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Valerie Robin Clayman

Aug 4, 2026, 7:20 PM

Let’s hear it for the Boy. George.

Music is life to me. I have meticulously soundtracked specific years, months, and events in my memory palace. My personal music collection holds over one thousand compact discs and over three hundred vinyl albums. I have attended over two...

Silas Anastacio

Aug 1, 2026, 10:09 AM

The Jews Who Helped Build Broadway: Inside A Place for Us–From Broadway to Brazil

Cast

When we think of Broadway, dazzling musicals, bright theaters, and legendary performers immediately come to mind. What many don’t realize is that much of this history was shaped by Jewish immigrants who found in art a way to rebuild...

Jul 31, 2026, 8:18 AM

The Musician I Let Pass Me By

I shuffled through songs in the car as I searched for parking in Beverly Hills on a Tuesday afternoon. The stakes were high. I needed the perfect song to end my drive with. As I heard the first chords,...

Daphne Lazar Price

Jul 28, 2026, 1:54 PM

The moral clarity of Boy George

Boy George performs with Italian Senhit, representing San Marion in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2026. (Screenshot, YouTube)

With so many choosing silence or worse, it's shockingly refreshing to hear an old favorite defend my people's humanity. I'm fan-girling all over again

Silas Anastacio

Jul 26, 2026, 6:05 AM

Brazil’s Música pela Cura Brings Shlomo Mintz for Kids With Cancer

Presented by TUCCA - Association for Children and Adolescents with Cancer, the concert series that has raised funds for medical care since 2000 pairs Mintz with a young Brazilian student orchestra in a night linking music, memory and healing. Israeli...

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....

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