Tuesday, January 30, 2007

1/30/07 Link Dump

How long do you think it'll take until some shul tries this?

AddeRabbi is comparing Harry Chapin and Uncle Moishy.

Y-Love writes: "Matisyahu Being Accused of Missionary Activity With New CD?"

Ari Davidow posts some Klezmer Bartok.

From the NY Sun:"Facing the Wagner Question".

Here's a Jerusalem Post article about the Jewish bands up for Grammys.

The Town Crier reports that Matisyahu has settled with former label J-Dub.

Here are clips from the upcoming Shwekey album. He's covering "In A Vinkele". There's an English version and a Yiddish version. Other than that, it's more of the same.

Tamara Eden writes about a Chabad House inauguration. She's included aome video clips of Korean-American Johnny Yune singing in Hebrew and Yiddish. In the early '60's, Yune headlined at a nightclub in the city where he learned Yiddish. Check out the third clip. There's also a clip of, for lack of a better term, contemporary Chassidic Disco dancing.

Avakesh posts a video clip of the Nadvorna Tu Bishvat Tish.