Posts by Alby

It's gonna be bad, but remember, each and every one of these people, from Trump on down, is a consummate fuck-up. So while it will be fucked up, it will…

If this is indeed the end of the American Republic – I tend to doubt it, but I'm safely overseas – then I think it should bow out with the…

One-hit wonders get more attention, but there are lots of two-hit wonders out there, too. Arthur Conley, for example. Conley was singing for minor labels from the late '50s to…

The deadline for whatever happens to TikTok is fast approaching. I don't use social media, so it won't affect me directly no matter what happens, but lots of people are…

Flying away from it all is a pretty common wish these days, and apparently it always has been. Slaves working the fields and prisoners behind bars traditionally invoke that desire,…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona As the guy who signed and managed Bob Dylan, smart, aggressive, tyrannical Albert Grossman has a big part in the new Dylan movie, “A Complete…

Those wily Mexicans have launched a new front in their invasion of El Norte: They've sent firefighters to help battle the Los Angeles blazes. I don't know how much it…

Peter Yarrow, who died earlier this week at age 86, fought a decades-long battle against an insidious rumor: that "Puff, the Magic Dragon" was about marijuana. In his defense, Yarrow…

You know the California fires are bad – Hollywood is cancelling movie premieres and awards shows. In a way, the victims are lucky this happened now and not next month,…

Axl Rose wrote it about an overenthusiastic female fan, but when a senile dolt elected president by a nation of dolts talks about going to war over Greenland, the only…

The approach of the Trump circus caravan has most right-thinking people experiencing a sense of dread, a mood Chris Cornell knew well. He once told Melody Maker, "Fell on Black…

Snow days ain't what they used to be. Global warming has made snow scarce, and even when schools close a lot of kids don't go education-free, because remote learning didn't…

"A Complete Unknown," the Bob Bylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet released Dec. 25, has gotten mostly good reviews, and even the critics who dismissed it praised Chalamet's performance. As well…