The Summer in the City festival, set for June 1 at Tel Aviv’s Park Hayarkon, has had its share of growing pains. It was billed back in December, with much hoopla, as a mini “Mideast Coachella” – a two-day extravaganza featuring British veteran (and Israeli favorite) Robbie Williams, Sam Smith, Papa Roach, Calum Scott and DJ Martin Garrix, as well as our own Static. The first kink in the works
Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said. Turner began her career in the 1950s during the early years of rock and roll and evolved into an
Beck has just dropped a new music video for his latest single, Thinking About You. Here’s what you need to know. The music video for Thinking About You features melancholy black and white images. It was directed by Beck himself. Fans are already raving about the video, which perfectly captures the mood and emotion of the song. With the release of this new video, Beck continues to cement his status
Since October, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) documented at least 30 antisemitic incidents that directly reference Ye – the influential artist, producer and fashion designer, formerly known as Kanye West, whose antisemitic outbursts last year made headlines. According to a new report by the ADL published on Monday, these incidents – which include vandalism, banner drops, targeted harassment and campus propaganda distributions – “demonstrate the ongoing influence of Ye’s conspiratorial, bigoted
Pink Floyd split up many years ago, and the relations between the former band members, especially frontman Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour, probably won’t lead to a reunion any time soon. The relationship between Waters and Gilmour has worsened further against the backdrop of the war between Russia and Ukraine, due to Waters’ support of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The latest fight between the two came as
