Posts by Alby

Did you know that there was one version of this song -- out of the more than 500 that have been recorded -- that angered composer Irving Berlin so much…

The era of audio-only music might have ended with MTV, but we're now into an age in which viral video is the best way to break into the music business.…

The best punk Christmas song, period. There are other punk-style efforts, but they just sound like punk songs with a few words about the holiday. Ray Davies, as usual, had…

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson has written several Christmas songs, and he's also given many traditional carols new, jazzy arrangements that show off the band's chops. This is one he played…

TRIGGER WARNING: When this was written by Raymond Scott in 1934, it was perfectly acceptable for white men to mock black society and call it comedy (this was shortly after…

Brothers singing harmony always sound special, but we rarely got to hear these two together because they each led their own bands. Both Johnny and Edgar were musical prodigies, performing…

Donny Hathaway had a lofty goal when he wrote and sang what's easily the most soulful song ever to attain the status of a Christmas classic -- he wanted it…

I totally get it if you're one of those people who can't stand Christmas music. Even people who don't mind it are sick of it by this date. I therefore…

In his heyday, Prince was often compared to Michael Jackson, but while both could sing and dance like nobody else, Prince also wrote his own songs, produced his own albums…

The Tubes were -- actually, still are -- a comic theater-rock troupe that formed in San Francisco in the early '70s. They never sold all that many records, but their…

Today's song is in honor of former White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson, who yesterday filed to run for Congress in a deep-red Texas district. Dr. Jackson, who also served…