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Feb 10, 11:44pm Art Decade

The Politicians - Free Your Mind a stagecoach production

• The Politicians - Free Your Mind

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Band Mom is The Man: Five Musicians with Politician Parents

Dec 19, 2012, 7:14am A to Z

Sen. Daniel Inouye, who passed this week, was present for some of the 20th Century's pivotal events. Born in Hawaii in 1924, he witnessed the Pearl Harbor attack as a medical volunteer. He enliste... Continue reading "Band Mom is The Man: Five Musicians with Politician Parents" >

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U2′s Bono to urge U.S. politicians not to cut off foreign aid

Nov 12, 2012, 12:21pm Kings of A&R

U2 frontman Bono is back in action with his ONE Campaign, and he has a message to the USA - do not forget  about foreign aid. "Irish rocker and anti-poverty campaigner Bono will appeal to Democrats and Republicans during a visit to Washington this week to spare U.S. development assistance programs from cuts as Congress tries to avert the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending reductions early next year." The U2 lead singer's visit comes as the Obama administration and congressional leaders try to forge a deal in coming weeks to avoid the economy [...]

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“A politician thinks of the next election. A statesman, of the next generation.”

Nov 6, 2012, 10:57am Keep the Coffee Coming

Last night was cold, but this morning the sun has made an appearance making me think Mother Nature is feeling apologetic for the last few days and for the storm expected tomorrow. When I woke up, earlier than usual, the house was cold. The furnace,  programmed for leisurely mornings, for sleeping-in mornings, hadn't yet warmed the house. I put on my slippers and my sweatshirt and we all, the dog, cats and I, went downstairs, and I right away turn up the heat and put on the coffee. When I went outside to get the papers, the air felt brisk. [...]

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NYC Politician Calls Lady GaGa A 'Slut' For Drug Use

Sep 25, 2012, 11:39am Prefixmag.com

On Monday, the Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro launched a anti-drug and anti-alcohol campaign for teens. Molinaro criticized the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ nyc-politician-calls-lady-gaga -a-slut-for-drug-use/69628/

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Amanda Palmer: The erotic politician on the crowd-sourcing campaign trail

Sep 14, 2012, 5:30pm On The Download

I sometimes get annoyed at people who feel a burning desire to rail against the alleged “capitalist system”, because by my estimation, we have no more say in whether to stay within the confines of... Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .

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“We’re not politicians; we don’t think about legacies” Neil Tennant Interview (RTÉ Radio 1) [audio]

Aug 30, 2012, 5:25am Daddy or Chips?

Here's a 23 minute interview with Neil Tennant on Ireland's John Murray Show on RTÉ Radio 1 . A few snippets: On the Olympics Closing Ceremony experience. "I'm an Olympic performer now" On Elysium : "Age is a taboo subject. Pop music is meant to be young… It's a a beautiful album… quite optimistic.." "The name suggests that it's a different, more dreamy sound…" On motivation? Have you contemplated retirement? "No. We have a creative urge. … The songs keep coming…" On that Xmas [...]

• Daddy or Chips - Neil Tennant interview on RTE Radio 1 (30 Aug 12)

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NJ politician trying to pass the anti-scalper BOSS ACT again

May 3, 2012, 1:30am BrooklynVegan

"The new version of his bill targets two areas of the secondary ticket market. First, it makes it a crime to use computer programs that circumvent online security procedures to allow brokers to snap up the best seats before ordinary fans have a chance. The bill also calls for the creation of a Justice Department task force to investigate these crimes. When tickets for last night's concert -- Springsteen's first at The Rock -- went on sale in January, many Springsteen fans reported problems with the Ticketmaster website and said they were kicked [...]

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A Politician…One That Would Circumvent God

Apr 8, 2012, 2:51pm According to G

Photo by G. A Politician...one that would circumvent God This one's too easy.... you speak....

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When Politicians Hit Wrong Notes

Apr 2, 2012, 3:00am PopMatters

From Reagan in the '80s to Limbaugh in 2012, Republicans have an uncanny knack for linking themselves to musicians who don't support them. Just ask Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and John Mellencamp. With the arrival of Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball, released 6 March, I was psyched to pen an article advocating we all bow down to the altar of Bruce as the mouthpiece for what ails the average American. However, after reading multiple reviews framing it as "the album for the Occupy Movement", the idea felt as clich�d as describing early R.E.M. as "jangly" or double albums as "sprawling". [...]

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Politicians move to protect Berlin's iconic club scene

Mar 30, 2012, 9:56am Data Transmission

Pledging €1m to clubs under threat of closure...

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Newt Gingrich: Politician Sued by Survivor for Using 'Eye of the Tiger' for Campaign

Jan 31, 2012, 2:26pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images You can now add Survivor to the list of artists ( Tom Petty , Sheryl Crow , Bruce Springsteen , John Mellencamp and the New Pornographers to name a few) irked by politicians using their songs during election campaigns. According to The Guardian , Newt Gingrich is being sued by Frankie Sullivan, co-writer of Survivor's classic '80s rock [...]

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Politician Proposes $25 Fine for Singers Who Mess With National Anthem

Jan 5, 2012, 11:50am Spinner.com

Filed under: News , Politics as Usual Ronald Martinez/Getty Images From Christina Aguilera to Roseanne , people have been screwing up 'The Star-Spangled Banner' for decades. That surely irks some Americans, but others really get really furious when performers alter words or add in those extraneous melodic flourishes. Besides creating YouTube fodder, all these reworkings have really ticked off one patriot in particular: Indiana state senator Vaneta Becker. How angry is she, [...]

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Politicians Raving on The BBC (no, really)

Dec 9, 2011, 9:37am we are not a rock band

It's videos like this that wasteful Friday afternoons are made for. BBC show This Week decided to announce the news that Underworld had been named the musical directors of the 2012 Olympics in a rather.... unique way. After cracking a few jokes about the film Trainspotting and "performance enhancing drugs", Underworld's most well-known track Born Slippy played WHILST THE GUESTS RAVED IN THEIR CHAIRS. Yes. Really. On a show about politics. The presenter, Andrew Neil, comedian Andi Osho and MICHAEL FUCKING PORTILLO AND JACQUI SMITH ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE RAVE. Check out the video, oh and [...]

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POLISH POLITICIANS REALLY KNOW HOW TO RUN A CAMPAIGN

Sep 29, 2011, 12:30pm MetalSucks

I know less than nothing about Polish politics, so I have no idea what office Jędrzej Wijas is running for. But I do know that his new campaign ad, "The Concrete Message," is the single best campaign ad I've ever seen in my life. And here's a translation of the lyrics, in case you're curious: "End [...]

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New Pornographers Irked By Right-Wing Politician Using Their Music

Sep 9, 2011, 5:33pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News Frazer Harrison, Getty Images There's a long tradition of politicians "borrowing" classic tracks for the campaign trail: Ronald Reagan used Bruce Springsteen 's 'Born in the U.S.A.,' Sarah Palin blasted Heart 's 'Barracuda,' John McCain turned to Jackson Browne 's "Running on Empty,' and Mitt Romney pulled out Whitesnake 's 'Here I Go Again.' And now, according to the CBC , the New Pornographers ' song 'Moves' [...]

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THE DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS – UGLY BUILDINGS, WHORES & POLITICIANS (GREATEST HITS 1998-2009)

Aug 19, 2011, 2:49pm Nine Bullets

If I said, “Quick! Name your top 5 tracks from the Truckers”, odds are all of your tracks would come from the Southern Rock Opera to the The Dirty South era of the band. I know they are for me. Truth be told, despite any enthusiasm I might muster for their new albums as they come out, the simple fact is that only 2 or 3 songs from the post-TDS Truckers stand any test of time. So I was a little skeptical when, looking at the cover, I saw there was a DBT Greatest Hits album [...]

• DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - Bulldozers And Dirt
• DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - Gravity's Gone (remix)
• DRIVE BY TRUCKERS - The Living Bubba

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Drive-By Truckers: Ugly Buildings, Whores And Politicians - Greatest Hits 1998-2009

Aug 12, 2011, 6:59am The Fire Note

Drive-By Truckers Ugly Buildings, Whores And Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 New West Records [2011] Fire Note Says: The proof is in the music - the Drive-By Truckers are top notch! Album Review: "I get 10 miles to the gallon - I ain't got no good intentions" is just one line in Drive-By Truckers "Zip City" but it highlights the quality and working mans [...]

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Album Review: Drive-By Truckers – Ugly Whores, Buildings, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009

Aug 2, 2011, 7:58am Consequence Of Sound

From Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley’s humble beginnings as Athens, GA-based band Adam’s House Cat to their present run as highly respected troubadours of modern Southern rock, Alabama’s the Drive-By Truckers have had a long and consistently productive career. The release of Ugly Whores, Buildings, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 is a much-needed, though beginner’s chronicle of the band’s complicated and fruitful track record. Though the DBT lineup has fluctuated quite a bit over the years, this collection offers a balanced sampling from the band’s first seven albums and the songwriting of its living-legend [...]

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Banned Campaign Songs: Music Stars Who Stopped Politicians Using Their Tunes

Jul 8, 2011, 1:16pm Spinner.com

Filed under: The Hit List It's become an election-season occurrence as common as kissing babies: A politician uses a popular tune as a campaign song, and a songwriter immediately sends them a cease-and-desist letter. Tom Petty [...]

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