With the album “Sleep Well Beast” by indie-rock favorites The National due out in September, fans of the group’s moody, melancholic sound will get their first full dose of new songs in four years. The Brooklyn-based, Grammy Award-nominated outfit’s last album, “Trouble Will Find Me,” came out in 2013. In pop music, that’s the equivalent…
The determination that the Israeli infantry officer thought to have been captured is in fact dead has changed the trajectory of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, Operation Protective Edge, which now appears to be winding down. Military officers were quoted by Walla News and Haaretz late Saturday night as saying that IDF engineers will be…
Mark your calendars for March 8th! Variety reports that Lena Dunham will be hosting Saturday Night Live. The writer and creator of “Girls” will appear alongside musical guests The National, also making their debut on the iconic show. (FYI: as Jewcy points out, Aaron Dessner once studied Jewish history at Columbia.) The band’s most recent…
America is reportedly stepping up its commitment to the Syrian rebels with new injections of money, upgraded weapons and intelligence coordination, according to several respected Arab news sources, the Abu Dhabi-based The National and the Jordanian-based Ammon News. The moves are said to include supply of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, which Saudi Arabia has been eager…
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