientology, Sea Org, Torture

Scientology is under attack again, this time from a new documentary entitled Going Clear. In a story called “16 Shocking

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, December 20, 2014

December 20, 2014December 20, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Craig Ferguson, Madonna, Neutral Milk Hotel, NWA, Paul McCartney, Skinny Puppy, Stephen Colbert, SXSW, Taylor Swift, The 1975, Torture, Vinyl

My wife has a cold. This isn’t good. Why did Stephen Colbert choose “Holland 1945” by Neutral Milk Hotel to

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Music News 

You Know That Just-Declassified Report on Torture by US Agencies? There’s a Music Component.

December 11, 2014December 10, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Loud Music, Torture, War on Terror

Earlier this week, the US government opened up its files on how various agencies have used torture to excise information

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Music News 

What Was Amnesty International Thinking with Iggy Pop Anti-Torture Ad?

June 26, 2014June 25, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amnesty International, Human Rights, Iggy Pop, Justin Bieber, Torture

While many of us may believe that listening to any of Bieber’s music is torture, let’s get real.  And let’s

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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