Posts by Alby

The early to mid-'90s saw an incredible wave of power pop bands that fought a losing battle for attention while the recording industry went gaga for grunge instead. One of…

Old-timers might remember that when Bruce Springsteen was first signed to Columbia Records, he was promoted as the "new Dylan" -- or, rather, the latest in a long line of…

H/t to Nancy Willing, whose Traffic video posts got me listening to Blind Faith, Steve Winwood's collaboration with Eric Clapton. The supergroup was formed after Clapton left Cream and Winwood…

Bob Dylan writes so many songs he can't use them all. Some he leaves as demos that get out and get finished by others. Some he tosses into side projects…

Three Dog Night had the hit with it, but "Liar" was written by Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and was included on the band's first album. I'm sure it will turn…

MTV changed how music was promoted, but we tend to forget that when music videos were a new medium, record companies weren't inclined to spend much (read "any") money on…

This seems like as good a time as any to remind everyone that "united we stand, divided we fall," even if it took Wilbert Harrison years to realize it. The…

While the ongoing destruction of the American republic dominates the news, the ongoing destruction of the Earth's ecosystem struggles for attention, as evidenced by last week's UN report that one…

Chicago Transit Authority, or Chicago as the band became known after the real CTA threatened a lawsuit, is remembered mostly as a soft-rock purveyor of sappy adult-contemporary material, because that's…

I chose this song for today because it mentions Cinco de Mayo, but I was just looking for an excuse. I've loved it ever since I heard it on WXPN's…

H/t to RE Vanella, who pointed out that yesterday would have been Pete Seeger's 100th birthday. In addition to playing a key role in the 20th century folk music revival,…