New Forward Music Column
July 25th, 2007 by Menachem Wecker
Mordy Shinefield’s new Jewish music column launched at the Forward, yesterday. Shinefield writes on Jewish punk rock, specifically Yidcore and the Ramones. Money quote:
It is the rare band that tries to meld Judaism and punk rock, and this fact can make Yidcore seem more radical than it actually is. Indeed, despite the on-stage shenanigans and the dyed hair and facial piercings of frontman Bram Presser, Yidcore is not all that transgressive.