Posts by Alby

H/t El Somnambulo. It's his favorite song of all time. It's also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "500 songs that shaped rock and roll." It's appropos…

The distractions from Donald Trump's presence on the Epstein List grow ever more desperate. Reality show contestant-cum-NASA administrator Sean Duffy announced that the U.S. will build a nuclear reactor on…

I heard this tune the other day and it struck me that this should be the theme song of MAGA World, sung by Donald Trump, because it's basically the credo…

It took forty-odd years, but it seems legendary hard rockers Spinal Tap have finally perfected the staging of their classic track "Stonehenge." As shown in this clip of Marty DiBergi's…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Aretha Franklin recorded “You’ll Lose a Good Thing” in 1964. She sounded great. Of course she did. She was Aretha. Barbara Lynn had recorded the…

Donald Trump's latest excuse-cum-confession in L'Affaire D'Epstein demonstrates the depths of not just his depravity but his narcissism as well. Confronted with the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's procurer, recruited…

Controversial NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers has had only three confirmed concussions in his career, but he sure acts like he has brain damage. He's in the news now because, after…

Tom Lehrer, the math professor whose satiric songs about nuclear war, sexual deviancy and other human follies made him a popular cult figure in the 1950s and '60s, died Saturday…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona If Elvis Presley were here, he’d sing the praises of classic R&B/soul singer Jackie Wilson. He’d even sound like Jackie. Elvis called himself “the white…

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…