Spinner http://www.spinner.com Spinner http://www.spinner.com/media/feedlogo.gif Spinner http://www.spinner.com en-us Copyright 2013 Blogsmith, LLC. The contents of this headlines and excerpts feed are available for limited commercial distribution. You may repost this feed to your site provided you link back to the original story, do not edit the material, and do not remove this copyright notice. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/ Ace of Base Nazi Past: Member Ulf Ekberg Played in White-Power Band http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/24/ace-of-base-ulf-ekberg-neo-nazi/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/24/ace-of-base-ulf-ekberg-neo-nazi/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/24/ace-of-base-ulf-ekberg-neo-nazi/#comments Filed under: ,


ulf ekberg ace of baseGetty Images

Ulf Ekberg, a founding member of Ace of Base, began his career as a neo-Nazi, according to an article by Noisey's Benjamin Shapiro.

Apparently, this information has been "hiding in plain sight" for years, beginning with Ekberg's work in Nazi punk group Commit Suiside. Their lyrics, as translated by Noisey, go something like this: "Men in white hoods march down the road, we enjoy ourselves when we're sawing off niggers' heads/ Immigrant, we hate you! Out, out, out, out! Nordic people, wake up now! Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot!" ]]> Ace of Baseace of base naziace of base neo naziAceOfBaseAceOfBaseNaziAceOfBaseNeoNazineo naziNeoNaziUlf Ekbergulf ekberg neo naziUlfEkbergUlfEkbergNeoNazi Cameron Matthews 2013-04-24T15:50:00 00:00 Amanda Palmer's 'Poem for Dzhokhar': How Bad Art Enrages the Masses http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/23/amanda-palmer-poem-dzhokhar/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/23/amanda-palmer-poem-dzhokhar/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/23/amanda-palmer-poem-dzhokhar/#comments Filed under: ,


Amanda PalmerNoam Galai, AOL

On Sunday April 21, Amanda Palmer posted a poem to her Tumblr account related to the Boston Marathon bombings last week, riling up critics and fans alike. "A Poem for Dzhokhar" has experienced a tremendous amount of backlash, with many people labeling its content as sympathy for the devil (or in this case, a terrorist).

Though Palmer's poem is an attempt to make sense of a dark situation, it remains an ill-advised trip through creativity. We wanted to take a closer look at why this poem simply doesn't land.

So in the spirit of National Poetry Month, here is our close reading of Amanda Palmer's piece. ]]> A Poem for DzhokharAmanda Palmeramanda palmer a poem for dzhokharamanda palmer boston bombingsamanda palmer love poemamanda palmer poemamanda palmers poetryAmandaPalmerAmandaPalmerAPoemForDzhokharAmandaPalmerBostonBombingsamandapalmerlovepoemamandapalmerpoemamandapalmerspoetryAPoemForDzhokharBoston Marathon bombingsBostonMarathonBombingsdzhokhar Cameron Matthews 2013-04-23T17:30:00 00:00 Celebrate Record Store Day With Spinner! http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/19/record-store-day-nyc/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/19/record-store-day-nyc/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/19/record-store-day-nyc/#comments Filed under: ,


Erica Henderson

Humans and vinyl records. They're like two peas in a pod. Like coffee and donuts, and birds and feathers and ...

Sorry ... it's been a long week, and that's precisely why you should go to Spinner's Record Store Day Meetup on April 20! ]]> hifi barhifi bar nychifi new yorkhifi nycHifiBarHifiBarNycHifiNewYorkHifiNycnyc record storesNycRecordStoresPaul SimonPaulSimonPink FloydPinkFloydrecord store dayrecord stores in new yorkRecordStoreDayRecordStoresInNewYork Cameron Matthews 2013-04-19T17:55:00 00:00 Dropkick Murphys Raise $65,000 for Boston Marathon Victims http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/dropkick-murphys-boston-marathon/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/dropkick-murphys-boston-marathon/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/dropkick-murphys-boston-marathon/#comments Filed under:


the dropkick murphysGino DePinto, AOL

Dropkick Murphys are Boston boys from head to toe. So when twin bombings struck their city's annual marathon this past Monday, the band sprung into action.

They designed t-shirts, adorned with a simple message and the word "FOR BOSTON," emboldened in royal blue to honor the victims of the blast. ]]> Bostonboston bombingBoston MarathonBostonBombingBostonMarathonDropkick MurphysDropkick Murphys Boston t-shirtsdropkick murphys t shirts for boston bombing victimsDropkickMurphysDropkickMurphysBostonT-shirtsdropkickmurphystshirtsforbostonbombingvictims Cameron Matthews 2013-04-18T16:29:00 00:00 Stephen Colbert & Alan Cumming's 'Oopsie-Daisy Homophobe' Spoofs 'Accidental Racist' -- Video http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/stephen-colbert-oopsie-daisy-homophobe/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/stephen-colbert-oopsie-daisy-homophobe/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/18/stephen-colbert-oopsie-daisy-homophobe/#comments Filed under: ,


Stephen ColbertComedy Central

Get ready for "I'm just a Skynyrd fan" to be everyone's new favorite excuse for being racially or sexually intolerant.

Last night, Stephen Colbert and actor Alan Cumming came together to spoof Brad Paisley and LL Cool J's blunder of song, "Accident Racist." ]]> Brad PaisleyBradPaisleyLL Cool JLlCoolJoopsie daisy homophobeOopsieDaisyHomophobestephen colbertstephen colbert oopsie daisy homophobeStephenColbertStephenColbertOopsieDaisyHomophobe Cameron Matthews 2013-04-18T15:20:00 00:00 'The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller': Sam Green and Yo La Tengo Bring Live Documentary to New York http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/17/the-love-song-of-r-buckminster-fuller-sam-green-yo-la-tengo/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/17/the-love-song-of-r-buckminster-fuller-sam-green-yo-la-tengo/ http://www.spinner.com/2013/04/17/the-love-song-of-r-buckminster-fuller-sam-green-yo-la-tengo/#comments Filed under: , ,


Sam Green and R Buckminster FullerPaula Court

"The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller" is a traveling live documentary, accompanied by the narration of filmmaker Sam Green and Hoboken rockers Yo La Tengo.

Live documentary, you ask? Well, don't fret. We can explain exactly what that is. You see, the documentary format is pretty easy to transfer to a live setting. In this case, Green has essentially assembled a Power Point presentation, filled with archival footage, interviews and photos. He narrates while the band provides a live soundtrack. ]]> documentaryGeorgia HubleyGeorgiaHubleyIra KaplanIraKaplanJames McNewJamesMcnewMontreal BiosphèreMontrealBiosphèreSam GreenSamGreenThe KitchenThe Love Song of R. Buckminster FullerTheKitchenTheLoveSongOfR.BuckminsterFullerWill OldhamWillOldhamYo La TengoYoLaTengo Cameron Matthews 2013-04-17T17:00:00 00:00