Music
The Beastie Boys Rap On The Making Of ‘Paul’s Boutique’
In an excerpt from “The Beastie Boys Book” band members Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz reveal the record’s many false starts.
Everything Jewish In Slate’s New American Songbook
Of the 30 tracks to be enshrined into canon, eight have Jewish singers or songwriters behind the beats.
Mozart’s Greatest Collaborator Was A Jew Who’s Buried In Queens. How Did He Get There?
Lorenzo da Ponte — a Jewish-born Venetian turned Roman Catholic priest (and playboy) — had a lot in common with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
A Yearlong Celebration Of Kurt Weill Is Off To An Operatic Start
The University of Maryland’s Weill Festival kicked off October 6 with the 1937 oratorio “The Road of Promise.”
Meet Chef Rossi - One Of The First Chefs To Cater Same-Sex Weddings
She catered the Vagina Monologues after-party — with a vagina-shaped fruit platter.
The Secret Jewish History Of Everyone Nominated For The 2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall Of Fame
Yes, Devo, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, The Cure, Kraftwerk, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, the MC5, Radiohead and Roxy Music have a secret Jewish history.
Philip Roth’s Favorite Elegy — And His Lifelong Love Of Chamber Music
Philip Roth’s Intimate Farewell through Chamber Music
UB40 Has A Bit Of A Jewish Past — Along With A Role In Kavanaugh Drama
It appears the young Brett Kavanaugh liked reggae — but maybe not as much as he liked beer.
The Secret Jewish History Of Charles Aznavour
“Jews and the Armenians have so much in common, in misfortune, in joy, in work, in music, in the arts…”
How An Irish Playwright Found The Soul Of Bob Dylan
This is by no means a “jukebox musical”; it has more in common with some of Dylan’s more impressionistic forays into film.
Michael Chabon’s ‘Kavalier & Clay’ May Become An Opera At The Met
Move over, “Ring Cycle,” there’s a new opera epic in the works.
