No Rock And Roll Fun

WE LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL WORLD: Women singers return to Afghan TV now the new American-endorsed rulers have overturned a ban imposed by the previous American-endorsed rulers; while in Baghdad, Iraq's first heavy metal gig - possibly ever - has taken place, following the fall of the previous, once American-supported regime and the introduction of a new set of American rulers. The BBC's Chris Hogg says "there are few other places in the world where a heavy metal concert by a bunch of amateurs would make the headlines", but since he's a diplomatic correspondent rather than a rock writer, he couldn't be expected to know that the self same thing happens whenever Limp Bizkit play.