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Is Hip-Hop Really Dead?
Recording executives are more interested
in turning a quick buck than nurturing
rap culture -- and they are behind the
apparent demise of hip-hop music.
Hip-hop icon Nas made the provocative
statement, "Hip-hop is
Britney Spears: The Inevitable Weird Rehab Suicide Attempt
Britney Spears Suicide Attempt rehab
antichrist 666 Kevin Federline
beddingAnyone with even the vaguest
passing interest in pop will have
noticed that all isn't especially well
in the world of Britney Spears right
now, and
Documentary Films Rattle Business World
Starbucks Corp. was one of the companies that
turned down interview requests from Nick and Mark
Francis when the brothers were shooting their
documentary about rampant poverty among
Ethiopian
Pearl Jam Offsets Climate Footprint of 2006 World Tour
Tonight Pearl Jam is onstage at The Forum in the
midst of a 69 date world tour that opened April 20
in London, England and will close November 25
When Glaciers Attack -- The World that Might Have Been
Al Gore appeared last weekend on 'Saturday Night Live.' In the show's alternate reality, here's the speech he gave.
"Good evening, my fellow Americans.
"In 2000 when you overwhelmingly made
the decision to elect me as your 43rd
president, I knew the road ahead would
be difficult. We have accomplished so
much, yet
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw Blast 'Humiliating' Katrina Cleanup
Country Stars Lash Out in Anger Over Conditions in Storm-Ravaged States
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw -- two stars
who usually stay out of politics --
blasted the Hurricane Katrina cleanup
effort, with Hill calling the slow
progress in Louisiana and Mississippi
"embarrassing" and "humiliating."
Tim
FACING INFINITY
Have you ever looked at yourself in the
mirror and suddenly felt that you were
looking at a stranger? All of my life
this has happened, usually during
transitional times. Mostly I
The True Story of How Multinational Drug Companies Took Liberties with African Lives
The pharmaceutical industry is bracing
itself for criticism when the film 'The
Constant Gardener' opens next month. But
Jeremy Laurance reports that away from
the Hollywood script is a true story of
how multinational
Desolation Row: Dylan Signs with Starbucks
His protest songs made him the
figurehead of the anti-establishment
movement that defined America during
the 1960s. But yesterday Bob Dylan was
facing accusations of selling out after
it
Arundhati Roy Fights America Again in New Book
On the cover of Booker prize winner
Arundhati Roy's new book, a woman clad
in a black cloak scampers across a
hostile looking dreary brown landscape
clasping the hand
Damn! He Voted for Bush!
The Perils of Tango Swingin'
My college roommate and I used to use
the word as a euphemism, as in, “Wow,
would I like to tango with him.” That
was many years ago, before
UK Film at Cannes Says Terror Fears Exaggerated
A British documentary arguing U.S. neo-
conservatives have exaggerated the
terror threat is set to rock the Cannes
Film Festival on Saturday, the
way "Fahrenheit 9/11" stirred emotions
here a
George’s Inaugural Freedom Song (Sung to a cacophony of dissonant sounds)
Oh I got a song and I am here to say
We want our freedom every single way
Freedom for you and freedom for meeee,
and
Freedom for everyone in our
Redford Kicks Off Sundance on a Political Note
The Sundance Film Festival kicked off
on Thursday with a political tone
struck by founder Robert Redford, who
called independent film a voice of
dissent and encouraged movie-makers to
Pearl Harbor and 9/11
Is there a connection?
December 7, 2004, is the sixty-two-year
anniversary of the bombing of Pearl
Harbor, the event that compelled the
United States into joining Europe in
fighting “the last good war.”
Moral Right Takes Us Back to Dark Ages of Sexuality
Hypocritical puritans hounded a leading US sex researcher to the grave. Now, they're after his movie.
Bill Condon's biopic Kinsey would be an
important movie at any time, but right
now, with the "moral values" crowd in
the ascendant and thirsty for the blood
of
Film Fans Make Bush 'Movie Villain of the Year'
President George W. Bush may see
himself as defender of democracy and
compassionate conservatism but film
fans have voted him "Movie Villain of
the Year".
The American "Axis of
Rock Royalty to Join Voices Against Bush With Fall Concerts
Musicians will perform in swing states to try to affect election. Playing for a cause is a tradition, but injecting political views can be risky.
Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, R.E.M.,
Pearl Jam and a deep roster of other
rock stars will unite for politically
minded concerts this fall that will
give voice to dissatisfaction
The High Album Review
In the Music Biz, Marijuana is as
essential to the making of an album as
pro tools has become. In fact, I don’t
think I have been to a
Bush Quotes Archive
Check out our past Bushisims!
Bush says a lot of, well, interesting
things. Luckily for all of us, they are
well documented. So, for your
personal enjoyment: I Want Change gives
you our Favorite
2004
Be Patriotic – Support Democracy – Go Shopping, Big Business is Watching You!
Two Thousand and Four
Be Patriotic – Support Democracy – Go
Shopping
Big Business is Watching You!
By Lolly DePaulo
Forward: Most of us have read George
Orwell’s paradigm busting
VOICES THAT NEED TO BE HEARD(Archive)
Artist of the Month Archive
In the land of ubiquitous corporate
sponsorships, non-stop ads and
sophisticated marketing, those without
funds have little chance of
getting
their voices heard. Consequently,
innovative expression, often
considered
“too
The Reality of Reality
It was one of those self indulgent
moments...
"What IS Reality…?"
but then I watched the Matrix… Reality
was a Cadillac Commercial, marketing
our sense of rebellion-
Making sure we don't
Pink Wants Change, too!
Pink thinks not enough people in her generation are speaking out and trying to change the world.
As the presidential campaign heats up,
everyone is talking about issues: gay
marriage, foreign policy, censorship,
indecency. But despite these debates,
Pink thinks not enough people in her
generation
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