Posted on Jul 18th, 2008 by Gabe
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The BBC has a story today about a 62-year-old Capuchin monk, Brother Cesare, who is the lead singer in a heavy metal band, because the BBC is tired of Tay Zonday getting all the viral hits. Brother Cesare got the inspiration after going to a “Metallica hard rock concert.” The video is cute (nullus, although I’m not sure you need to say nullus when it’s about monks), but at the same time, I still would like to see this guy go into the octagon with Matisyahu to see which novelty religio-music act God likes better. And no offense to my fellow tribesmen, but I hope Brother Cesare catches Matisyahu in a triangle choke and sends him to the heaven we don’t believe in.
Watch the monk here. (BBC via StreetCarnage)
For Orthodox musicians, alternatives to the Friday night concert abound
LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- With his yarmulke, ritual fringes and lyrics occasionally borrowed from ancient texts, Grammy-nominated reggae star Matisyahu may be the most publicly Jewish performer in the mainstream music scene. But he's not the only one.
LOS ANGELES (JTA) -- With his yarmulke, ritual fringes and lyrics occasionally borrowed from ancient texts, Grammy-nominated reggae star Matisyahu may be the most publicly Jewish performer in the mainstream music scene. But he's not the only one.
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If Matisyahu were a stoner into Sublime (minus the ska and ragamuffin stuff), he would sound like the Rafiki Project. The Helotes/Austin reggae foursome (guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ramírez is from Helotes but lives in Austin, while bassist Banner Matney ...
If Matisyahu were a stoner into Sublime (minus the ska and ragamuffin stuff), he would sound like the Rafiki Project. The Helotes/Austin reggae foursome (guitarist/vocalist Daniel Ramírez is from Helotes but lives in Austin, while bassist Banner Matney ...



























Can you stop saying (nullus). People can figure out you’re not gay, and who cares?
i like that you can turn the bbc player up to 11