If You Ban It, They Will Come!

Nice turnout at banned London concert! 

Zos Ve'od

More on the UK concert ban. 

Bracha Levatalah

 

Banned in the UK

FoF (Fear of Female) Singers) 

It's A Banner Day!

This is why we can't have nice things! 

Been A While Since I Posted A Ban...

Lakewood Rabbis set to ban 24/6 Jewish Music App 


Yeah, Spotify and YouTube algorithms are much better... SMH.

Vesolachta La'avonam Ki Rabbonim Heim

Rabbis Against Musical Selichos

The Song Remains The Same

Lakewood Askonim furious after forged signature appears on alleged letter...

What Else Is Neias?

OP-ED: Lag Baomer Lakewood Event Misrepresented To Rabbis

Lag BaOmer Banfire

Lakewood's BMG Bans Separate Seating Lag Baomer Concert

It's Waze Are Waze of Piece!

Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Ger chasidim make strong takanas in its fight against Internet and use of WhatsApp



What are Gerer one-man-bands going to do now, when their transpose button fails at the gig?

More on Lipa

Vos Iz Neias: Israeli Radio Station Bans Lipa New Song “Bueh, Bueh”



This quote could easily be applied to this project. "Schmeltzer noted that while Jews tend to be trailblazers in many fields, they tend to settle for second best when it comes to the arts."

More Lipa Controversy

Life in Israel: Lipa pushes the envelope, possibly scoffing at Rav Chaim Kanievsky.


Seems manufactured to me. At any rate, now having heard several tracks off the new album, I'm definitely not a fan of this stuff. I can appreciate good EDM, but this isn't it. It's formulaic, no interesting timbres, solos, or arrangements. A shame, because if Lipa wanted to do the EDM thing right, he could've hired top EDM producers easily enough.

Film Ban?

Over at Failed Messiah... Hasidim Ban Ex-Hasid Luzer Twersky's New Film, Felix And Meira



Personally, I'd be more impressed if FM had any actual info about which community this happened in, who was behind the ban etc.

Let's Ban More Stuff!

This time, Prominent Lakewood Rabbonim Ban the Children's Video "Megilas Lester."

Their sales (or bootlegs) are about to go up!

CRAAPP!

New organization: CRAAP: Chassidish Rebbes Against Apps!



Let's ban some more stuff! Bans work!



WhatsApp Spreads Fast Among Ultra-Orthodox — and Rabbis Cry Foul

Reb Lipa On Hsahkafa

In the Forward... "Lipa Schmeltzer Reaches For Broadway and Beyond".



So, you banned his big show a number of years ago. How's that working out?

It's Been A While Since I Posted A Ban

Vos Iz Neias: "Dancing With Children On Shoulders Banned By Gur Hasidic Leaders!"

No words!

Wedding Banned

Dancing with the groom on your shoulders is now verboten. Check out the reasons. 1) Minhag goyim. 2) To prevent a certain injury that would prevent him from "fulfilling the wedding night mitzvah". Lifting him on a table is also a no-no. B'dieved, he may be lifted on a chair, but only by married avreichim.

Lipa Moves Forward

Over at the Arty Semite, Frimet Goldberger interviewed Lipa Schmeltzer.

Lipa talks about the "Big Event" ban and his perspective on how he dealt with that, and how he'd deal with future condemnation.

Kol hakavod!