Before the curtain rises, there is already a contract in place. The room has paid for magic, the performer has learned how to make exhaustion look like sparkle, and every seat carries its own appetite. The front row is the most dangerous place in that exchange because it mistakes closeness for knowledge. It sees the shine on the costume, the mouth forming a smile, the...

Pain demands a voice that refuses to be ignored. When you have survived the kind of heartbreak that alters your DNA, polite studio tricks simply will not cut it. You need something loud, unfiltered, and recorded right in the room. That is exactly what Lior Golan brings to the table with his new release. After letting these songs sit on a hard drive for four years,...