The unlikely news outlet of the Wall Street Journal offers a profile of the Israeli-Iranian pop star,...
Folk & World Music
Way back in the dark ages when I first began writing this blog, I called it an...
From Folk & Blues: An Encyclopedia, St. Martin’s Press, 2001 KATE AND ANNA McGARRIGLE Vocal duo, songwriters,...
And now for something completely different. My I-P junkie friends ( I say that lovingly!) will hopefully...
I read a wonderful review of a new album, Baghani, by the Palestinian performer Amal Murkus that...
Lately J Street has made a few lame political decisions, one of them being joining with Stand...
NPR featured a music review of an inspiring piece of music, Luminosity, by James Whitbourn. One of...
If there’s a lyric to accompany this post it would be Elvis Costello’s What’s So Funny About...
I saw Crazy Heart recently and thought it was terrific. I haven’t seen every picture Jeff Bridges...
Kate McGarrigle died yesterday and I am heartbroken. She was one of the co-founders of the sublime...
UPDATE: Jeffrey Goldberg would like all my readers to know that he knows hip-hop from borsht and...
If you’re giving gifts for during the holiday season, I urge you to order them by visiting...
