Israel

“It suddenly became very important,” Nick Cave said, ahead of his controversial, European tour-ending shows in Tel Aviv, ”to make a stand, to me, against those people who are trying to shut down musicians, to bully musicians, to censor musicians and to silence musicians.”

Roger Waters, Thurston Moore, TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and more have signed an open letter protesting Nick Cave’s upcoming shows in Tel Aviv.

“A lot of stuff was said about this but, in the end, we played some music,” Thom Yorke told the audience at Radiohead‘s concert in Tel-Aviv, Israel on Wednesday, right before launching into their final song of the night, “Karma Police.” Radiohead made waves deciding to play Israel,

The R.E.M. frontman says: “I stand with Radiohead and their decision to perform. Let’s hope a dialogue continues, helping to bring the occupation to an end and lead to a peaceful solution.”

“Playing a country isn’t the same as endorsing its government,” said Thom Yorke in a reply to independent film director Ken Loach’s op-ed on why Radiohead should not play Israel.

Nigel Godrich also released a video of Radiohead recording “Ful Stop” for ‘A Moon Shaped Pool,’ Jonny Greenwood is also scoring another Paul Thomas Anderson film, and more.

Popular British tabloid the Daily Mail has published an article titled “The hipster guide to the world! The poor inner-city districts that have become achingly cool (beards optional)“…

Roger Waters (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As any respectable Pink Floyd fan already knew, that new album coming out does not involve Roger Waters in any way…

Cubs fan Eddie Vedder made some controversial remarks this week about the conflict going on in Israel (and sang “Imagine” in response to critics)…

, words by Dave & Andrew Sacher When we weren’t throwing free day parties and bridge shows at SXSW last week, we were busy throwing nighttime official showca…