Argentina finds a great way to avoid future Bieber concerts

Justin Bieber might not want to visit Argentina any time soon:

An Argentine judge ordered the arrest of pop star Justin Bieber if he sets foot in the country after the Canadian singer failed to face questions about an alleged assault at a Buenos Aires nightclub in 2013, his court secretary said on Friday.

Now, I'm not saying that every nation should just adopt the idea that Bieber should have his collar felt if he turns up at immigration. Just every right thinking nation.

Daddy Yankee: People talk about stress, I say I'm married to it

You think you have it hard at work? You don't know workplace stress.

Meet Diego Hernan De Iraola.

Diego is an Argentinean promoter, and, according to a lawsuit, he promoted a tour by Daddy Yankee. Only Yankee pulled out two days before the start, and the resulting stress made Diego bleed from the eyeballs.

(By the way: Daddy Yankee? Is that the younger brother of Uncle Sam?)

Argentina might have a Vice President with an axe

No, no, not like Dave and George's mighty axe for making poor people suffer, it's a guitar. Amado Boudou, running mate of incumbent Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, plays a Fender and sings at political meetings. The Guardian has seen it with its own eyes:

"Rock helps me communicate directly with the people because rock doesn't lie, and people are fed up with lying politicians," said Boudou, whose campaign trail with the famous Argentinian band Mancha de Rolando in tow resembles a rock tour more than election politics.
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Nestor Kirchner rescued Argentina from its devastating 2002 financial crisis by boldly increasing spending while restructuring a gargantuan foreign debt without the help of the IMF. Boudou considers his 2005 break with the IMF as key to Argentina's consumption-based recovery, and he likes to accompany that message with crashing guitar chords on his current election tour.

"Mister banker, give me back my money!" he sings to the crowds who turn up at his political rallies.

To adapt Hank Hill on Christian rock: you're not making politics better, you're just making rock music worse.

Thank God Tony Blair only ever looked like someone who might do this sort of thing, rather than becoming someone who actually did.

Give me money, or I go

Popjustice brings to our tired eyes the news that an "Argentinian rock star" (a career right up there with American Soccer Legend, or Member of the Australian Diplomatic Corps) has told his fans if they don't send him a million pounds, he'll up sticks to New York and never come back again. We're not sure if New York has yet made a counter offer, but how absolutely splendid.

After all, people do just give Robbie Williams money because he turns up and asks for it, so why should Argentinians be any less stupid? At least it saves the waste of all that vinyl.