Posts by Alby

The obituaries for Nichelle Nichols, who died late last week at age 89, naturally headlined her historic role as Lt. Uhura on the original "Star Trek," and admirably highlighted her…

The British Invasion was so all-encompassing that pretty much any act with English accents soared up the charts. Consider the case of Chad and Jeremy, who scored a handful of…

One of the pleasures of the internet is the easy access to historical footage, and I always get a kick out of early performances of now-classic music. I remember when…

Joni Mitchell, rarely seen in public over the last decade, played what amounted to a whole set Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival. Her appearance wasn't announced in advance --…

WDEL is holding an open house today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and I'll be on the air with Rick Jensen at 11 a.m.…

David Bowie included this one, co-written with Brian Eno, on his 1997 album "Earthlings." As is so often the case, its point has been sharpened in the years since its…

In honor of my cat, Little Anthony, who passed on this morning, age 17. Jerome Anthony Gourdine started out as the lead singer for the group that became the Imperials,…

After two albums with Eric Burdon, who left the band in the middle of a tour, War was on its second LP without him when it scored its first hit…

As centuries go, this one totally sucks so far, and I can't see it doing enough in the second half to make up for this shitshow. So I'm going to…

Billy Bragg wrote this upbeat sing-along, a "wait 'til next year!" anthem for progressives, after Margaret Thatcher's Tories swept the 1987 general elections. He called it "my way of owning…