Music as a Weapon of Torture
The Guardian reports on the work of Morag Grant and Susan Cusick who shed light on the use of music as a torture device. We usually talk about the way music moves us
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Using Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” As a Weapon by the Church of Scientology
Scientology is under attack again, this time from a new documentary entitled Going Clear. In a story called “16 Shocking Allegations in Scientology Documentary ‘Going Clear,’” the Huffington Post reports this about Sea
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Random Music News for Saturday, December 20, 2014
My wife has a cold. This isn’t good. Why did Stephen Colbert choose “Holland 1945” by Neutral Milk Hotel to end the final episode of The Colbert Report? This might be the answer. (Via
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You Know That Just-Declassified Report on Torture by US Agencies? There’s a Music Component.
Earlier this week, the US government opened up its files on how various agencies have used torture to excise information from prisoners. Sleep deprivation, waterboarding, humiliation techniques–they’re all there. And so is the
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What Was Amnesty International Thinking with Iggy Pop Anti-Torture Ad?
While many of us may believe that listening to any of Bieber’s music is torture, let’s get real. And let’s be very clear: Iggy Pop did NOT lend his endorsement to this ad.
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Add the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the List of Bands Used by the CIA for Torture
It’s well known that the US has used music as a form of coercion (Metallica) and torture (Britney Spears, the Barney song). We can add the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the list,
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Skinny Puppy Used for Torture?
When I first encountered Skinny Puppy in 1986, I didn’t get it. How could anyone like a song like “Dig It?” Yet in time, I began to understand what they were trying to
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