Re: Mickey Katz & Related artists

[Alex J. Lubet <lubet001...>]

Is Avril Lavigne Jewish?



Susan Lerner wrote:

> Engaging in all too typical avoidance behavior instead of doing the nasty
> mail merge letters that have to go out, I have been playing around with the
> Internet music and radio service, MusicMatch, which, in a moment of
> weakness I subscribed to.  Rather limited klezmer offerings (hey, I don't
> need Internet-type variety to fill out my klezmer listening, but why not
> check the genre out? Mostly I use it when I want to hear alternative rock
> that I don't want to invest in CD's for).  When you choose an artist, they
> pull up what they consider to be "related artists."  So, for fun, I entered
> Mickey Katz, and this is who is listed as Related Artists (in order,
> "sorted by popularity"):
>
>         Klezmer Conservatory Band
>         Coldplay
>         The White Stripes
>         Counting Crows
>         Elvis Presley
>         Puddle of Mudd
>         Bob Marley
>         Santana
>         U2
>         Red Hot Chili Peppers
>         Jennifer Lopez
>         Avril Lavigne
>         50 Cents
>
> 1 out of 13 ain't bed (NOT). Go figure...
>
> Shira Lerner
>
>

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