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Matisyahu — Light

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) August 26, 2009 3:32 pm
Matisyahu began his career playing fairly straightforward reggae about God and Chasidic Judaism. His third album is an attempt to broaden his scope, and it comes at an interesting time for him. Matisyahu's first two albums were released when he was a member of the Chabad Lubavitch strain of Orthodox Judaism. He hasn't fallen out with Chabad and...
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K'Naan Nearly Upstages Matisyahu

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 17, 2008 2:27 pm
If anyone was wondering why K'Naan, a Somalian-born rapper, was opening for Matisyahu, a Hasidic reggae star, it actually made a great deal of sense. K'Naan has a song called "In The Beginning" that includes the lyrics, "It is better to light a candle/Than to curse the dark." Judaism teaches its followers to be "a light...
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Matisyahu — Shattered

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 6, 2008 2:11 pm
Shattered is a teaser EP for Light, Matisyahu's upcoming third album. From the sounds of these four tracks (all of which will appear on the full-length), Light looks to be far more experimental than anything Matisyahu has released, and that's good and bad. Opener "Smash Lies" has ridiculous synthesizer parts that sound perfect for a...
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Matisyahu — No Place To Be

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) January 9, 2007 8:03 pm
The Hasidic reggae-rap artist has easily outgrown his initial curiosity appeal and proven that he's much more than a novelty act. The man born Matthew Miller proves his stature on the seven-song CD component of this package through the use of production and mixing heavyweights Sly & Robbie, Bill Laswell and Ad-Rock. "Jerusalem (Out Of...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 17, 2011 2:06 pm
The Raveonettes have made "Forget That You're Young," which will appear on their upcoming Raven In The Grave album, available for free download. The LP is out April 5.Young Galaxy have released a free remix EP featuring four reworkings of Shapeshifting's "Cover Your Tracks." Montreal's CFCF, Teen Daze and Toronto's Freedom Or Death are among those...
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Video Of The Day: Matisyahu's "Miracle"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 2, 2010 3:18 pm
Hanukkah started last night. Matisyahu's just released this video for his new Hanukkah tune, "Miracle." He takes the story of Hanukkah and turns it into a hilarious sketch featuring Santa costumes, hockey, nutcrackers and a Greek guy who just wants to be "graped."
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Daily Poll: Who's Got The Better Beard - Matisyahu Or C'mon's Ian Blurton?

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By CHARTattack Staff July 23, 2010 12:00 am
Beards kind of come with the territory in rock 'n' roll: if you spend a lot of time on the road, you might not have that many chances to shave, since a rock star's life usually involves gigging at night, getting home or to their hotel or bus really late, getting up late the next day and travelling to their next show, only to do it all...
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Matisyahu Going Back To His Musical Roots

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 21, 2009 3:58 pm
Matisyahu's fourth album will have more of an "authentic reggae feel" than this year's Light, which mixed reggae with rock, hip-hop and dancehall music. The musician, whose real name is Matthew Miller, has always experimented with mixing other styles with reggae. But Matisyahu says he's inspired by Canada's Dub Trio, the band he's...
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Matisyahu — "One Day" (Acoustic)

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By CHARTattack Staff December 14, 2009 1:39 pm
Here's a video for the acoustic version of Matisyahu's "One Day." It finds him wandering around Brooklyn, N.Y. "One Day" appears on Light, which is out now. Check out the video for the original version of the track here.
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Pumping: Matisyahu — Light

Submitted by The Stereo on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 12:29pm
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) August 10, 2009 12:29 pm
OK, I was already well past fed up with this AutoTune crap, but now it's completely ruined this album. There's something inherently wrong with Matisyahu using it here. It has tainted his music.
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Matisyahu — "One Day"

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By CHARTattack Staff July 13, 2009 1:28 pm
Here's the official video for Matisyahu's "One Day." Much like the clip for Youth's "King Without A Crown," "One Day" finds posters and images of Matisyahu, who's rapping and singing in them, floating in the air throughout a city. "One Day" will be included on Matisyahu's new studio album, Light,...
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Sasquatch 2006: Sunday

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Photographer: 
Aviva Cohen
Venue: 
The Gorge Amphitheatre
City: 
George, WA
Date: 
May 28, 2006
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Sasquatch 2006: Sunday

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Photographer: 
Aviva Cohen
Venue: 
The Gorge Amphitheatre
City: 
George, WA
Date: 
May 28, 2006
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Sasquatch 2006: Sunday

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Photographer: 
Aviva Cohen
Venue: 
The Gorge Amphitheatre
City: 
George, WA
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Pumping: Matisyahu — Shattered

Submitted by The Stereo on Mon, 10/27/2008 - 1:33pm
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) October 27, 2008 1:33 pm
What's with Jews and reggae? Did I miss something about the intrinsic link between rastafarianism and the torah? This isn't being snide here. But pretty much every single Jewish person I know loves both reggae and smoking lots of dope. And the end result is the inexplicable popularity of people like Matisyahu. Surely someone better than this...
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Matisyahu Spreads His Light

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 30, 2008 1:33 pm
Judaism teaches that its followers should be "a light unto the nations," and that might be why Matisyahu has titled his upcoming third studio album Light. It's due out sometime next year and will feature "Two Child One Drop," "I Will Be Light," "Smash Lies" and "So Hi So Lo," all of which appear...
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Matisyahu CD/DVD To Reach Stores In Time For Boxing Day Sales

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By CHARTattack Staff November 14, 2006 7:00 pm
Hasidic reggae-rap artist Matisyahu wants you to have a happy Hannukah, as long as part of those celebrations include his forthcoming No Place To Be CD/DVD. The CD portion of the set, due on Boxing Day from Epic, will feature seven songs. It includes two versions of The Police's "Message In A Bottle," a studio version recorded with...
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Lollapalooza 2006 Day Three

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Photographer: 
Will Taylor
Venue: 
Grant Park
City: 
Chicago, IL
Date: 
August 6, 2006
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