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Jul 17, 2026, 12:46 AM

In conversation with rock legend John Illsley – My Life In Dire Straits

John Illsley by Martin Knaack CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

"We were lucky we weren't teenagers - that would certainly have been fatal" writes Mark Knopfler in his forward to John Illsley's autobiography, reflecting on the band's meteoric rise and an ever-changing landscape. "The ride is not for everyone" Knopfler...

Jul 16, 2026, 4:50 AM

A Brief History of the Nigun

Actual photo from the creation of the first nigun.

Perhaps one of the most well-known, yet least understood schools of music in all of Judaism is the deceitfully simplistic nigun. These wordless tunes have been chanted throughout generations. It is the soundtrack of our people. But where did...

Jul 12, 2026, 10:10 PM

AI Made People Equal

God created men, but Sam Colt made them equal. AI Did It Again. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Sam Colt Made People Equal. AI Did It Again. We have all heard the famous saying: God created men, but Sam Colt made them equal. The saying captures a recurring pattern in human history. Samuel Colt did not eliminate differences between people. He...

Jul 8, 2026, 8:57 PM

My introduction to recorded music

Do you by any chance remember vinyl records? Of course you do, especially if you are already in your eighties or approaching them. I was given a few of these, through which I was introduced to famous classical piano...

Jul 8, 2026, 7:46 AM

Reflections on “Fortisakharof Day”

July 7th is a very important day for fans of Israeli music and the Israeli rock and punk scenes in particular. On this day, 72 years ago, Rami Fortis, known as "The Madman" for his on-stage enthusiasm, was born....

Jaclyn S. Clark

Jul 6, 2026, 3:06 AM

Adam Sandler Officiated Taylor’s Wedding. TikTok Booked the Israeli Honeymoon.

The evidence file against Taylor Swift contains no statements, no posts, no positions—just Jews. *** Taylor Swift got married last Friday. By Saturday, according to a rumor ricocheting across TikTok and X, she and Travis Kelce were honeymooning in Israel. They weren’t. Nobody...

Jul 3, 2026, 12:29 PM

Fearless: The Anthology, by Ronnie Wood

My parents, and all my family going back to the 1700s, were water gypsies. They lived on longboats and barges. My mum was born on a boat called the Orient, and my dad on the Antelope. I suppose that makes...

Jun 26, 2026, 7:26 PM

Ye (Kanye West) in Tampa: A Jewish response

Kanye West Location 14Th Annual Hot Summer Jam 2007 Concert Giants Stadium Meadowlands Sports Complex June 2007 Photo Steve Mack

Would you have gone to the concert? Would you have booked him to begin with, before any real public reckoning about his record of antisemitism?

Jun 18, 2026, 2:34 AM

The symphony of war has returned

IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon, in 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

5 movements, from the deep thud as guns fire and shells whistle overhead to the voices of children in a future of strength, purpose, and life

Itai Eithan Shamir

Jun 13, 2026, 12:50 AM

Eurovision Song Contest 2026: United By Music, After All

Fans celebrating in the arena at the Eurovision Song Contest Final.

A few weeks have passed since the confetti was swept from the arena floor in Vienna, which hosted the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, the world's biggest live televised music event, drawing more viewers annually than the Super Bowl. Each year,...

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