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:: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 ::

State of the Music

Spinning in the Grave: The three biggest reasons music magazines are dying
By Jonah Weiner

And form a link in that article...

Music As Torture: War Is Loud
"UPDATED: At Guantanamo Bay, the military is attempting to break down Muslim prisoners by bombarding them with ear-splitting rap and metal, leading human rights activists to ask: When does an interrogation tactic become pure torture?"
By David Peisner

See also Jon Ronson's The Men Who Stare at Goats, which, bizarrely, is now being made into a film with Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges!

There's an interview with Ronson about it here:


Clip from the Channel 4 doc:

Labels: Amnesty, Humour, journalism, Music

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