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Blackwater, RIAA Join Forces to Combat Music Piracy

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 11 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Blackwater USA, the rogue security company accused of sport killing innocent civilians in Iraq, has agreed to provide “tactical enforcement capabilities” for… Read More

"Never send a woman to do a man's job."

Culture Music

Paul McCartney CD Rocks the Home Shopping Network

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 16 years

Spoiler alert: if you’re a Paul McCartney fan with a weak heart, a receding hairline, or a “cool” kid on the debate team at high… Read More

"Trigger Warning"

Culture Music

Musicians Admit to Only Pretending to Like Pete Seeger

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 17 years

Dave Matthews, Bruce Springsteen, and a host of musicians who have appeared with folk singer Pete Seeger during the last few years have admitted they… Read More

Culture Music

Klaus Harmony Tribute Band Will Rock 2011 Super Bowl

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 17 years

A German Klaus Harmony tribute band calling themselves the Wondercrotchens is scheduled to rock the 2011 Super Bowl, according to a National Football League spokesperson.… Read More

Ass Hat of the moment Nomination: To the self-anointed truth tellers who saw Kirk’s death as a chance to dance — congratulations, you just wrote your own obituaries.

Dancing with the Devils

Culture Music

Bono Accused of Leaking New U2 Album

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 18 years

DUBLIN – U2 frontman, Bono, has been accused by his band mates of leaking the group’s new album, No Line on the Horizon, well in… Read More

Self-checkout machines form a picket line in a supermarket parking lot at dawn, with unplugged cords and a lone shopping cart facing them.

The machines have unplugged themselves. You may now scream your produce codes into the void.

Culture Music

Bruce Springsteen’s Hair Rocks Hartford

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music 19 years

HARTFORD, Conn. – Bruce Springsteen’s hair kicked out the jams and took names at the Hartford Civic Center last night. Reunited with the E Street… Read More

An Elizabethan figure holding a selfie stick, symbolizing the struggle to be authentic; to thine own self be true.

To thine own selfie be true.

Culture Music Sporting Life

Brad Pitt to Star in Barbaro the Musical

philmaggitti cultural commentary, music, sporting life 19 years

KENNETT SQUARE, Penna. – Brad Pitt, fresh off his triumph in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, is set to star in… Read More

A woman reading a work auto reply at her office computer while a semi-transparent coworker-like figure hovers over her shoulder.

"I'll be watching you."

Celebrity Shockers Music

Britney Spears’ New CD in Starbucks Tuesday

philmaggitti Britney Spears, cultural commentary, music 19 years

LOS ANGELES – The long-awaited new Britney Spears CD, Here I Come Again, will go on sale at all Starbucks outlets around the world on Tuesday.… Read More