A selection of the past fortnight's politically-relevant entertainment news.
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A selection of this week's politically-relevant entertainment news.:聽Why *did* it cost Angelina Jolie $3000 to test for BRCA1 in the first place? Because the gene is owned by a private company; 18-Year-Old Aspiring Rapper Facing Terrorism Charges After Posting Lyrics On Facebook; Dark Mofo Festival's Mass Skinny Dip Deemed Obscene By Police.
A selection of this week's politically-relevant entertainment news:聽Snoop Lion Defaces Defenceless Barack Obama With New Snoopify App; Unmanned Drones To Deliver Delicious Beverage Relief To Punters At Music Festival;聽As I Lay Dying Singer Arrested Under Suspicion Of Hiring Hitman To Kill Wife;聽Rapper Lauryn Hill Sentenced To 3 Months Jail For Unpaid Taxes;聽Singer Charli XCX Says Sexism Makes Collaborations Tough.
A selection of this week's politically-relevant celebrity news... Rebel Diaz Arts Collective finds new home http://bit.ly/11ztAet Cuban video game recreates revolutionary history http://gu.com/p/3enpq/tw Pussy Riot member denied early release from prison: http://gu.com/p/3fedq/tf Hear the new Neon Neon concept album about Italian publisher and leftwing activist Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. http://gu.com/p/3fak2/tw Rapper Danny Brown Gets Oral Sex On Stage, Continues Rapping http://bit.ly/ZUUbEF
A selection of this week's celebrity news...
Talib Kweli: Rapper says of Boston bombing, 'violence begets violence'. http://bit.ly/11fowMJ
Lauryn Hill To Record New Music To Pay Tax Bill? http://bit.ly/15Ip82z
Yoko Ono To Unveil Not-For-Profit John Lennon Educational Tour Bus http://bit.ly/ZD71Hz
Flavor Flav Court Hearing Postponed For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction http://bit.ly/15zP5lh
Rolf Harris Named As Man Arrested In British Sex Abuse Case http://bit.ly/ZvYl5M
French grindcore band Blockheads have hammered out a solid reputation in the European extreme music scene over the past two decades. Their lyrics spit bile against corruption, colonialism, the corporate media, inequality, pollution, pro-lifers and much more. Mat Ward spoke to bassist and vocalist Erik about their new album, This World Is Dead, and the political situation in France.
The 鈥淏ig Four鈥 record companies, already responsible for more than 80% of album sales on the planet, may be on the verge of becoming the 鈥淏ig Three鈥.
On May 6, Warner Music Group was sold to Ukrainian-American tycoon Leonard Blavatnik.
Warner is the world's third largest record company. Blavatnik 鈥 the world's 80th richest man 鈥 is also rumored to have his sights set on number four EMI.
If that sale comes to pass, it will create the largest music label in history.
What鈥檚 on your iPod? Personally I have an eclectic mix 鈥 from hippyesque acoustic folk through to American 鈥済angsta鈥 rap and random electronic post-modern wankery you'll only hear on Triple J.
Musically, we all enjoy different stuff. Most readers of 91自拍论坛 Weekly would have broadly similar political beliefs, so why the difference? Why don鈥檛 people who converge politically also enjoy similar cultural tastes?
Sound Strike is an organisation of musicians across the United States who oppose the extremely racist SB 1070 law in Arizona that targets migrants. Sound Strike artists have pledged to support the international boycott of Arizona until the law鈥檚 repeal.
The organisation is planning to release 鈥淪ound Strike Songs鈥, a series of exclusive collections of songs that will be sold at www.thesoundstrike.net.
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