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Lenten Thrills: 1974
Did you know that during Holy Week in 1974, an Australian nun had a top ten hit in the United States with a recording of the Lord’s Prayer? I didn’t…
The Year of the Bi-i-ble
Good News! The Pennsylvania Legislature just declared 2012 the Year of the Bible. Since they didn’t specify exactly which Bible, as in the “King James Bible Heritage Month” resolution from…
Madonna’s Guilt, Gaga’s Monsters, Lewis’s Plan All Along
Sez The Atlantic‘s Spencer Kornhaber, in a piece on Lady Gaga’s theology: Gaga-Madonna comparisons […] are played out—yes, both singers are ethnic Italians, raised Catholic, and artistically chameleonic—but remain instructive.…
Gangstagrass @ Brooklyn County Fair
Thursday, April 28 at 8pm, head over to the Brooklyn County Fair where you can hear KtB friends Gangstagrass lay down their country-rap alongside the likes of The Newton Gang,…
Martyrs Who Know How to Sing
Ever since seeing Terrence Malick’s extraordinary film The Thin Red Line a few months ago, I’ve been transfixed by the chants that play on its soundtrack, especially those by the…
We’re Still Louvin’ You, Charlie!
This morning, Charlie Louvin—one half of the classic country duo the Louvin Brothers—passed away at the age of 83. Though the Brothers ended their musical partnership back in 1963, and…
Shabbat and the Gospel Choir
There is exactly one day of the year when I make sure I get my ass to temple, and it’s not the day you’re thinking. Yom Kippur is too obvious…
I Wanna Be Like Osama b.
A clever little artifact of our depressing times: It comes from Jihad! The Musical, written by Benjamin Scheuer, who introduced himself at the Tin Anniversary Spectacular the other night.
A Hanukkah Miracle
Nes Katan Hayah Po. A small miracle happened here. Here, of all places, on the Metro Transit Authority’s turf. That’s what I thought, at least, when I stepped off the…
God, Live From The Beacon
My dad came home the other night to find my mom and me watching the live broadcast of the Elton John/Leon Russell concert from New York City’s Beacon Theater. His…
Opportunity to Stalk Bob Dylan’s Bar Mitzvah
Calling all Bob Dylan fans: a once in a lifetime opportunity just surfaced on Craigslist! That’s right! For a limited time only, you can actually purchase a rare, reliquary piece…
