Friday, October 23, 2015
Jerusalem Is Bleeding
In the NY Times... Palestinian Anger in Jerusalem and West Bank Gets a Violent Soundtrack
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Friday, October 09, 2015
Yitzchok Meir Malek
Here's an odd one...
Yitzchak Meir Malek posted this video of him singing Shema Yisrael as a call to prayer on his Facebook page, where it has received over 10,000 shares, 9,900+likes and 1,400 comments thus far.
He's also posted a news article about his singing: WATCH What This American Israeli Singer Did To Teach Muslims A Lesson About God And Jerusalem.
Setting apart the question of whether this is an appropriate response or not, here is a larger issue here. Nowhere in the post or article does it indicate that it's not his voice. An awful lot of people have commented complimenting him on his voice and he hasn't acknowledged it there either, as far as I can tell. It's pretty dishonest for a singer to put something out, representing or implying that its his singing, and not clarifying that it isn't him, when so many obviously are taken in. It is insulting to his listeners, to all of those vocalists who work hard at their craft, and, of course, to the singer whose work he lifted without attribution.
Here's the clip he used, which was posted to YouTube in 2007. The singer in the track is unidentified.
Yitzchak Meir Malek posted this video of him singing Shema Yisrael as a call to prayer on his Facebook page, where it has received over 10,000 shares, 9,900+likes and 1,400 comments thus far.
He's also posted a news article about his singing: WATCH What This American Israeli Singer Did To Teach Muslims A Lesson About God And Jerusalem.
Setting apart the question of whether this is an appropriate response or not, here is a larger issue here. Nowhere in the post or article does it indicate that it's not his voice. An awful lot of people have commented complimenting him on his voice and he hasn't acknowledged it there either, as far as I can tell. It's pretty dishonest for a singer to put something out, representing or implying that its his singing, and not clarifying that it isn't him, when so many obviously are taken in. It is insulting to his listeners, to all of those vocalists who work hard at their craft, and, of course, to the singer whose work he lifted without attribution.
Here's the clip he used, which was posted to YouTube in 2007. The singer in the track is unidentified.
Thursday, October 08, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
P.J. O'Rourke Schools Ann Coulter
She Said What?
Money quote is the closer.... "But at least Louie and Steve tried to be smart. And thank God—specifically YHWH—for the few, the very few, the chosen if you will, people in Toledo who tried. Who tried to cheer the Freedom Riders, tried to debate the ideas of Herman Kahn, tried to get to Chicago to see Lenny Bruce at the Gate of Horn, tried to read Herbert Marcuse and Eric Hoffer, and tried to dig Thelonious Monk.
Money quote is the closer.... "But at least Louie and Steve tried to be smart. And thank God—specifically YHWH—for the few, the very few, the chosen if you will, people in Toledo who tried. Who tried to cheer the Freedom Riders, tried to debate the ideas of Herman Kahn, tried to get to Chicago to see Lenny Bruce at the Gate of Horn, tried to read Herbert Marcuse and Eric Hoffer, and tried to dig Thelonious Monk.
Ann, I understand you’re a fan of Phish."
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Friday, September 11, 2015
Dr. Dreizich is Back!
He only had one song, but it's a good one...
"Last week in yeshiva I gave a chaburah.... to anyone who didn't come to my chaburah."
"Last week in yeshiva I gave a chaburah.... to anyone who didn't come to my chaburah."
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
Monday, September 07, 2015
Sunday, September 06, 2015
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Friday, August 28, 2015
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Yosi Piamenta Z"L
Jewish rock guitarist Yosi Piamenta passed away this week.
Here's the first of a series of videos of a great show he played at Wetlands in the mid 90's
Yosi Piamenta live at "Rock for Shabbos" at the Wetlands 10 24 94 part 1
Here's some writing about him at Tablet and the Forward...
Rocker Yosi Piamenta, Who Wowed Crowds with His Soulful Electric Licks for Four Decades, Dies at 64
Yosi Piamenta, a Virtuoso Guitarist Who Reshaped Jewish Music
Here's the first of a series of videos of a great show he played at Wetlands in the mid 90's
Yosi Piamenta live at "Rock for Shabbos" at the Wetlands 10 24 94 part 1
Here's some writing about him at Tablet and the Forward...
Rocker Yosi Piamenta, Who Wowed Crowds with His Soulful Electric Licks for Four Decades, Dies at 64
Yosi Piamenta, a Virtuoso Guitarist Who Reshaped Jewish Music
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Aaron Alexander's Klez Messengers
Check it out! Nicely done, boys!
Aaron Alexander, Michael Winograd & Patrick Farrell | Aaron Alexander & the Klez Messengers
Aaron Alexander, Michael Winograd & Patrick Farrell | Aaron Alexander & the Klez Messengers
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