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
How Herb Alpert made the most underrated Jewish Christmas album of all time
Phil Spector’s “A Christmas Gift for You” is the best Jewish Christmas album all time. But let’s not forget Herb Alpert’s “Christmas Album” either.
In a hellish landscape of Huey Lewis and Liza Minnelli, a new Dylan album thankfully arrived
After three straight studio records where he’d sounded distracted or disinterested, he emerged from the fog with a renewed sense of focus and purpose.
How Rush rescued me in quarantine — twice
Geddy Lee had been born Gary Lee Weinrib to Polish Jewish parents who’d survived imprisonment at Auschwitz, Dachau and Bergen-Belsen.
10 songs that will turn anyone into a Barbra Streisand fan
Streisand turns 78 on April 24. In her honor, here are 10 songs you may not have heard in a while — if ever.
On Neil Diamond’s birthday, his most cringe-worthy moment
Yes, you read that right — Neil Diamond in blackface.
Was This The Most Embarrassing Moment In Jewish Cinema History?
Yes, you read that right — Neil Diamond in blackface.
The Astonishingly Menschy Side Of Bob Dylan
In one scene, a shabbily-dressed Dylan is mistaken for a homeless man during a Yom Kippur service at the Chabad House in Santa Monica.
My Bubbe, The Bull And The Kabbalah Of Catching A Foul Ball
I remember my feeling of mounting envy and frustration as I watched at least a dozen foul balls sail off the players’ bats and into the upper deck.
Why The Rock ‘N’ Roll Faithful Are Flocking to The Met
Ancient wine vessels and modern guitars are both implements of Dionysian revelry, even if they’re separated by over 2,000 years of history.