Comments on: Israel being rocked once again

By: Jazzy Jay and other esoteria | Israelity

Jazzy Jay and other esoteria | Israelity — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:40:42 +0000

[...] because the Israeli concert-going market can’t support more than one or two performances from A-list-ers like Paul McCartney each [...]

By: Israelity » Blue carpet

Israelity » Blue carpet — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:54:20 +0000

[...] It all stems from a nation that has been deliberately starved of international pop culture contact since its birth – that is, until globalization and cable TV made such isolationism an irrelevant impossibility. The ebb and flow of Israel’s celeb-isolationism can be tracked as a parallel story to the ebb and flow of the profile of international rock acts that perform on her shores. [...]

By: Israelity » Sheffield Sends Coexistence

Israelity » Sheffield Sends Coexistence — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:58:08 +0000

[...] As previously discussed on these pages, the summer of 2008 is shaping up as a respectable time for Israelis to see international rock shows. Acts like Dinosaur Jr. and Cypress Hill have already wowed us. Bjork and Leonard Cohen might have canceled their planned Israel concerts, but The Breeders, Macy Gray, Low, Air and even Snoop are reportedly on their way. [...]

By: Hayley Merritt

Hayley Merritt — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:53:15 +0000

The Smiths rocked and Morrissey is still relevant today! Will be glad to see Siouxsie Sioux here as well – wonder if she’ll sing Israel? If not, you can view it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiTYvcms-Og

By: Merkava

Merkava — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:38:43 +0000

Ian Brown is part of the ignorant anti-Israel crowd along with Spiritualized, Belle & Sebastian, Primal Scream, Nick Cabe, Massive Attack and other assorted muppets. Do not pay to see any of those bands. The latter have even done concerts for “Palestine.” The irony being of course that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where their albums are freely available and where they’d be able to play without restrictions. They themselves and their stupid fans who support this stance on Israel can’t seem to grasp those concepts.

Here’s a lyric from Brown’s newest album, from the song called, wait for it…… ‘Illegal Attacks’:

“Does not a day go by
When not the Israeli Air Force
Fail to drops it’s bombs from the sky?”

He also converted to the Religion of Peace when he was in jail, enough said really.

I wasn’t aware that Morrissey was in their club, haven’t heard any anti-Israel statements from him?

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:13:24 +0000

I didn’t know he had an anti-Israel attitude….

The Smiths and The Cure were all integral parts of my preteen years as well (albeit in NY) – until I discovered punk.

I remember hearing Hand in Glove for the first time. Never heard anything like it in my life and was hooked from the first chord.

By: David-Joe

David-Joe — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:31:30 +0000

I wonder what shifted his anti-Israel attitude, must be that he matured………

I am still surprised that he is so popular today and in Israel. I was raised on British Alternative music and culture of the 80′s- early 90′s , when The Smiths, The Cure, Bauhaus, Killing Joke, Ministry and so on were the bands of the era. And it remains my favorite music.

I suppose I am a rather cosmopolitan Israeli.