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Bill Clinton Calls Music A 'Unifying Force In Our World' In a letter to punk icon...
By Jason Gregory on 25 April 2008
Former US President Bill Clinton has praised the role of music in bringing the people of the world closer together.
He said it was capable of “bringing people together across boundaries of geography, background, religion and culture."
One of Mr Hooley’s protégés were The Undertones, who released the classic ‘Teenage Kicks’ on the Good Vibrations label.
"It didn't matter whether you were Protestant, Catholic, whether you had green, orange or purple hair, as long as you were punk it was fine,” he said.
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Three Priests Pen 1million Pound Record Deal At Westminster Cathedral...
By Scott Colothan on 24 April 2008
Three catholic priests in Northern Ireland have signed a record deal worth a whopping £1million.
The special contract has several 'get out clauses' so they can do their normal parish duties at home in Down and Connor, such as sermons, weddings and funerals, in favour of promotional work at any time.
Father David told the BBC: "Singing is very much what we do. This is bringing it to a wider audience. We are singing sacred music, continuing what we have always been doing."
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Arcade Fire Announce Shows In Support Of Barack Obama Democratic hopeful lands more supporters...
By Jason Gregory on 23 April 2008
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Arcade Fire will play two special shows in North Carolina next month in support of Democratic hopeful Barack Obama.
The events have been organised by the campaign to encourage One-Stop Early Voting at college campuses and other locations across the state.
"This is a defining moment for this country," said Win Butler, frontman of Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire are amongst a number of high profile supporters of Obama, who is battling Hillary Clinton to become the Democratic party’s election candidate.
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Hillary Clinton: America Could Totally Obliterate Iran She makes stark warning...
By Jason Gregory on 22 April 2008
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has launched a stinging attack on Iran, saying that America could “totally obliterate” the country if it launched a nuclear strike against Israel.
Clinton must beat fellow democrat Barack Obama in a crucial vote in Pennsylvania to keep her bid to be the parties candidate for Presidency alive.
"In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them,"
Clinton’s comments are far more intense than previous references she has made to Iran during her Presidential campaign.
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Paul McCartney: 'Becoming A Vegetarian Will Help Stop Climate Change' He speaks out for PETA...
By Jason Gregory on 21 April 2008
Sir Paul McCartney has told people to think seriously about becoming a vegetarian in order to control global warming.
The former Beatle, who is a longtime vegetarian, said that the meat industry was one of the biggest contributors to climate change.
“I would urge everyone to think about taking this simple step to help our precious environment and save it for the children of the future,” he said, in an interview with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
In the interview, which has been released through Reuters, McCartney said he found it “surprising that most major environmental organizations” aren’t advertising the option of going vegetarian.
A report by the United Nations in 2006 found that cattle rearing creates more greenhouse gases than transportation.
What do you think about McCartney's comments? Would you become a vegetarian to help stop climate change? Let us know...
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Ann Widdecombe: Pete Doherty Should Have Been Jailed Earlier She's glad he has been incarcerated...
By Scott Colothan on 18 April 2008
Tory MP Ann Widdecombe has hit out at the British Justice System saying that Pete Doherty should have been put behind bars much earlier.
Glad to see him finally in jail for breaking the conditions of his probation order, Widdecombe told the NME: "This is long overdue. The fact that he got away with it for so long was sending out the wrong signals. When someone is in the public eye and sets the wrong example there should be a crackdown.
Doherty was jailed for 14 weeks on April 8.
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Elton John's Hillary Clinton Fundraiser Questioned As he's not a US citizen...
By Scott Colothan on 17 April 2008
A watchdog group has called into question Elton John’s fundraising event in New York for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
They have formally asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate, saying in a statement: "Sir Elton John is not a citizen of the United States and is therefore prohibited from making any contribution to Senator Clinton's presidential campaign."
“Elton John is simply volunteering his uncompensated time to appear at the concert. This appearance is consistent with past F.E.C. rulings.”
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Bruce Springsteen Backs Barack Obama For US President He gets behind the democratic candidate...
By Daniel Melia on 17 April 2008
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Veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen has announced he is officially backing Barack Obama to be the next US President.
“He speaks to the America I've envisioned in my music for the past 35 years.”
“I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans.
CLICK HERE to see Gigwise's round up of music stars who endorse Barack Obama.
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Gerard Way Speaks About Anti-Emo Violence In Mexico My Chemical Romance man addresses fans...
By Jason Gregory on 16 April 2008
My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has spoken directly to fans about the problem of anti-emo related violence in Mexico.
Addressing the audience at Zero Fest in Mexico City last Saturday (April 12th), Way said the band no longer wanted to see “any fucking violence”.
“We don’t want to see any fucking violence. We came here for one reason, and that’s to be at the fucking rock show.”
Since then there have been reports of further stand offs and isolated incidents in Chile.
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Facebook Groups Glorify Cocaine Use Anti-drugs group slams the social networking site...
By Scott Colothan on 14 April 2008
An anti-drugs group has hit out at Facebook saying that groups on the social networking site promote cocaine use as “a good and fun activity.”
Anti-drugs campaigners are calling on the groups to be shut down with immediate effect. They claim that there are a number of photos of users snorting cocaine and comments from people bragging how much they can take in a session.
“They are not going to describe how dangerous drugs are or warn that 70percent of people who take cocaine will become addicted.”
Her fiancée Mark Speight was yesterday found dead at Paddington station yesterday, after seemingly committing suicide.
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