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The Canadian prog/hard rock trio Rush — performers of epic, ridiculously complex songs, heroes of nerds and inspirers of air drum solos — have announced that their upcoming spring and summer tour will “most likely be their last major tour of this magnitude.” The one and only time I’ve seen the band (fronted by Geddy…
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The Schmooze In Song: Masei
James Tissot, ‘The Ark Passes Over the Jordan,’ 1896-1902. Each week The Arty Semite connects the Torah reading — however tenuously — with a classic work of rock and roll. This week’s parsha, Masei, traces the route of Israel’s travels through the desert over 40 years. The tribal princes responsible for parceling out the land…
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The Schmooze The Top Hebraic Moments of the Canadian Grammys
“A biracial Jewish former child star from Canadian television who’s a multimillion-dollar selling artist? You couldn’t create a better Canadian in a science lab.” That’s how one wag described rapper Drake, who made his debut as host of the Juno Awards — Canada’s Grammys — in Toronto last night. And from Drake’s red-carpet kiss with…
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