I don't even want to mention that a friend started a band that changes the
lyrics of skinhead Nazi band Skrewdriver.  They are called Jewdriver.

But I feel compelled to nonetheless.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrea Kremer" <kremer@shore.net>
To: "matty karas" <mkaras@mindspring.com>; <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: Christian Artist


> Matty may be more right than he realizes.
>
> For one thing, there's "jew-hop" artist MC Paul Barman:
>
http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02521937.htm
>
> There's also a genre called "j-dub," which is essentially Hassidic reggae.
> Over xmas I had the good fortune to attend a show at the Knitting Factory
> called "What I Like About Jew" (it's a Sean Altman production, for those
> who doubt the existence of Jewish power pop), and among the artists
> featured was a j-dub artist named Mattisyahu. He rapped (or, I guess,
> "toasted?") in English and Hebrew and even did some human-beatbox stuff.
> He was unbelievable. Check it out:
>
> http://www.jdubrecords.org/
>
> photos of Mattissyahu in action:
> http://www.jdubrecords.org/southpaw_pictures.asp
>
> and samples!
> Windows Media: http://www.jdubrecords.org/audio/mattissiyahu.wma
> RealPlayer:    http://www.jdubrecords.org/audio/mattissiyahu.rm
>
> So THERE!
> A
>
> On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, matty karas wrote:
>
> > <<Ya, but you never hear about Muslim rock (Yusef Islam aside), Jewish
power
> > pop or alt-Rosicrucian speed metal. "Christian" artists seem to have a
monopoly.>>
> >
> > just because they don't have sections for it in record stores doesn't
> > mean that, say, jewish rock and pop doesn't exist. from the ramones (who
> > sang about the ku klux klan and nazi germany) to the beastie boys to
> > perry farrell to scores and scores of others, rock history is loaded
> > with bands and musicians who are inseparable from their jewishness.
> >
> > matty
> >
> >
> >
>
>