music

Third Eye Blind Singer Jenkins Drunkenly Bashes Libertarians, GOP During Press Party

julia.seymour — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:43:36 +0000

‘Flaming liberal’ rocker says he ‘F-ing’ hates libertarians, calls Rubio uninformed on climate change, Republican Party ‘just terrible.’

Joseph Rossell

Editor’s Note: Story includes explicit language.

Third Eye Blind’s singer songwriter Stephan Jenkins found out this week what happens when you get drunk with a bunch of political reporters in Washington, D.C.

Lefty Apple Pays Musicians 27 Times Less Than Sweatshop Laborers

julia.seymour — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:49:57 +0000

Media ignore hypocrisy of mighty liberal tech company.

Joseph Rossell

Left-wing Apple is huge and popular with the technorati. It became the world’s first company worth $700 billion, and was once rich enough to buy the entire island of Cyprus. But Apple said it can only afford to pay musicians pennies an hour for streaming their music, approximately 27 times less than Chinese factory workers earned making the Apple Watch.

Neil Young’s New Song Attacks Starbucks for GMO Use

julia.seymour — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:13:22 +0000

Environmental artist perpetuates false information with upcoming album.

Alatheia Larsen

It’s no secret that 1960s rock star turned environmentalist-musician Neil Young of Buffalo Springfield fame uses his celebrity status to push political agendas.

Four Shows Worth Watching for Their Soundtracks Alone

mike.ciandella — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:29:02 +0000

Haley Halverson

Music has always been a big part of television. But, let’s face it, some shows do it better. While many sitcoms and dramas rely on beats to merely fill in the background, these four shows represent musically distinct TV shows that allow the tunes to occasionally steal the spotlight.

For the Fourth, 5 Songs You May Not Know are Un-Patriotic

mike.ciandella — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:32:18 +0000

Leave these rockers off your backyard BBQ play list this Friday.

Anna Walker

What music comes to mind when you think of America and Independence Day? “The Battle Hymn of the Republic?” A John Phillip Souza march? Glenn Miller or the Andrews Sisters?

Valentine’s Love or Lust? Top 100 Pop Songs Celebrate Love as ‘Drunk,’ Dirty Sex

dan.gainor — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:36:18 +0000

Lyrics reveal culture’s twisted notion of what love is.

Kristine Marsh

Editor’s Note: This story contains some very graphic language.

Turn on the radio this Valentine’s Day and you will hear some strange messages of what love means. Drunk, high, gay, straight, a fling, or the true thing, love is described many ways in today’s popular songs.

— Kristine Marsh is Staff Writer for MRC Culture at the Media Research Center. Follow Kristine Marsh on Twitter.

Pete Seeger, Still 'America's Best-Loved Commie'

tim.graham — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 23:20:19 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

There was a serious clash of ideologies on the front page of the newspapers on January 29. The Obama media were delighted that in his State of the Union address, Obama honored Army Ranger Cory Remsburg, the personification of military heroism.

But newspapers also honored the late radical folk singer Pete Seeger, whose songs mocked the American military as idiots. Take “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and its lyric “Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one / When will they ever learn?”

Occupy Wall Street Supporters Among Forbes 25 Top Earning Musicians of 2012

dan.gainor — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:39:12 +0000

Four of top 25 musicians outspoken supporters of 99% are big parts of the 1%.

Liz Thatcher

On Nov. 28, 2012, Forbes released a report on the 25 highest paid musicians of the year. Ironically enough, four of this year’s top earners were outspoken supporters of the Occupy Wall Street Movement last year. Apparently they didn’t see hypocrisy of being a top earner in an industry while speaking out against other top earners.

Lady Gaga Introduces New ‘Very Slutty Perfume’

dan.gainor — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:40:36 +0000

Singer suggests she would use scent ‘to seduce someone’.

Paul Wilson

Lady Gaga’s quest to shock and to court controversy continues. On Sept.13, Lady Gaga released a new fragrance called “Fame,” referring to her new scent as a “very slutty perfume.”

'American Idol' Tries to Idle Worship

dan.gainor — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:09:30 +0000

Talent program producers warn against contestant’s outspoken Christian faith.

Lauren Thompson

Singer Colton Dixon is utterly devoted to his Christian faith, but “American Idol” producers don’t think he has a prayer of winning the competition.

According to New York Daily News there’s no room for Jesus or his followers on the show, and “Idol” producers asked Dixon to refrain from being outspoken about his religious views.

New York Times Finds Race, Gender Bias in Mitt's Music: 'On Romney Song List, Guys Win, 18 to 1'

clay.waters — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:07:57 +0000

Clay Waters

As the presidential campaign heats up, partisan double standards infect even seemingly innocuous New York Times stories, like the music playlists of Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Friday's online "Caucus" post by music critic Jon Pareles, accusing Romney's song choice of leaving out blacks and women.

More Pro-Gay Pop-Aganda: Actress sings song 'I Wish I Was Gay'

admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:11:00 +0000

Paul Wilson

Jessica Lowndes, an actress on the CW show ''90210,'' is trying to break into the music world - by releasing a song where she ridiculously poses as a straight woman wishing she were gay.

CBS Touts Wall Street Protesters' Music as 'Tool for Social Justice'

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:57:00 +0000

Matthew Balan

On Tuesday's Early Show, CBS's Bigad Shaban, seemingly grasping for straws for any reason to report on "Occupy Wall Street," played up the music performances from protesters down in lower Manhattan. Shaban emphasized how "music has helped spur movements," and gushed that "some believe if history is any indication, they could provide harmony to a movement" [audio available here].

Hollywood's Shocking Truth

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Catherine Maggio

Reese Witherspoon thinks Hollywood has changed, and not for the better.

CMI Commentary: Viacom's Endless Violations

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:54:00 +0000

L. Brent Bozell III

It's so ironic that in the very midst of the Anthony Weiner Twitter scandal, television's most shameless channel, MTV, is working overtime to make any notion of sexual restraint obsolete. This year's MTV Movie Awards aerobically established a new low.

Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are starring in the upcoming summer comedy "Friends with Benefits," yet another movie exploring the "dream life" of casual and very cold sex. As they introduced the award for Best Male Performance, Timberlake and Kunis grabbed each other's private parts on national TV.