Pearl Jam hates Dubya. And in case people doubt it, they make their distaste amply clear through lyrics like “George Bush leave this world alone” and “George Bush find yourself another home.” Problem is, nobody heard them—those lyrics were edited out. This happened during a cybercast of a Pearl Jam concert hosted on an AT&T Web site. The company later apologized in pleading tones; they said a subcontractor was responsible for what had happened. Come on out, conspiracy theorists and free speech advocates—tell us about what politics went into this. We can’t figure.
Archive for September, 2007
We Don’t Need No Censors
Posted by selectall on September 10, 2007
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Eminem Raps Apple
Posted by selectall on September 10, 2007
Marshall Mathers II—better known as Eminem the wannabe nigga—recently sued Apple for featuring one of his tracks in an iTunes Store ad without consent. In the ad, aired on MTV (who is also facing the music), Eminem’s Lose Yourself was belted out by a Read the rest of this entry »
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It Kills The Mind
Posted by selectall on September 10, 2007
In general, people think the Internet is here to stay. They seem to like it. Yes, there are people who say the Internet is ood. John, Sir Elton, is not one of them. This Sir-bloke hates the Internet— he can’t wait to go back to the good old days when the Big Network was only for the boffins and geeks in universities. So here’s his reason: there has been a surfeit of technology, Read the rest of this entry »
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