Happy hump day, my friends- hope you're all staying high and dry so far this week.
Just in case you think most or all of the current roster of "stars" are superficial fuckwits, take a minute or two to read this..
Just in case you think most or all of the current roster of "stars" are superficial fuckwits, take a minute or two to read this..
Now, from what I hear, this isn't some one-time thing. The guy evidently does stuff like this all the time. Bravo, dude. Bravo. #BeLikeLudacris
Peter Gabriel says he's "alarmed" over a new UK policy that prevented a some international performers from appearing at the Womad world music festival over the weekend.
At least three acts scheduled to appear were unable to take part due to "visas issues."
Sabry Mosbah from Tunisia, Wazimbo from Mozambique and members of Niger’s Tal National were prevented from entering the country for the performance, while Hashmat Sultana- sisters from India- arrived 24 hours after their scheduled performance because of delays.
Gabriel said: "The right to travel for work, for education and even for pleasure is increasingly being restricted and often along racial and religious lines."
"It is alarming that our UK festival would now have real problems bringing artists into this country … [many of whom] no longer want to come to the UK because of the difficulty, cost and delays with visas, along with the new fear that they will not be welcomed."
Event director Chris Smith this year marked the first time artists had declined invitations to perform at Womad, with many citing the difficulty of entering the country using the nation's automated visa system.
"Whether their perceptions are real or inflamed, the reality is that artists are deciding that the hassle and cost of entering the UK are neither worth the return nor the exposure to rejection that the process might bring," Smith said. "For now this is a trickle, but how do we prevent it becoming a flood?"
Smith called Britain "a country built on a foundation of diverse cultures; it is a country that respects and is excited by diversity and a country that wants to take its place on the global stage."
"Tragically, this is not the message that is being projected beyond our borders and the potential damage to our communities, culture and economy as a consequence of that is, frankly, heartbreaking."
So, I was reading this thing on article on Yahoo! earlier about the original line-up of MTV veejays, and this is the picture that accompanied it. No wonder 13 year old me had a crush on Martha Quinn! Fifty year old me is saying "hubba hubba" too!
Madonna tells the latest issue of Vogue Italia that she'll release a new album by the end of the year.
In the interview, she says she's "met lots of really amazing musicians (in Portugal, her new home), and... ended up working with a lot of these musicians on my new record, so Lisbon has influenced my music and my work."
Her last release was Rebel Heart in 2015.
Birthdays today include: Ashley Angel of O-Town (36); Adam Duritz of Counting Crows (54); Coolio (55); Chuck D of Public Enemy (58); Suzi Gardner of L7 (58); Joe Elliot of Def Leppard (59); Michael Penn (60); Robert Cray (65); Tim Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (67); and Boz Burrell of Bad Company (72). #MusicalBirthdays
Peter Gabriel says he's "alarmed" over a new UK policy that prevented a some international performers from appearing at the Womad world music festival over the weekend.
At least three acts scheduled to appear were unable to take part due to "visas issues."
Sabry Mosbah from Tunisia, Wazimbo from Mozambique and members of Niger’s Tal National were prevented from entering the country for the performance, while Hashmat Sultana- sisters from India- arrived 24 hours after their scheduled performance because of delays.
Gabriel said: "The right to travel for work, for education and even for pleasure is increasingly being restricted and often along racial and religious lines."
"It is alarming that our UK festival would now have real problems bringing artists into this country … [many of whom] no longer want to come to the UK because of the difficulty, cost and delays with visas, along with the new fear that they will not be welcomed."
Event director Chris Smith this year marked the first time artists had declined invitations to perform at Womad, with many citing the difficulty of entering the country using the nation's automated visa system.
"Whether their perceptions are real or inflamed, the reality is that artists are deciding that the hassle and cost of entering the UK are neither worth the return nor the exposure to rejection that the process might bring," Smith said. "For now this is a trickle, but how do we prevent it becoming a flood?"
Smith called Britain "a country built on a foundation of diverse cultures; it is a country that respects and is excited by diversity and a country that wants to take its place on the global stage."
"Tragically, this is not the message that is being projected beyond our borders and the potential damage to our communities, culture and economy as a consequence of that is, frankly, heartbreaking."
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Madonna tells the latest issue of Vogue Italia that she'll release a new album by the end of the year.
In the interview, she says she's "met lots of really amazing musicians (in Portugal, her new home), and... ended up working with a lot of these musicians on my new record, so Lisbon has influenced my music and my work."
Her last release was Rebel Heart in 2015.
Birthdays today include: Ashley Angel of O-Town (36); Adam Duritz of Counting Crows (54); Coolio (55); Chuck D of Public Enemy (58); Suzi Gardner of L7 (58); Joe Elliot of Def Leppard (59); Michael Penn (60); Robert Cray (65); Tim Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive (67); and Boz Burrell of Bad Company (72). #MusicalBirthdays
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