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It took forever to get the Deleon podcast to happen, not because singer/guitarist Dan Sacks had moved to Mexico City, but because the media computer at PunkTorah HQ crashed twice! Props to Dan for being cool about the long, long, delay. We owe him a cupcake at least.
At any rate, here is Dan Sacks from Deleon on his new album, his move abroad and the perils of the Jewish music industry.
Click here to listen to the Deleon Podcast
More info on Deleon’s Spotify project…
Our first video podcast featuring “Biblegum pop” duo Stereo Sinai. Stereo Sinai’s infectious Europop/electronica sound mixed with “lyrics stolen from God” is at once amazingly beautiful and commanding in message. Watch our first Video Podcast with the band.
Imagine someone you love got cancer (G-d forbid!) and dies. You know you have to observe their yahrzeit, but looking at your calendar that you get every year from the local Jewish funeral home, you remember the day you got the phone call that he/she was sick. So you decide to commemorate the day you got the bad news by not eating.
Welcome to 10 Tevet: a day long Mourner’s Kaddish.
On 10 Tevet, the Babylonian army laid siege to Jerusalem. Thirty months later, the city walls were breached, and on 9 Av of that same year, the Temple was destroyed. The Jewish people were exiled to Babylonia for 70 years.
After the blast of Hanukkah with food, candles and fun, suddenly our commercial break from reality is interrupted by a fasting period and solemn reflection.
To a degree, 10 Tevet is like a day long kaddish. While Mourners Kaddish marks a sad moment, it’s also uplifting, because the actual kaddish (the Aramaic words you don’t actually know yet somehow angels do) are not that sad at all:
Glorified and sanctified be God’s great name throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen.
May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity.
Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen.
May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
There is a custom that even in dark times, we should say a few good words of hope. Mourner’s Kaddish does that. And for 10 Tevet, I believe that healthy dose of emo, darkwave and 80′s music will be the light at the end of the tunnel. So here’s a YouTube music video list that I hope will make 10 Tevet a little more tolerable. Have a meaningful fast.
The Cure – Boy’s Don’t Cry
The Mars Volta – Eriatarka
Feeding Fingers – Manufactured Missing Children
Sunny Day Real Estate – 8
New Order – Regret
Matisyahu has shaved his beard and is no longer calling himself a “Chassidic reggae superstar”. The musician tweeted a picture of his clean shaven face, but also commented that today was like any other day: he went to mikvah and shul.
In other news, thousands of children die every year from drinking unsanitary water, starving, suffering from diseases we cure with a quick ride to Walgreens and getting blown away by terrorists and dictators.
Who cares about Matisyahu’s beard? Apparently 125 people…because that’s the number of people who wrote on his wall comments like, “what, are there only 612 mitzvos now?” and “so have you given up on your faith?”
I have a challenge to the people who are so bored with life that they have to talk lashon hara on Matisyahu’s website: if you are so angry about him “doing off the derech” (which he never claimed he was), then donate $18.00 for every hair he shaved off his face to a charity that helps children and their mommies around the world. HaShem will be delighted that you are doing such amazing work, so much that he’d thank Matisyahu for shaving!
Since Shmini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are like the ultimate Jewish holiday duet, this musical podcast features cool duets by The Raveonettes, Dubb Nubb, The White Stripes, Crystal Castles and more. Special thanks to Don Kramer who called into the show!
After a long hiatus from PunkTorah Radio, Patrick returns with his goth-music inspired take on Yom Kippur. What’s the playlist? Well…you’ll have to listen to find out!
Click below to hear the noise.
PunkTorah Podcast 10/06/2011 – Yom Kippur Edition
A few months back that fine rhyming fella Kosha Dillz dropped the Gina & and the Garage Sale EP. Countless shows and a lot of push from his label Shemspeed has fueled a fire that is quickly spreading the word that is Kosha Dillz. From RZA ( yup that RZA) remixes to a feature on MTVu the often dubbed “hardest working man in showbiz” shows no signs of stopping and only hints of greatness to come.
Check out the video for All These Years ft. Mojo Hanna that shatters the stereotype that all Jews have big noses but solidifies the notion we all have curly hair (even if it is receding), and when your done checkout Gina & the Garage Sale EP on Shemspeed.
Jeremiah Satterfield is the host of PunkTorah Radio’s music podcast, spinning the best in Jewish rock, pop, hip hop, punk and more.
Jeremiah is back spinning everything from Indie Rock, Hip Hop, and Punk.
Playlist:
1. Girls In Trouble – DNA – Half You Half Me – Jdub
2. Deleon – Mansevo Del Dor – Jdub
3. Y-Love – This is Unity – See Me – Shemspeed
4. Diwon & Dov – Hatikvah – Hatikvah – Shemspeed
5. Darshan – To Zion – To Zion – Shemspeed
6. Moshiach Oi! – This World is Nothing/Got Nothing on Me – This World is Nothing – Shabasa
7. Gangsta Rabbi – Obama Rama Yeah – DiKtatoR17 – Jdub
8. Can!!Can – G~d Lives in New York City – Monsters & Healers – Jdub
9. The Sway Machinery – All the People – The House of Friendly Ghosts Vol. 1 – Jdub
10. Wailing Wall – Dear Mother – Hospital Blossoms – JDub
PunkTorah is deeply saddened over the news of the death of Amy Winehouse, legendary R&B soul singer who became an instant star with her album Back To Black. This is our tribute to her legacy. May her memory be a blessing…
