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Top-selling country act Dixie Tits Chicks has come under fire from fans and the Nashville establishment after member Natalie Maines told a London crowd, "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." Although I am not a native Texan, I can certainly echo that sentiment. In reaction, one Nashville station has stopped spinning the Austin-based band, and Maines later backpedaled and amended the remark, noting her frustration with US foreign policy.

Like others around the world, I joined an anti-war protest at the Texas Capitol and took plenty of pictures. I haven't had them processed yet, but there are pics from previous anti-war demonstrations in downtown Austin here and here.

Finally, cracker-rappers the Beastie Boys have released a protest song "In a World Gone Mad" online in mp3 format. While I appreciate the artists taking a stand, the song itself is kind of weak with lyrics like, "Don't get me wrong: I love America/But that's no reason to get hysterica." Yeah. A quote from Mike D on the site says, "It didn't make sense to us to wait until the entire record was finished to release this song." While I'm sure they wanted to be timely, I wonder if they're also trying to promote themselves during national discussion.