Rakes Break-Up

British woman who attends 160+ concerts a year is pissed:

Pitchdork
“The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100% to every gig we’ve ever played. If we can’t give it everything then we won’t do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one. After much deliberation we have come to the shared conclusion that we can’t give it 100% anymore and regret to announce that the Rakes are calling it a day.

“We are sorry to let down all the people who were coming to see us on the UK & US tours. Writing your own obituary is a surreal thing to do but we want to give particular thanks to our much-loved fans, all the great people we’ve worked with over the years, our management and loyal record label. We feel privileged to have had the opportunity to write music together and perform around the world. Genuinely, thanks for the good times… That was one hell of a party! But now, we really must get some sleep.”

Pro-Vaccine…Propaganda!!!

Infowars
The federal government has accelerated its $16 million dollar PR campaign to brainwash and coerce increasingly suspicious Americans into taking the swine flu vaccine by weaving their propaganda into a popular pre-school show for children currently airing on PBS Kids.

Sid the Science Kid is a half-hour series produced by Jim Henson Productions and KCET in Los Angeles, California. The program is bankrolled in part by The Boeing Company, a titan of the military-industrial complex.

During an episode of the show set to air on Monday, the computer-generated characters are shown dancing around and singing about how their are taking their flu vaccine.

Indeed, the entire episode is devoted to pro-vaccine propaganda and was created in association with Health and Human Services. The episode is entitled, “Getting a Shot: You can do it!”

Good old fashioned propaganda.

Tha Carter Goes To Tha Prison

Examiner
Rapper Lil Wayne, real name Dwayne M. Carter Jr., was sentenced to one year in prison Thursday for attempted weapons possession charges, the Associated press reported. He remains free on a $30,000 bail.

The rapper changed his plea from not guilty to guilty Thursday. He was originally charged with illegal gun possession charges when police found a gun on his tour bus back in 2007. That charge carried at least 3 1/2 years in jail upon conviction.

Arguably rap’s most popular artist and one of pop’s biggest acts, the 27-year-old will remain free on bail while awaiting his February sentencing.

Sucks you for you, Little.

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