President Obama Calls Kanye West a Jackass
In an off the record interview today, President Obama was asked about Kanye West's rude behavior at this weekend's MTV Music Video Awards show where he grabbed the microphone from Taylor Swift as she...
View ArticleKayne West vs. Joe Wilson: Two peas in a pod?
Kayne West vs. Wilson: People with no class at all.
View ArticleAn Important Distinction
When Abbie Hoffman hijacked the stage forty years ago during The Who's set at Woodstock, even Pete Townshend (who agreed with the cause for which Hoffman had taken the stage) saw it as a violation of...
View ArticleObama: Kanye a "Jackass"
Apparently, after an interview with CNBC encompassing the economy and healthcare, an off the record comment between CNBC and Obama occurred and was overheard by Terry Moran, in which Obama called Kanye...
View ArticleA Lot of Sorry But(t)s
A shock wave of incivility has washed into American politics. But, should Americans who don't use hate speech, swear at referees, jump up on stages, or think Congress is an appropriate place for...
View ArticleVideos for Kossacks - End of the Aughts edition
Coming to you from Uptown Houston and wishing all my fellow Kossacks a very happy New Year 2010!I leave you with United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)a mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2009,...
View ArticleThe Taylor Swift Massacre
Does it matter that a mainstream cheese-factory like the Grammy Awards so obviously blew it in awarding Album of the Year to Taylor Swift? I think it clearly does as it reflects our society’s...
View ArticleWould We Democrats Be Better Positioned Today If Taylor Swift Kicked Kanye...
I feel a meme coming on!Make it stop, for all that is holy, make this stop!1!11!! (I'mma let you finish after the fold)
View ArticleMusic for the Soul: My Daily Menu: Hunger Games Edition
Music is a large part of my life. There are songs that can make me cry at the drop of the hat, songs that make me want to get up and dance, and songs that can express my emotions ten times better than...
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DING DING DING - Wall Street Rings Loss Of Millions (& Millions) For Limbaugh...
Clear Channel, the parent company of nationally boycotted radio host, Rush Limbaugh, is feeling the Bain – I mean the pain. Yesterday after the stock market closed, the media giant released its 1st...
View ArticleFriday News Dump 11-15-13
It’s ironic that the deadline for the Friday News Dump is in the afternoon, well before the actual dump happens, a customary practice of politicians of any party to put out news they don’t want noticed...
View ArticleTaylor Swift's clue: Is America abandoning its minorities?
Taylor Swift's fifth album sounds like 30 years ago, and some critics are saying that the scarcity of contemporary references means "the times they are a-changin'" in popular music.Of course, nobody...
View ArticleThe Sociology of Taylor Swift
I'm not a real fan of Miss Swift. I think hers is at best a modest talent. But what she is, is an ICON; an utterly charismatic leader of taste for those who are into pop music today. What is...
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Morning Open Thread - Hey, They're Playing "Our Song"
Make her lunch & listen to CDs!Good Morning Kossacks and Welcome to Morning Open Thread (MOT)We're known as the MOTley Crew and you can find us here every morning at 6:30 a.m. Eastern (and perhaps...
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Taylor Swift Parody Video; Breaking up With Fossil Fuels
In what has become an annual tradition for us at Communitopia, we've put together a music video parody; "Break It Off" is a lighthearted Taylor Swift spoof, to the tune of "Shake It Off." It is about...
View ArticleTaylor Swift Gets Apple Music To Pay Indies During Trial but Don't Thank Them
The buzz in music industry circles is that the streaming service Apple Music wasn't going to pay Indie artists any royalties during the 3-month free trial it gives to new users. Apple, Inc., the...
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Nicki Minaj is the feminist you need, even if she isn’t the feminist you want
On Tuesday, Twitter blew up when Nicki Minaj took on industry misogynoir (anti-black misogyny, where race and gender together are factors in the hatred of black women) while venting her frustrations...
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Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and others join Kesha's battle against industry...
The entertainment world can be a cruel place and the music industry is no different. Sometimes called“soul suckers,” record labels have been known to squeeze out the best of artists, lock them into...
View ArticleLet Them Eat . . . Play-Doh?
Trump makes a fifty-second stopFor a lovely photo-op,To flood victims brings Play-DohWhile a million in real doughWould have made a better gift.He should have done like Taylor Swift;In such cases the...
View ArticleA blogger asked Taylor Swift to denounce white supremacy. Her lawyer...
The ACLU of Northern California is representing a blogger who wrote about singer Taylor Swift and one of her latest singles. It’s in response to a post where editor Meghan Herning notes Taylor Swift...
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