Music/Book/Film/Art

By Anthony Freda

I must admit, I was swept up in the tribal, Islamophobic reaction to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy.

Obama imposes new sanctions against North Korea in response to Sony hack [ing themselves] 2 Jan 2015 The US has [insanely and arbitrarily] imposed economic sanctions against several North Korean government agencies and senior officials in retaliation for the country’s alleged role in hacking Sony Pictures’ systems

British rock scene old-timer Geoffrey “Jake” Commander, who has played for the likes of Elton John and ELO, has been sentenced to ten days in a US jail after taking part in a mass online hack with protest group Anonymous.
RT
Commander was found guilty of taking part in a mass cybercrime after he joined an Anonymous chatroom.

Bizarre row between news anchor Anderson Cooper and Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan escalates with rocker unveiling ‘F*** You’ cat-themed T-shirt

 
Feud started when Cooper ridiculed Corgan’s PAWS Chicago mag cover
Corgan posed with two cats he adopted from organization’s shelter
Cooper said perhaps Corgan is ‘off his alternative rocker’ and the singer responded by calling him a ‘globalist shill’
Beef escalated as it appeared cat t-shirts with a clear message to Cooper were on sale at the band’s show this week

Oscar-nominated documentarian Amy Berg talks ‘An Open Secret,’ which targets underage abuse and names more names: “When you meet the victims … it’s difficult to ignore”

A version of this story first appeared in the Nov. 21 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.

No Free speech in Hollywood. McCarthy would be proud!
Stars Face Hollywood Backlash in War of Words Over Israel
 
Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz face backlash over explosive comments as Relativity’s Ryan Kavanaugh goes public with his disgust and Haim Saban rallies mostly silent moguls.
This story first appeared in the Aug. 15 issue of The Hollywood Reporter  magazine.

Remnants of the “rEVOLution” …. Still having an effect!
 

Paul Topete is the Singer, Guitarist, for the BAND Pokerface.

Hey – At least he invented something…. (unlike Jay Z who is no doubt Jealous right now)

 
Roger Waters, speaking on behalf of the Russell Tribunal, delivers a very nicely put speech in front of delegates on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This day also marks an important development in the Palestinians’ bid to statehood as they are now recognized as a non-member observer state.
Hopefully the world sees both sides of the story and that both conflicting parties go into negotiations towards a two-state peaceful solution and put an end this long and dragged out conflict. Enough is enough!