Macklemore’s Gaza Rap, Hind’s Hall, Censored by YouTube When @YouTube age restricts a video, it kills the view count and means it won’t come...
Folk & World Music
Le Chambon: It Takes a Village…to Save JewsTonight, a small detour from my usual subjects. When I was a UCLA graduate student in 1978,...
Song for Lebanon In the current climate, when a Middle East war may come from any direction, it’s worth...
Israeli Defense Minister Demands Media Ban on Famed Israeli Poet for Praising Palestinian GirlYesterday, Israeli poet Yonatan Geffen published a poem on Instagram dedicated to the courage of Ahed al-Tamimi....
Leonard Cohen Dies, But LivesIt’s been a horrible week. No question about it. Today brings word that Leonard Cohen has died...
Enlisting Bruce Springsteen to Validate Apartheid IsraelThe Times of Israel is what I call “junkbox journalism.” In its entire short history, I can’t...
“September Song”Politics are on holiday today. It was a beautiful autumn day today in Seattle. I walked through...
Daniel Barenboim: Hated in Israel, Unwelcome in IranDaniel Barenboim is far more than a brilliant orchestral conductor. He is a human being, a mensch....
Israeli-Palestinian Musician’s Subversive Critique of Mizrahi Politics-CultureThe controversial Israeli-Palestinian performer, Jowan Safadi, produced a new song, It’s Hard to Be an Arab, which features...
Bibi Invited Pop Star Who Called for Obama’s Death to Sing HaTikvah on Election NightAmir Benayoun is one of Israel’s most famous Mizrahi pop stars. The closest thing to him here might be...
Bibi’s Cynical Incitement Against “Leftist” NGOs, Noy Alooshe’s Bibi-MixNoy Alooshe has produced another one of his magificent satiric hip-hop videos. This one turns Bibi’s Congressional...
The Pennywhistlers Started It AllThere were two songs that played a formative role in my musical life. They are Shto Mi...
