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Not Playing in Teheran

Reader comment on item: The Erratic Career of Western Music in Iran

Submitted by Josh Goldstein (United States), Dec 24, 2005 at 05:31

In view of Iran's ban of western music my heavy metal band named The Mullahs from Hell has decided not to perform in Teheran. We are changing our name to The Idiot Imams so
that we can perform in all the other middle eastern countries. We are having trouble getting
bookings. Would it help if we were to decide to do heavy metal and punk music in the style
of Iranian music? Can you help us get bookings?
Submitting....

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Understanding this ban [69 words]saraJan 22, 2006 00:0732153
A turning point... [646 words]Justin H.Jan 13, 2006 10:5631568
Thanks, Daniel [23 words]JoeJan 4, 2006 18:0231057
A little birdie tells us... [68 words]Merry WhitneyDec 25, 2005 23:4430562
Censorship [138 words]Thomas Earl CannadyDec 25, 2005 11:2730542
Response to Thomas Cannady on "Censorship" [167 words]Merry WhitneyDec 26, 2005 10:5830542
The wimpyness of PC [104 words]Ede BrophyDec 30, 2005 13:0830542
re Beethoven [312 words]Jascha KesslerDec 24, 2005 14:4830503
Not Playing in Teheran [75 words]Josh GoldsteinDec 24, 2005 05:3130485
King Canute of Islam [87 words]diggerdeviantDec 20, 2005 10:1830243
Let the Music Play... Mr Pipes? [178 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Heather ClarkDec 19, 2005 21:3030220
Iran govt "somewhat" out of touch [78 words]Edward BrophyDec 19, 2005 16:5530211
RE:Iran govt "somewhat" out of touch [89 words]JeffDec 20, 2005 19:2430211

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