Because each week of Year Course brings a new experience, I feel it necessary to offer a Sports Center-esque “Plays of the Week” for week 28, the most fun, most entertaining, and most memorable week of my year in Israel.

Voting for the 2007 JVibe Music Awards concluded at 11:59 pm on January 31. Winners will be announced in our March/April print issue and in our March web issue. Thank you for voting, and if you want to be notified the minute the results go live, sign-up for our e-letter here.

Want to vote for the 2^nd Annual JVibe Music Awards, but not sure who all of the nominees are? Don't worry, we've got you covered. Read on for a comprehensive guide to the nominees.

The owner of one of Israel’s leading underground labels sounds off about who’s pushing music forward and the the angry state of hip hop

It's way past your bedtime. On the tube, the newsman says that another bomb killed so and so and, in retaliation, the IDF "took action" against this and that. You tune out because you know the ending already.

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