Posts by Alby

Chuck Mangione gave credit for his biggest hit to the Bee Gees. "'Saturday Night Fever' had saturated radio," he once told an interviewer. "I think the top six out of…

It's ironic, really. I don't think Donald Trump has had a true friend in his life, yet here he is, hoist on the petard of his supposed friendship with fellow…

Many metal fans are bemused by the outpouring of respect for Ozzy Osbourne now that he's gone. If all you knew about him came from the obituaries, it would be…

Donald Trump is impressive, in a twisted way: He manages to give voice to every moronic, bigoted opinion you'd hear from the drunk at the end of the bar, all…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona She watched this year as she became a TikTok sensation. She was a pop sensation for the first time 67 years ago when she released…

If only every scandal was resolved this quickly. The Kiss Cam Canoodler – as a human with access to the internet, you surely know who I mean – has resigned…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Trump has pointed his gun at the head of National Public Radio (and PBS) for months, and Congress has finally pulled the trigger for…

Trump tried to bury the Epstein List controversy, and it almost worked. He made a few phone calls and every right-wing news source dropped all discussion of it. (Yesterday, while…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona A surprisingly rich Wilmington CPA named Robert L. Siegfried Jr. has donated $71.5 million to the University of Delaware's business college so it can be…

Noted keyboardist and philosopher Viv Savage, best known for his stint with iconic rock band Spinal Tap and his credo, "Have a good time all the time," supposedly died in…

This originally ran on Bastille Day five years ago, during the COVID summer. I'm re-running it because I think we need it even more today. It's not just a great…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona There are many things his fans like about David Lynch, but two songs in Spanish by singer Rebekah Del Rio are standout moments. We learned…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Donald Byrd was a highly regarded mainstream jazz musician, “one of the finest hard-bop trumpeters,” says the website AllMusic. He was also one of the…