Shul music has given me a taste for melancholiaEvery synagogue has a different approach, but I’m grateful I grew up with a choir and organBy Elisa Bray3 min read
Matisyahu‘They lit my Jewish fire’: How Matisyahu blew away the boycott mobThe Chasidic reggae star tells the JC about getting cancelled, threatened and abused on his recent tour of America – and what he did to fight backBy Jane Prinsley5 min read
MusicStart-up producing ‘deepfakes’ of tracks by Amy Winehouse and Drake faces legal actionVoicify, which operates online as Jammable, has received a legal letter accusing it of infringing copyrightBy JC Reporter1 min read
musicTeenager releases song in aid of cancer charityProceeds from the debut track will go towards Future DreamsBy Jane Prinsley1 min read
musicHow saxophonist Benny Green’s son is keeping the family’s musical tradition aliveLeo Green thought of himself as a musician before he started playing an instrumentBy Francine White5 min read
MusicAntisemitic rapper Wiley stripped of MBEThe grime pioneer has previously attacked ‘Satanic Jews’ in a social media rantBy Felix Pope1 min read
MatisyahuMatisyahu accuses venues of antisemitism after gigs cancelled amid anti-Israel protestsStaff at sold-out concerts in Arizona and New Mexico refuse to work after venues targeted by protestersBy Jane Prinsley3 min read
Israeli rap duo threaten Dua Lipa, Bella Hadid and Mia Khalifa in war anthem ‘Harbu Darbu’Hip-hop singers Ness and Stilla released the controversial drill song in response to the aftermath of October 7By Eliana Jordan2 min read||February 14, 2024 16:12
Hamas took their drummer – but the beat goes on for this band of brothersYotam Haim’s band members are dedicating an album to himBy Elisa Bray4 min read||January 26, 2024 15:08
Kanye West asks for ‘forgiveness’ from the Jewish world after antisemitic commentsWest’s frequent anti-Jewish tirades in interviews began with the ‘death con 3’ tweetBy Elisa Bray2 min read||December 27, 2023 15:00
Pianist to play rarely heard ‘masterpiece’Ariel Lanyi will perform a piece by Franck at the Wigmore HallBy Gaby Wine2 min read||December 19, 2023 12:22
Rock legend Geddy Lee: ‘I’m so glad my survivor mother told me her nightmarish stories’Ivor Baddiel treasures his ticket stub from seeing prog rock band Rush in1980, so he leapt at the chance to meet its bassistBy Ivor Baddiel5 min read||December 8, 2023 14:54
Jewish composer killed in plane crash was ‘inexperienced’ pilotAn inquest has found that Jonathan Goldstein did not have the training necessary to fly across the AlpsBy JC Reporter4 min read||December 6, 2023 15:15
Antisemitism is troubling me now more than ever, says rockstar Marnie SternAs she releases her first album for ten years, the New York based singer muses on the raging Jew hate on her social media feedsBy Elisa Bray5 min read||November 17, 2023 12:59
Jephtha review: A night at the opera that I would like to forgetAllan Clayton has a magnificent tenor voice but it is simply not suited to Handel - one contributing factor that makes this production a big mistakeBy Stephen Pollard2 min read||November 17, 2023 09:53
Party on — right now we need uplifting simchahsIn these terrible times, Jewish celebrations show our defiance. Do not cancel themBy Angela Epstein2 min read||November 3, 2023 17:04
