Posts by Alby

Before they joined Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks performed as a duo. They released one folk-rock album in 1973 that got more attention for its cover than anything…

For entertainers, dying is supposedly a good career move, but it doesn't always work out that way. Sometimes it's just a one-way ticket to Palookaville. Darrell Banks coulda been somebody.…

Donald Trump quite obviously wants to be a king, so it probably galls him – doesn't everything? – to visit an actual one. The contrast couldn't be starker: Charles is…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Bo Diddley used to say he was the father of rock ’n’ roll. He had a pretty good case. He wasn’t the first guy who…

Robert Redford, who died early today at 89, was launched into stardom when he co-starred with Paul Newman in the 1969 George Roy Hill film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance…

Trump is bragging that putting troops on the streets of Washington DC has brought down crime. Considering that the National Guard alone is costing $1 million a day – the…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona I’ve been putting together a list of fashionable (or recently fashionable) words and phrases that make me cringe. In fact “cringe" is one them. Fine…

"Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" arrived in theaters yesterday. The reviews are affectionate but not glowing; it seems age has caught up with not just the actors and their…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona With our nation’s capital under attack by its own government, thoughts automatically turn to a band called Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever. You’re right. They don’t.…

Yesterday he was a provocateur. Today he's a martyr. I'm talking about the guy who said, "I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new…

You might have heard this song while you were watching the Paris Olympics last year, or Wes Anderson's "Darjeeling Limited." It was a huge hit for Joe Dassin in 1969,…

Supertramp was a band that couldn't survive success. The band was founded by organist Rick Davies and guitarist Roger Hodgson, who shared lead vocals and songwriting duties. They began drifting…