Posts by Alby

And one you'll never get corporate-humping journalists to ask corporate-humping Democrats: Why are proposals from Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders called "unrealistic" when the favorite centrist candidate, punch-drunk Joe Biden,…

Pete Townshend of the Who sat for a fascinating interview in yesterday's New York Times magazine in which he looks back on his career, the history of rock and what…

How weird was America in 1969? This weird: Welsh singer Tom Jones not only had a TV show, "This Is Tom Jones," he invited all manner of counter-culture artists on…

Hiss Golden Messenger -- singer-songwriter M.C. Taylor, guitarist Scott Hirsch and lots of guest musicians who change from album to album -- have been turning out beautifully crafted Southern folk-rock…

Ray Davies released this song on an eponymous 2005 EP. As is his custom, the bright, shiny melody covers some pretty dark lyrical territory. "It's all over, the American way,"…

Not to be confused with that Sarah Palin YouTube hit, "Turkey in the Processor," this 1926 recording is one of the earliest of this 19th-century American folk tune, which derived…

Eddie and the Hot Rods were one of the English "pub rock" bands that led directly to punk rock -- in fact, the term was first used in a review…

The theme song for the Republican ratfucking brigade. This tune goes back to the Bon Scott days, a reminder that Brian Johnson could take his place but couldn't really replace…

This Patty Griffin song appeared on her standout 2007 LP "Children Running Through," honored as the year's top Americana album. Griffin, who burst on the scene with 1996's "Living With…

Randy Rainbow has been watching the impeachment hearings, and he's come to the same conclusion the rest of us have, only more fabulously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mWTDI4aQZY

The assassination of John F. Kennedy was arguably the defining moment of the Boomer generation, and musicians responded with songs. Roger McGuinn -- still Jim at the time -- rewrote…