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Gays Getting Western goverments to make Reggae Dancehall illegal : Source nowtoronto.com 30/11/07 12:47:52 pm, Categories: Reggae International Gays Getting Western goverments to make Reggae Dancehall illegal : Source nowtoronto.com Gays and Lesbians declare all out war on Reggae Dancehall! Dancehall dons anti-gay lyrics fuel local calls for Jamaica sanctions By SIGCINO MOYO In his book words to our now, Thomas Glave, SUNY Binghamton prof and gay Jamaican-American author, ponders the gnawing fear of the Jamaican LGBT experience. How will it happen? he asks of the all-too-inevitable violence faced by gays and lesbians in Jamaica. With fire gasoline machetes pickaxes hammers guns knives simple strangling or a good old-fashioned stoning Will our father do it to us, or a neighbour? A boyfriend, or a co-worker? Will everyone in our community turn on us? Considerable international attention has been given recently to anti-gay violence in Jamaica following a rash of deaths there. Elephant Man in Action The seeming Jamaican government authorities reluctance to do anything about it, despite calls from Amnesty International, has Helen Kennedy, the executive director of Egale Canada, the largest gay-lesbian group in this country, openly questioning the Harper government s pledge to dole out $600 million to bolster the infrastructure of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries over the next 10 years. Why are we using taxpayers dollars to support countries that don t observe basic human rights? Kennedy wonders. Jamaica still has a prohibition against the abominable crime of buggery on the books. And nowhere in recent talk of constitutional reform on the island is the issue of gay rights addressed. Egale is stopping short of calling for an all-out tourism boycott - the U.S.-based International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association says boycotts do nothing to help the LGBT communities there. But from Kennedy s perspective, queers should think twice about spending their bucks in the Caribbean country, as well as others with spotty records on gay rights. The group has joined Stop Murder Music Canada (SMM) in calling on immigration authorities to follow the lead of Britain and the U.S. and bar from entry into Canada reggae dancehall acts known for virulent anti-gay lyrics. So far, there s been a resounding non-response from higher up the political food chain. Capleton The FireMan In what Kennedy calls an all-out campaign, Egale and SMM have set their sights on local promoters, bookers and venues, forcing the recent cancellation of shows featuring some of the more notoriously anti-gay dancehall dons - Capleton, Baby Cham and Beenie Man, all skedded for GTA-area gigs. Baby Cham Shows by Sizzla and Elephant Man were called off a few weeks earlier, although it s unclear how much lagging ticket sales had to do with the latter. Sizzla Chris Hines, the booker behind the Capleton, Baby Cham and Beenie Man gigs, says Egale and SMM have brought to his attention some lyrics of artists he books. They re telling me the song is an example of homophobia, but I translate it as something else. In Jamaica being homophobic is almost a law. Hines is only marginally overstating the reality. Hundreds of attacks on gays and lesbians, many involving mob violence, and at least three deaths have been reported since the beginning of the year. In April, Amnesty International called on Jamaican authorities to send a clear message that discrimination against sexual minorities will not be tolerated after two incidents involving mob violence against gays in Kingston. If there s been an official response, Jamaican authorities are loath to share it with NOW. Repeated calls, e-mails and faxes sent to the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa and the consulate in Toronto went unanswered. Hines is sympathetic, but at the same time he can t shake a feeling: It seems that they re just targeting the dancehall community. There are tons of hiphop artists that call people faggot in songs. And they re not going after them. It s a familiar argument, one that was made by local activist Valerie Smith in her efforts last year to have the Ontario Human Rights Commission declare songs with misogynist lyrics hate rap. The stumbling block there is that women are not an identifiable group under the Criminal Code. Gays are. Used to be that SMM would get problem acts to sign a declaration known as the Reggae Compassionate Act. The groups would promise to zip it on the homophobic material in return for avoiding SMM s calls for boycotts, handcuffs and visa denials. One Love and all that. Some acts signed, others recoiled. Problem is there was nothing keeping the bands honest back home. In 2004, a sobering blow came to those who thought that agreements like the Reggae Compassionate Act might have lasting traction in Jamaica. Brian Williamson, a founding member of the Jamaican Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), was found brutally murdered. While it s still a matter of some debate whether this was in fact a hate crime, this ultra-public gay-positive force died by violence. Says SMM founder Akim Larcher, What we ve seen is that many of these artists have denied signing, claiming the alleged forgeries are part of the gay agenda. Listeners and concert-goers are often encouraged to revel in derisive singalongs punctuated by exhortations like: Battyman fi dead! Poop man fi drown. Hang chi chi gal wid a long piece of rope. Tek a bazooka and kill batty-fucker. I m dreaming of a new Jamaica, come execute all the gays. Unnecessary translations notwithstanding, the recurring gist of many of these frequently cited tracks is that the sodomite at large (including bowcat bwoys that go down on females) should beware divine wrath right here on earth. To lesser extent, says Larcher, that same homophobic environment exists here in the Caribbean and African communities. These artists remain symbols of hate against the LGBT communities. Beenie Man In the past, artists like Beenie Man and Buju Banton have tried to play both sides of the pond by issuing denunciations of violence against any human being. But one would gather from their continually catalogued concert ramblings that gays and lesbians fall outside of that definition. Until these artists take a public stand in the Caribbean, specifically denouncing violence against gays and lesbians, we don t think they should be allowed into Canada, says Larcher. Buju Banton Case in point is Buju Banton, often heralded as a changed man after penning the anti-gay anthem Boom Bye Bye in the early 90s at the age of 15. But just a few weeks ago, despite calls for his performance to get the hook, he busted out lines from that track at the Guyana Music Festival at the urging of the crowd. Meanwhile, surprise! The offensive material can be accessed online, interestingly enough, on the Jamaica Tourist Board website, boasting that Jamaica is one of the most special places on earth. Immerse yourself in our culture as diverse as our people. And this gem: Reason with a Rastafarian about life, love or politics. Copyright 2007 BadGalsRadio ~ I-riginal 100%GalBassed RooticalTruth. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@badgals-radio.com so we can take legal action immediately. Plugin by Taragana

Download ASID Says NO To WEBPayola PiratesInternet radio compromise on the way? Posted by Anne Broache It's looking ever less likely that Congress or the courts will act swiftly enough to save Webcasters from the doomsday that they argue will result from imminent new fees. But there are signs that Internet radio players and a group representing artists and record labels may be moving closer to a detente. A few weeks ago, we reported that the increased royalty rates set to kick in July 15 were poised to create a burden not only for small major Webcasters but for the largest ones as well. Because the fee hikes also include a $500 minimum payment per "channel," the three largest Webcasters alone--Yahoo, RealNetworks and Pandora--said they would owe more than $1 billion in the first year alone because of the thousands of unique "channels" their services offer. Now, with the deadline for the fees creeping ever closer and the outcry from Webcasters still at a fever pitch, relief may be on the way. SoundExchange, the nonprofit industry group that lobbied for the changes, told CNET News.com on Thursday--and finalized in a press release (PDF) on Friday--that it has offered the Digital Media Association (DiMA), which counts the major Webcasters among its membership, a $2,500 cap on that annual requirement. "We certainly don't want anybody to get unduly hurt by the minimum fee, but there is a value to music and a cost to administering the digital royalty program, and we wanted to ensure that everyone was treated fairly--artists, webcasters and record labels," John Simson, the organization's executive director, said in a statement. According to DiMA executive director Jonathan Potter, however, there was a catch that wasn't mentioned in SoundExchange's press release. Namely, SoundExchange presented a written offer to apply that reprieve only through 2008, whereas the new U.S. Copyright Royalty Board rates extend through 2010. "Any offer that doesn't cover the full term is simply a stay of execution for Internet radio," Potter said in a statement released Friday afternoon. Indicating that SoundExchange's public statement caught him by surprise, he added that he would have preferred not to be issuing such a statement at all and to be continuing negotiations directly with the music industry group. SoundExchange has already attempted to extend an olive branch to smaller Webcasters that claim the new rules will wipe them off the map. In late May, it floated an offer to freeze through 2010 the "below-market" rates they have been paying since 1998. But SaveNetRadio, a group lobbying against the changes, has argued the approach could stunt the long-term growth of smaller firms if it is based on keeping revenue below certain government-imposed caps. Update at 6:45 a.m. PST: SaveNetRadio spokesman Jake Ward said Monday that the group was encouraged by SoundExchange's recognition that the per-channel payment could be crippling to many Webcasters. He said the ideal solution, however, would be to base the royalty rates on a Webcaster's revenues, as two congressional bills propose--and not, as the copyright officials decided, on the number of songs played and listeners.

Download Standard PodcastIn Observance of the Day Of Silence - BadGalsRadio.com will broadcast programming to focus on the CRB Anti Payola Issue; Beginning at 12:01 am et; we will present music and podcasts to specifically focus on the issue and entertain as well as educate you on your choice.Our regular programming will resume at midnight Wednesday - 06/27/07 Please take a moment and read the stories linked to this item to familiarize yourself with how the issue effects you as a listener of Internet Radio; and your personal choice. Please Support the Internet Royalty Reversal - Help to Save Internet Radio.Bless Up ! ~RE Ausetkmt - Mama ASIDBadGalsRadio.com // FoundationSound.co.uk Enjoy Our Entertaining and Informational Podcast on the whole situation - Anti Web-Payola Pod "Day of Silence" coming to Internet radio on June 26 By Eric Bangeman #124; Published: June 21, 2007 - 10:47PM A number of Internet radio stations will be participating in a Day of Silence on June 26 to protest the retroactive royalty rate increases due to go into effect on July 15. Organized by Kurt Hanson, publisher of the Radio and Internet Newsletter, the protest is designed to remind listeners that silence is "what the Internet could be reduced to on or shortly after" the royalty increase begins.Related Stories        * Webcasters ask appeals court to delay 'Net radio royalty increase        * SoundExchange offers olive branch to small webcasters over royalties        * Internet Radio Equality Act would overturn decision on webcasting fees        * Internet radio royalty hike delayed; last chance to petition CongressIn March, the Copyright Royalty Board announced that it would raise royalties for Internet broadcasters, moving them from a per-song rate to a per-listener rate. The increase would be made retroactive to the beginning of 2006 and would double over the next five years.After the announcement, a group of broadcasters spearheaded by National Public Radio petitioned the CRB for a rehearing, but a panel of judges denied the request less than a month later.In early May, legislation was introduced into the Senate and House of Representatives that would overturn the CRB's decision and mandate a royalty rate of 7.5 percent of total revenues. Neither version of the Internet Radio Equality Act has yet to make it to the floor for a vote. A coalition of webcasters has also asked a federal appeals court to delay the rate hike.Daunted by the prospect of legislation, SoundExchange"the licensing authority backed by the major record labels"offered Internet broadcasters an olive branch. Under SoundExchange's latest proposal, smaller webcasters would remain exempt from the new royalty schedule until 2010. Large, commercial webcasters would have to still have pony up beginning in mid-July. SaveNetRadio criticized SoundExchange's offer, saying that it amounted to throwing large webcasters under the bus while simultaneously ensuring that none of the small webcasters would ever see significant growth.During the Day of Silence next week, Internet broadcasters will broadcast static or silence interspersed with public service announcements asking listeners to contact their congressional representatives and ask them to support the IREA. According to the Radio and Internet Newsletter, webcasters such as Live365.com, AccuRadio.com, and NPR affiliate KCRW will participate. Hanson said that he hopes that larger stations such as NPR, Pandora, Yahoo, and Real Rhapsody will also participate. Enjoy Our Entertaining and Informational Podcast on the whole situation - ASID's Anti Web-Payola Pod

Download Kartel Boxes DJ - WHY ? could he be Bi-Polar or just plain schizophrenic ???????Download Mama#039;s LoveLetter To Kartel - quot;Mama ASID Says quot;Come To Mama Kartel, Let Me Love You Up Babybwoyquot;A Soundman Assaulted in the Dancehall ? by an artists' entourage - as the artist stood by and did nothing to stop it; Why did this all happen ? What would provoke anyone to behave in this manner, in the dancehall ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? When Violent Music causes Violent Attacks on Selectors it's time to Stop Playing It. We separate the wheat from the chaff in this one on one with Alex Frass of HardRokk SoundSystem - from Portmore, New Kingston. it seems our attention is again drawn to the Kartel Camp. anytime a selector gets attacked it's bad news - but when a selector is attacked because he's not playing what the artist's entourage wants to hear - then it's gone too far. In the old days, Men knew that a Dance was a time for enjoyment; where people gathered to let their hair down and relax to the rhythms of their favorite soundsystem. These days going to a dance is like entering an armed encampment; complete with miniature diamond dusted 25's worn as medallions - and gals with razor laced extentions in their multi colored up-do's. no one seems to come to dance and enjoy the party. but to see what the latest controversy will be at the end of the "night or fight"; whichever comes first. so if you entertain the idea that going to a dance is for a goodtime, let us enlighten you with this report straight from the selector's stand. We've reached out to Kartel with our Love Letter earlier; in hopes of offering him some sage counsel and honest advice. as of yet he's not responded . Through Our Portmore sources - we do know however that Kartel has heard this show, and quite possibly our love letter. so in our estimation it's just a matter of time, before he comes forward to tell his side of the story; and enlighten us all as to why he's turned into a "cheerleader for murder". "Love is the only solution", as we've been told by Jah Cure; So we want to open the door to Kartel to reach a peaceful end to this terror tirade; before anymore blood is spilled in the dancehall. Selectors come to Select - DJ's come to Chat. lets leave it that way. and with that, we give you "Truth Nah Run..and Rights nah Fear". if you happen to be in Jamaica and hear the advertisement for HardRokk Sound; make sure you check them out. Alex Frass has decided to return to Foundation Sound - which means a goodtime will be had by all; in a shotta-less zone. Support Foundation Sound and Return to Peace and Rights Reggae Today.

Download ASID SAYS NO to Play-OLA and the CRB Pirates URL: New Webcast Royalty Rules Will Line SoundExchange's Pockets With Billions In 'Administrative Fees' There's been plenty of backlash against the new royalty rates for webcasters, set by the Copyright Royalty Board at the suggestion of SoundExchange, a group spun out from the RIAA to handle royalty collection. The royalty rates themselves were ridiculously high, and would make it untenable for many small webcasters to continue, while taking a huge bite out of bigger players' revenues. Now, four of those bigger companies -- Yahoo, RealNetworks, Pandora and Live365 -- have sent a letter to lawmakers pointing out that not only do they have to pay the inflated royalties, they have to pay SoundExchange more than $1 billion a year in "administrative fees" for collecting them as well. The new royalty deal levies a charge of at least $500 per "channel" on webcasters, which SoundExchange says is to cover administrative costs. For somebody like Real, that adds up quickly, since it says it served 400,000 unique channels to its subscribers last year. Furthermore, since they're not royalties, there's a good chance they'll just line SoundExchange's pockets rather than be distributed to artists. This isn't particularly surprising, given SoundExchange's track record (nor its affiliation to the RIAA), but further illustrates how one-sided this royalty deal is. It was crafted only to benefit SoundExchange, and not the artists it purports to represent -- and it certainly doesn't do much for webcasters, other than decimate their industry. Hopefully the webcasters' letter will give a boost to the bill that's been introduced to overturn the CRB decision and set much more reasonable royalty levels.

Download Mama ASID and Bankraft Buss some Ole#039; Pirates on MySpace Stealing From Artists Bankraft Gets Certified ~ 100%Roots Bankraft The Young Musical Genius from Portmore; starts up the week here at BadGalsRadio.com with a "All Rights Reserved" Yow Big Up Bankraft, Ya Certified. click in to start the celebration with Bankraft now. and while you're at it, add him to your Myspace friends today. He'll let you know how much he appreciates your support - by keeping the great lyrics burning. WE Help Bankraft Celebrate his success this week, as we chat about all kinds of stuff with "His Witty-ness"; we spend quite a bit of time discussing the Portmore Dubplate Theft; and The Idiot Crooks - KingRebel2007/Slykid2007; who looted the Portmore Artist Pool for more than 100 Dubplates. the way we figure it, if he paid for each dubplate at the standard rate of between $150 - $200. us each; he made a considerable dent (100 X $150 = $15,00.00 ) in the income of some of the most talented artists in Jamaica. hmmm, wonder how he plans to ply his trade now that we're ALL on to him - and giving him the full red carpet treatment ? Since this touched us so deeply; we decided to go deeeeeeeeeep, and investigate this crook posse that supposedly originates in Kenya - to expose the massive dimensions of the theft. if you'd like to read the transcript of my chat with the crooks; click here and enjoy their lack of cleverness when dealing with Mama ASID. We have a special fondness for the artists of Portmore; and "we jus couldn't sit back an nah do nuttin.. nooo mon..." so we jumped right in and exposed these crooks. with this we warn all artist - "Never Ever release your work to anyone before you have payment in your hands - or you too maybe become a victim of the new version of CyberPirates, like KingRebel2007 being good global citizens; we're releasing our evidence to the goodfolks at Myspace.com where this theft actually originated. to assist them in eliminating the unfriendliness of pirates and thieves who utilize their network to steal and cheat others globally, with the click of a mouse. WE Also share with you the music of several other 100%Roots Certified Artists, from the Musical Ambassadors' Camp. You may remember Our Favorite Myspace Musical Friend Asante Amen, who just signed on to the Musical Ambassadors Label; our Friend and Favorite Foundation Composer The Great Erroll Organs - of Trenchtown Fame; and the Fabulously Talented Latty Guzang, the Prince of Modern day Melodical Fyre. "Dis Pod Hot Ta Rassssssss Mi Tell Unu," to click in to start the celebration with Bankraft now. and while you're at it, add him to your Myspace friends today. He'll let you know how much he appreciates your support - by keeping the great lyrics burning. Big Up to Our Idrens Franco from Reggae Nostalgia; our Dallas Folks Ras Ridi from Knon and SexyKaye From Royal Radio in NY. click their links and enjoy more of the Finest in Foundation Sound - and tell em Mama ASID / BadGalsRadio sent you. Duration: 62:58 / MP3 Format 64k Producer: RE Ausetkmt / Mama ASID for ASID Hi-Power Sound / FoundationSound UK.Copyright: RE Ausetkmt / BadGalsRadio.com ASID Studios us / FoundationSound.co.uk - All Original Copyrights to copyright holders. all rights reserved. (published - 06/03/07) This project is produced in collaboration with our sister sound - FoundationSound.co.uk and Trevor Elliott of MusicalAmbassador.com. Our Biggest Thanks Y'all.

Download Peaches amp; Bounty Killer#039;s Explicit Phone RantAlleged private Bounty Killer conversation becomes public 22-May-07 #124; by A.K.A What is said to be a heated private conversation between a voice that sounded like that of deejay Bounty Killer and a woman said to be his ex-girlfriend, Peaches has hit the entertainment ground running as the CD with the explicit conversation has become the much sought after item in the dancehall world this week. One876Entertainment.com gained a copy of the CD, which contains snippets of the what appeared to be the voice of the deejay in a heated conversation with a female featuring samples of at least three dancehall songs including the intro to Kartels Nuh Badda Try on the Tremor rhythm and Lady Saws If The Man Lef. The CD begins with the Lady Saw song just before the voice of Peaches barks in anger: Dutty, stinking, suck p---y Bounty Killer, weh yuh a call me phone fah? The voices then exchange insults in an expletive-stained, bitter conversation that lasts several minutes At the end of the CD, Peaches voice says, every one ah yuh enemy ah get this, mi record that! One876Entertainment.com interviewed Peaches who describes herself as a brown-skinned girl who looks like DAngel. She said she was forced to record the conversation after Bounty Killer threatened her. It was an actual conversation, he was my man and him start gwaan like him no have no sense, ah talk bout him ah go kick off mi face and kick out mi teeth, so mi record him, and mi copy the threatening text dem to my computer and send it to all my friend dem phone, she said. Asked what was the source of the argument, she admitted: I was with Bounty, and now me deh wid Vybz Kartel. Click here to listen to track (EXPLICIT)

Download Mama ASID Says Lets Party on these crb clownsDownload Join the Anti-Payola / Slash the CRB Party BY KURT HANSON SoundExchange announced this morning that, in response to a request from key members of Congress, it is has made an offer to extend the rates and terms of the Small Webcaster Settlement Act (SWSA)-related license agreement to "small webcasters" through the end of 2010. According to the SoundExchange press release, the offer comes as a direct response to a request from the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property to initiate good faith private negotiations with small commercial and noncommercial webcasters with the shared goal of ensuring their continued operations and viability. The press release also states that the subcommittees request was sent to SoundExchange last week in a letter co-signed by Representatives Howard L. Berman (D-CA) [pictured left] and Howard Coble (R-NC) [pictured below right], the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member respectively of the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. "As suggested by the Subcommittee," the release states, "SoundExchange is proposing that the subsidy be based on a percentage of revenue model and is proposing the same rates that prevailed under SWSA: small webcasters would pay royalty fees of 10% of all gross revenue up to $250,000, and 12% for all gross revenue above that amount. The proposal includes both a revenue cap and a usage cap to ensure that this subsidy is used only by webcasters of a certain size who are forming or strengthening their business." No details on proposed revenue cap The release did not give any details on SoundExchange's revenue or usage cap. The SWSA-related license for 2005 set a revenue cap of $1.2 million to qualify for the rate. [Previous RAIN coverage of here.] SoundExchange Executive Director John Simson [pictured below] noted that the proposed extension of rates would only be made available to webcasters who comply with reporting requirements and do "not avoid" lawfully-owed payments. The press release states that, "Indeed, in their letter Representatives Berman and Coble noted that, 'In return for compelling sound recording copyright owners to make their works available, the qualifying services agree to meet the terms and conditions of the compulsory license, which, inter alia, requires the periodic filing of statements of account and the timely payment of statutory royalties to the copyright owners whose works they have elected to perform.'" David Oxenford, the lawyer for the Small Commercials Webcasters group to whom such an offer would most likely have been extended, has not yet responded to RAIN's requests for comment. RAIN will continue coverage of this issue in an afternoon edition later today. ... x A step in the right direction, but not a long-term solution SoundExchange's proposal today may take some political pressure off of them, and it does relieve a couple of dozen small webcasters from the threat of imminent bankruptcy, but it addresses only a tiny portion of the big picture. For example, webcasters like Live365 and Pandora are "small businesses" by most standard definitions of the term, but may not qualify for this offer. (SoundExchange's proposed revenue caps have not been publicly released yet.) Launched 18 months ago, Pandora employs 100 people in an enterprise zone in Oakland, California, and under every reasonable definition is a small business trying to grow into a large business. Similarly, Live365 employs 35 people in Foster City, California, and provides the platform for 10,000 individual webcasters to create their own micro-businesses. If this offer is not made available to them, those thousands of individual webcasters would lose their ability to stream.. By broadcast radio standards, e

Download BadGalsRadio News for the week 05/13/07China unlikely to bow to critics on Darfur By POD313 Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) shakes hands with his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir. China has signalled during a week of high-level diplomatic wrangling over the Darfur crisis that it is unlikely to bend to global pressure and change its much-criticised policies on Sudan(AFP/File/Isam Al-Haj)AFP - China has signalled during a week of high-level diplomatic wrangling over the Darfur crisis that it is unlikely to bend to global pressure and change its much-criticised policies on Sudan. AFP - China has signalled during a week of high-level diplomatic wrangling over the Darfur crisis that it is unlikely to bend to global pressure and change its much-criticised policies on Sudan. URL: China unlikely to bow to critics on Darfur (AFP) Source Blog African Union sends mediators to ease Sudan-Chad-CAR tensions By POD313 URL: African Union sends mediators to ease Sudan-Chad-CAR tensions (AFP) AFP - Mediators from the African Union are to visit Sudan, Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) to try to ease tensions created by the Darfur crisis, an AU statement said Sunday. Source Blog Sudan forces involved in south Darfur attacks: UN rights body By POD313 URL: Sudan forces involved in south Darfur attacks: UN rights body (AFP) AFP - The United Nations human rights agency on Friday expressed its grave concern that Sudanese border guards were involved in inter-tribal fighting in south Darfur which has killed more than 100 people since January. Source Blog Kadhafi says people of Darfur should resolve own conflict: report By POD313 URL: Kadhafi says people of Darfur should resolve own conflict: report (AFP) AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi has said that the people of Darfur should be left alone to resolve the conflict in their region, according to a transcript of an address released by the BBC Friday. Source Blog AU patrols to resume in troubled Darfur village By POD313 URL: AU patrols to resume in troubled Darfur village (Reuters) Reuters - African Union peacekeepers in Sudan will resume patrols in a Darfur village where five Senegalese soldiers were killed last month in the deadliest single attack on the force since its 2004 deployment, AU officials said on Friday. Source Blog UN envoy laments growing tribal clashes in Darfur By POD313 URL: UN envoy laments growing tribal clashes in Darfur (AFP) AFP - Warning of growing tribal clashes in Darfur and radicalization of displaced youths in camps, UN special envoy Jan Eliasson on Friday stressed the urgency of a "credible negotiating process" to end the conflict in Sudan's war-torn region. Source Blog Sudan again rejects UN-AU force after China envoy talks By POD313 URL: Sudan again rejects UN-AU force after China envoy talks (AFP) AFP - The Sudanese government renewed its opposition to a proposed 20,000-strong hybrid African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force for Darfur after talks with a visiting Chinese envoy Sunday. Source Blog

Download Mama Says NO; ASID Responds with a PartyDownload BadGalsRadio News for the week April 25, 2007 Full VersionDownload BadGalsRadio News for the week April 25, 2007 - mini version Mama Says N O To "CRB Payola Shake Down" - It's Response Time Click here to listen to this Awesome Podcast We've had a whole week to formulate a response; to the CRB Ultimatum to Internet Broadcasters Payola Scheme...well it dawned on us quite innocently that in our normal walk of life we'd already taken a stance on this; so we're putting it into action - henceforth. We don't do Ism or Skizm - so no to this ccbr scheme - flatly no. we decided to do the pro-active thing and just MOVE.. well to put it into words it truly meant we had to return to our foundation. Jamaica - plain and simple was at the time of the inception of ASID's Founders a British Protectorate. knowing that the queen doesn't have any present vendettas against internet radio or internet streamers; we just relocated. call us ya matey's. at present time we're still quite committed to the us fight for free speech; but we decided to switch to keep the table even at this point. maybe other streamers will see this as an alternative to the present payola schemes. we hope that they will band together and as a unit address this scourge against the first amendment - with the public; instead of with the politicians. with that said, we're revolting by changing up our format - we're adding expanded news' more podcasts; more breaking new artists and riddims; and of course More Interviews and CD Reviews so you know if you want to spend your money on an artists latest piece. enough with the chatter, here's the news links and following this are the Hits We Broke this Week on the Podcast. Sizzzzzlee...... it's hot and coldblooded at once; just like you like it. "Inna ASID Stylie" .. Hit It. BadGalsRadio Moves to the UK to fight Payola Shakedown in US CRB Extortion "Stunts US Internet Radio" according to experts a 60 Mins Stop Snitchin Lesson BabyScarySpice gets DNA Tested and Tagged a Murphy..Damn Beenie and D'Angel Mix it up "Kingston Sopranos Stylie" Juanita Jordan is One Rich Divorcee Zambian Naturalist gets shown the Green by Nobel Folks Zambia gets Bit by Vampires DeBeers Freaks at Canadas' Native Rebate Initiatives Stars Strip Closets to Donate to Save Darfur auction on ebay Sudan Gets UN's Help - "Boots and Copters" whether they want it or not.; We're Having a HouseParty To Save Darfur and Sudan This weeks Musical Offerings are Hot Hot Hot !!! we went into our vault and blew the dust off of a piece of Top Secert History; and mixed in loads of new crispy treats from some of todays top and brightest new starz. check it out, Top Secret Studios Secret Mama ASID Dub * Top Secret Eric Tattler - "Mobile Light Spot" Full Dub Plate * Leh Go - Nicky Alrica and Jr Dread (YaadNoize) * Tour - Wolvarine, RedRat and Ragi (YaadNoize) * Reminisce - King Ali Baba * Where are they now - Lukie D * America - Ron Hardy War Zone - Ron Hardy Friday Lover - Mr Bertus * Mari Juana - Anthony Cruz (Hardtimes Riddim) * Lonely Girl - Bascom X (Hardtimes Riddim) * * - These pieces are from the studio's vaults and not available for sale anywhere Click here to listen to this Awesome Podcast Now Hol Dat Bad Bwoy !!! Duration : 56:00 MP3 Format 64k Stereo Producer : RE Ausetkmt / Mama ASID - for BadGalsRadio.com UK Studios Produced : April 25-28, 2007 Copyrights: all copyrights to original copyright holders BadGalsRadio / ASID Hi Power Soundsystem. UK / US

Download BadGals Anti WebPayola Protest Podcast Party We Started out this week with the Sniper at VA Tech; Bloggers and Internet Newscasts gave us the whole story as it unfolded... Live . Then for Internet Broadcasters things took a nose dive, when the CRB Issued their mandate/vendetta against Streaming Radio Stations like BadGalsRadio.. To quote Michael Smith "..we just couldn't sit back an nah do nuttin " so we've decided to join the fight - we're asking for your help like we've never asked before. Please sign This Petition - we've got to get the attention of the US Congress before May 15th; which is the date that this murderous ruling takes effect. Mama ASID's Anti WebPayola Statement and Protest Party Podcast We're also adding our voice to the many here in the us who are calling for a moratorium on Attacking Free Speech and Internet Rights. We're not Pirates, Thieves or any of the other viscious names that some of our opponents have called us. but we are determined to save Internet Radio; even if it takes us putting all focus on only that issue. This Podcast features some of the finest independant music available globally - and thanks to Independant Streaming Radio, like BadGalsRadio, You Can Enjoy It. Mama ASID's Anti WebPayola Statement and Protest Party Podcast National Front Riddim * Daily Bread - Flash * Mary Joy - Lyricson * Leggo The Herb - Chezidek * A No Nuttin - Chezidek * Live Up Right - Chukky Starr Starkey Banton * Down There - Dasia Lloyd * Where The Money Goes - Magano Crackskull * Alone Again - Alisa * Africanize Dem - Patrice Yanigga - Yanigga * Hey Love - Eryk Moore * Gun - Patrice Blaze Riddim - I Don't Like The Way Your Living - Richie Spice * Coffin For Head of State - Fela Anikulapo Kuti and Afrika 80 * * these are Independant Studio Productions Never Released for Sale Anywhere Duration : 70:13 Format : MP3 Digital 64K Produced By : RE Ausetkmt for BadGalsRadio/ASID Hi Power Sound System Copyright : ~RE Ausetkmt for BadGalsRadio / Original Copyright Holders Retain Rights Mama ASID's Anti WebPayola Statement and Protest Party Podcast

Download HELP - BadGalsRadio Under Assault by DC - RIAA ClownsTechdirt: Judge Says Too Bad To Webcasters Upset About New Webcast Rates So What Does This Mean to BadGalsRadio.com ? We're still trying to get a real handle on it; as we're hybrid. we originate from the US but actually our stream comes out of the UK. where this mess isn't an issue yet..but we suspect it will be soon. So What Do We Do ? We're gonna keep pumpin up the volume till they knock down the door and then we'll hit em with Gal-Bassed Logic. ASID is a Foundation Sound from Jamaica; which migrated to the US. this doesn't mean by any stretch of the imagination that we're considering ourselves a US Station. We consider ASID a GLOBAL SoundSystem. WE Hope that You'll continue to Support Our Fight to End this Webcast Prostitution. Freedom of the Airwaves 4 I-n-I Globally For Iver! as soon as we've found the right format for our fight, we'll be blasting it loud on our blog and playlist; Here's hoping that your paying attention - because if you're not, you may miss one of the biggest fights for your internet freedom in history. With That We Say " Beam We Up Selassie I" Judge Says Too Bad To Webcasters Upset About New Webcast Rates from the sorry,-nothing-can-be-done dept Last month, when the RIAA pushed through new webcasting royalty rates that were clearly designed to kill off a lot of webcasters, many people said not to worry, that the whole thing was just part of a negotiation. While the Copyright Royalty Board finally noticed that people weren't too happy about the new rates and agreed to hold some hearings, today they rejected those complaints and said that they won't change the rates, and everyone better pay up by May 15th. Webcasters are now looking to appeal to both the Appeals Court as well as Congress -- but recognize that either move will probably take a while, and go well beyond the May 15th deadline. The end result, of course, is actually going to hurt the music industry greatly. Webcasting has always been a huge promotional driver for artists -- especially niche artists who wouldn't get any publicity any other way. The recording industry apparently still hasn't figured out that it can expand its market by letting people promote the content for it. Instead, it wants to charge for that promotion, in a short-sighted effort to charge for every use of the content, even ones that expand the market and allow the overall industry to make much more money. RIAA Pushes Through Internet Radio Royalty Rates Designed To Kill Webcasts from the broadcasters-must-be-a-special-boys-club dept It's been quite some time since we last heard about arguments between internet webcasters and SoundExchange (a group spun off from the RIAA to handle royalty collection). Back in the summer of 2003, there was even a lawsuit over the royalties being set, that were pretty clearly designed to put smaller, independent webcasters out of business. From the RIAA's point of view, this is perfectly typical. They still view the world (especially the internet) as a broadcast medium. Therefore, they want at small number of "professional" content producers who create the content for everyone else. Then they can just sign a few ridiculously large licenses with those large players, and "the people" get to consume it. It's a fundamental misunderstanding of the internet as a communications medium -- a medium where people express themselves back and forth to each other, rather than a place we go sit back and "consume." While the fight had gotten quiet lately, the good old RIAA was hard at work making sure that things were happening in the background. A bunch of folks submitted stories this weekend noting that late Friday (making it less likely to make news), the Copyright Royalty Board announced that it was adopting the royalty rates SoundExchange put forth, and making them effective retroactively to the be

Download HELP - BadGalsRadio Under Assault by DC - RIAA ClownsPlease sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541 Internet Radio Threatened by Sky-High Royalty Rates Thu Apr 19, 2007 at 01:36:37 PM Tim Westergren, founder of Oakland-based internet radio pioneer Pandora, is circulating a petition to help save internet radio. A recent decision by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board to nearly triple licensing fees (read all about it in this week's Express) could put Pandora and just about every other internet radio station out of business. The rate hike puts internet radio royalty rates more than four times higher than satellite radio rates, while terrestrial radio broadcasters don't have to pay at all. We all know terrestrial radio's music programming sucks, satellite radio is expensive, and HD radio is a scam. So let's save internet radio! Read Tim's letter after the jump. -- Nate Seltenrich Hi, it's Tim from Pandora,I'm writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington, DC to almost triple the licensing fees for Internet radio sites like Pandora. The new royalty rates are irrationally high, more than four times what satellite radio pays, and broadcast radio doesn't pay these at all. Left unchanged, these new royalties will kill every Internet radio site, including Pandora.In response to these new and unfair fees, we have formed the SaveNetRadio Coalition, a group that includes listeners, artists, labels and webcasters. I hope that you will consider joining us. Please sign our petition urging your Congressional representative to act to save Internet radio: http://capwiz.com/saveinternetradio/issues/alert/?alertid=9631541 Please feel free to forward this link/email to your friends - the more petitioners we can get, the better. Understand that we are fully supportive of paying royalties to the artists whose music we play, and have done so since our inception. As a former touring musician myself, I'm no stranger to the challenges facing working musicians. The issue we have with the recent ruling is that it puts the cost of streaming far out of the range of ANY webcaster's business potential. I hope you'll take just a few minutes to sign our petition - it WILL make a difference. As a young industry, we do not have the lobbying power of the RIAA. You, our listeners, are by far our biggest and most influential allies. As always, and now more than ever, thank you for your support. -Tim Westergren (Pandora founder) Royalty Board Says Internet Radio Needs To Pay Fees April 17, 2007 3:19 p.m. EST Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Copyright Royalty Board has issued a ruling which will require Internet and streaming radio stations to pay the same royalties that traditional radio stations must pay to the music labels which own the songs they play. Furthermore, the case approved charges retroactively to 2006, meaning many smaller music-streaming and radio-station sites will have to pay far more than they expected, and face shutting down under the enormous costs. Now, only Congress can help smaller web-based radio stations. Currently, Internet radio has been seen as one of the challengers to satellite radio, and actually named as a reason why the Sirius and XM Radio merger wouldn't be an unbeatable trust, since the variety and availability of free Internet radio stations would add competition in the industry. However, now that these stations may go under, Congress may have to intervene. David DeJean, writes on his Information Weekly blog, "Exactly why the recording industry wants to radically restrict Internet radio eludes me... these services are just beginning to offer the music industry a real alternative to the decli

Zimbabwe braces for dark Easter Sunday • ZESA hikes electricity tariffs by 350%• Zesa is broke, says official• Power blackout in Harare as Zesa workers strike • Zesa hikes electricity tariffs by up to 270% • Coal shortages cripple production industry • Zesa warns of more power cuts • Power cuts plunge Zimbabwe into darkness • Chitungwiza power outages to last 3 weeks • Power failure blacks out Mugabe's speech By Staff Reporter Last updated: 04/05/2007 20:57:44 MOST parts of Zimbabwe will have no electricity for a whole day on Easter Sunday due to the shutdown of the Kariba South and North power stations, it was announced Thursday. The Zimbabwe electricity Supply Authority (Zesa) Holdings -- a state-run power utility company -- said the shutdown has been necessitated by some inspection work. The blackout would last for 10 hours from 0800hrs to 1800hrs. But officials also warned of load shedding, which could leave some areas oin darkness the whole day. In a notice, Zesa Holdings said the two power stations at Kariba Dam -- namely the South Bank on the Zimbabwe side and the North Bank on the Zambian side -- would shut down on Sunday 8 April to allow international consultants engaged by the Zambezi River Authority to carry out inspection of the downstream side of the dam. In a veiled warning of the possibility to the extension of the shutdown, Zesa added that “updates would be provided on specific issues.” It said: “On the Zimbabwean side, this shutdown implies that power supply to the country will be suppressed by up to 700MW (Kariba station’s generating capacity). "During this period, load shedding will be carried out in order to maintain a balance between supply and demand." This week, the parastatal announced that it would be increasing electricity tariffs by 350 percent in a move that would push the cost of commodities up. In January, Zesa Holdings said it had incurred a loss of 34 billion Zimbabwe dollars (US$136 million) last year by charging sub-economic tariffs. The company warned Zimbabweans to brace themselves for worse power cuts. Zimbabwe has been hit by perennial power shortages due to a shortage of hard currency needed to import excess power, and to refurbish broken down generators at its coal-fired power stations. JOIN THE DEBATE ON THIS ARTICLE ON THE NEWZIMBABWE.COM FORUMS newsdesk@newzimbabwe.com Download BadGalsRadio RawRootsPodcast: quot;Lazarus The Resurectionquot; - A Musical Global Action Festival quot;Free Zimbabwe NOW !!!quot;Download Standard PodcastDownload BadGalRadioNews Briefs - week of April 8, 2007 - Free Zimbabwe amp; Sudan NOW !!!