Tzofia’s favorite song is “In My Room” by the Beach Boys. It’s the only song that truly comforts her when she gets “all baby and shit.” On one hand she should be praised for an early appreciation of Brian Wilson’s emotional candor, gift of creating perfect melodies and writing complex harmonies. On the other hand [...]
Perpetuating the Israeli cultural phenomenon of importing cultural fads seemingly years after they fade elsewhere, rock band Monika Sex has done a “mash up” of their gargantuan hit “Maka Afora” with The Cure’s Lovesong. They are calling it “Ahava Afora” (Grey Love). The title combines “Maka Afora” (Grey Hit) with Love Song. “Maka Afora” was [...]
We caught Israeli metal act Orphaned Land at the Oud Festival last week. One would think that a doom metal band wouldn’t be a good fit at a festival dedicated to the Oud, but Orphaned Land was more perfect than you can possibly imagine. While they are indeed a heavy metal band, they are highly [...]
So pregnant women have strange aversions to food and the like. Ziva can’t stomach chicken on the bone. Harry loves chicken. Harry never met a chicken he didn’t like. Harry is very upset about the lack of chicken in his life. But Harry can deal with that. Harry cannot however deal with referring to himself [...]
Oh man, on top of all the shit by beloved country has been dealing with and my acute back pain (feeling a bit better, update over the weekend) I woke up this morning to the news that rock legend Arthur Lee of the band Love has died. Rock and roll genius is a term thrown [...]
While Keren Ann, Aviv Gefen, Ninette and a myriad of musicians are in the midst of entertaining Israeli Jews holed up in their bomb shelters in the north, Khalas, a rocking Arab-Israeli band have been entertaining Israeli Arabs and Druze who might not be able to connect with Gefen’s mope rock or Ninette’s over the [...]
Singer-songwriter Keren Ann will bring her Leonard Cohen-esque neo-folk, jazz and dream pop sounds to bomb shelters across Israel in an effort to boost morale among the folks who have spent the last week in bomb shelters reports Ynet. You would think she is a French singer-songwriter by the way Ynet writers about her. Keren [...]
Ziggy Marley will be performing next week despite the fighting in the north and despite the marijuana and hash draught. Bet he has a good hook up in Tel Aviv. His original venue was Achziv beach just south of Nahariya, so they ended up moving it to Ra’anana. Major respect for him coming. All eyes [...]
Roger Waters made a stop to the security barrier and spray painted “No Thought Control” on a section of the barrier that is actually a wall (less than 10 percent is actually a wall) near Bethlehem. “No Thought Control”? Pretty damn cheesy if you ask me. And absurd. Considering that Israel has a free press [...]
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