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The media loved Lou Reed because he was a Jewish homosexual who sometimes injected heroin onstage, i.e., he was the “perfect” man to help transform America’s culture from “traditional” to “anything goes.” [Article].

Theme from the 1971 movie “Jane Eyre,” composed by John Williams, who also composed the music for the sci-fi movie “Star Wars.” [Here].

Seen: a TV show in which a European rock musician, of the “death metal” style, says (paraphrasing) “Christianity, with its Semitic origins,” must be abolished in Scandinavia. Semitic? Oy veh! Now the “anti-hate” groups will have to “monitor” the death metal movement.

Bye-bye, local media. Hello, “nationwide,” east coast programming. Supercapitalism sucks. One example: “corporate radio,” in which local radio disk jockeys can no longer play the music that they wish, because their radio stations – thanks largely to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 – are no longer locally owned and operated. Instead, they’re owned and operated […]

by Dr. William Pierce. (Note: this week’s William Pierce Wednesday post is being posted today instead. Also, here’s some interesting music trivia: did you know that, back in the 1950s/1960s, Black singers were trained to “act White”? The music industry felt that White audiences would be more receptive to Black singers if the singers had […]

“Beethoven is upright and honest, whereas jazz is sneaky and treacherous and effeminate and just plain foreign.” — from the movie “My Life So Far” (1999).

“A Passion Play” by Jethro Tull (1973). This music isn’t simple (if you want simple, listen to AC/DC or Black Sabbath). When I first heard “A Passion Play,” I found it confusing. I couldn’t follow the music. But I predict that it will grow on you and that you’ll love it after 15 or 20 […]

by Elizabeth Whitcombe. “The Frankfurt School was a group of predominantly Jewish intellectuals associated with the Institute for Social Research. It originated during the Weimar period in Germany, and became a bastion of the cultural left. With the rise of National Socialism, the Frankfurt School was closed by the German government, and many of its […]

by Gott. (This originally appeared at VNN Forum). The greatest music – in fact, the greatest expression of Western civilization – is the lyric stage. All (or virtually all) great composers thought so and felt that they could not possibly be considered great unless they had mastered the noble and sublime form of opera. And, […]

Ya knows? [Article].