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  • August 2008
    • Ban-Busting Sir Paul to Play Tel Aviv

      Ban-Busting Sir Paul to Play Tel Aviv

      (Newser) - Paul McCartney will perform in Tel Aviv 43 years after the Beatles were banned by the Israeli government because officials feared their music would corrupt Israeli youth. The only fear today is that ticket prices for the September 25 concert in Park Hayarkon will be too expensive for most Israelis, reports Ha'aretz . More »

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      Israel   Paul McCartney   Leonard Cohen   Bjork   Tel Aviv

  • July 2008
  • March 2008
    • Tibet Shoutout Spurs Crackdown

      Tibet Shoutout Spurs Crackdown

      (Newser) - Beijing says it will toughen restrictions on visiting artists performing in China in response to Bjork's onstage expression of support for Tibetan independence, the London Times reports. “We shall never tolerate any attempt to separate Tibet from China and will no longer welcome any artists who deliberately do this,” said a Culture Ministry statement. More »

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      China   Tibet   censorship   Tibetan independence   free speech   Bjork

  • January 2008
    • Björk Attacks New Zealand News Photographer

      Björk Attacks New Zealand News Photographer

      (Newser) - Icelandic pop star Björk leaped on a news photographer, knocked him to the ground, and ripped his shirt in half as she arrived in Auckland for a concert tour, reports the New Zealand Herald . The volatile singer “grabbed the back of my black skivvy and tore it down the back," said the Herald photographer of the attack that was captured on video. More »

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      assault   New Zealand   Iceland   Bjork   Auckland

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