Rihanna Cancels Indonesian Concert Over Terrorism Concerns

Rihanna has canceled her sold-out concert tonight in Indonesia over security issues. While the exact cause of cancellation hasn't been revealed, it's most likely due to an Australian travel advisory for the country following this weekend's execution of three Islamic militants involved in a 2002 Bali bombing. According to the reports, the three men told their followers to take part in vengeance attacks if they were executed, so Rihanna and her crew will play it safe and avoid any possible tumult in Indonesia. The concert organizers hope to have Rihanna back in January. Recently on the tour, Rihanna left the Sydney, Australia stage abruptly after suffering from a quick spell of dehydration and overheating.

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Song Stories

“All Along the Watchtower”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968

Jimi Hendrix got hold of Bob Dylan's early John Wesley Harding tapes and in late 1967 recorded a version of "All Along the Watchtower" with the Experience in London. Dissatisfied with that first development, Hendrix brought those tapes with him to New York in early 1968 when he began work on Electric Ladyland. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer at the time, told Rolling Stone that Hendrix "was still looked upon by his basically white audience as the mammoth black guitar hero. There was a constant fight within him to expand himself." Hendrix's successful take on Dylan's work has long been recognized by the songwriter. "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way," Dylan wrote in the liner notes to his Biograph box set. "Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

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