They were the most important band of the 80s — even if they broke up a decade before
They influenced Sonic Youth, the Feelies, the Violent Femmes, Yo La Tengo, R.E.M and countless others. But who were The Velvet Underground really?
Neil Diamond’s blackface scene might be the most embarrassing moment in Jewish cinema history
Yes, you read that right — Neil Diamond in blackface.
The 12 greatest Jewish feats in baseball playoff history
Sure, Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg were postseason stars. But what about Erskine Mayer and Larry Sherry.
Was this the greatest album ever made by a Jewish (or any) rock ‘n’ roll star?
50 years ago, Marc Bolan and T-Rex released ‘Electric Warrior’ and changed rock music history.
It was the best of Streisand, it was the worst of Streisand
Barbra’s latest release, a collection of outtakes that range from stellar to cringey, offers a tale of two Streisands.
The Marx Brothers movie that matters right now
‘Monkey Business’ was the first Marx Brothers’ movie that didn’t start as a Broadway musical, and features some surprisingly apt political commentary.
The top 50 cover versions of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ ranked!
Neil Diamond, k.d. lang, The Osmonds, Bob Dylan, Susan Boyle, Bon Jovi and Jeff Buckley all covered the song, but which version is best?
No, Paul Simon is not a ‘historical footnote.’ And no, it doesn’t really matter.
A recent article by Jeff Slate claims that Paul Simon will be nothing more than a historical footnote to Bob Dylan. Our critic begs to differ.
How the gods of hair metal worshipped the Borscht Belt hustle
If David Lee Roth ever got rid of his headband and eye makeup and cut his blonde mane down to its brunette roots, he’d look a lot like my dentist.
For Sylvain Sylvain, the Jewish heart of the New York Dolls
Born Sylvain Mizrahi to a Jewish family in Cairo, Sylvain could have had a successful career in fashion, but he felt the lure of rock ‘n’ roll