Punk & hip-hop: two new Jdub releases

Two new digital releases from awesome Jewish record label, Jdub: Can!!Can’s Monsters & Healers and Axum’s self-titled released.

Can!! Can is the previously profiled Jewy punk act led by PunkTorah’s Patrick Aleph. Israeli duo Axum play a heart-pumping…

Can!!Can you feel the beat?

(photo by ken lackner/jewish daily forward)

While I hate the band’s punctuation choices, I love the music — spiritual heavy rock band Can!!Can will drop its album Monsters & Healers (Jdub) on iTunes/Amazon next Tuesday, July 6.

The…

Interview with a punk: The Groggers

Still can’t get that Groggers song out of your head either? Or do you not read my blog, ahem, religiously and have no idea what I’m talking about?

Go back, watch the video, then come back here and…

Are you ready for a steampunk menorah?

Though it is (sadly) coming to an end, it is still Chanukah and I just can't resist this - steampunk menorah! This amazing piece was crafted by Canadian clock maker Klock Werks. Do you know what steampunk is? If not,…

Moshiach Oi! Hardcore Torah-lovers

I believe there are two schools of thought when it comes to Jewish punk bands. The first and more prevalent being the band has a kitschy Jewish-themed name but generally creates standard hardcore music — and the second is an actual mix…

Punk rock pioneers

To be completely honest with you, punk rock saved my life. It was just after my Bat Mitzvah but before actual adulthood. I was 14 with too much eyebrow and a mouth full of braces when I first heard the strains of Crass, Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys and The Ramones…