Arts and Entertainment – Page 104

Song of the Day 7/7: The Who, “Boris the Spider”

By Alby July 7, 20221 Comment

Despite what Pete Townsend says in the introduction, it's not a very strange song -- it was just decades ahead of its time when it debuted on "A Quick One"…

Song of the Day 7/6: Elvis Presley, “That’s All Right”

By Alby July 6, 20221 Comment

Elvis Presley, it turns out, is still a box-office draw. Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" is officially a hit, moving not only movie tickets but lots the King's greatest hits albums too.…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes For June 2022

By El Somnambulo July 5, 20222 Comments

Dave Alvin singing about a train? Know any better way to kick off a best-of-the-month wrap-up? I don't. This belongs in the pantheon of their very best: This whole album's…

Song of the Day 7/4: Taj Mahal, “Ain’t Gwine to Whistle Dixie (Any Mo’)”

By Alby July 4, 20228 Comments

I dunno about you, but I'm not feeling all that patriotic today as a Confederacy-worshiping minority tries to steer the country back to the past. Nobody should be whistling Dixie…

Song of the Day 7/3: Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”

By Alby July 3, 2022

The story of Randy Bachman's guitar came full circle this week. In case you missed the story when it broke last fall, Bachman lost the 1957 Gretsch guitar -- one…

Song of the Day 7/1: Donald Byrd, “A Portrait of Jennie”

By Alby July 1, 20222 Comments

Last night was bittersweet for jazz fans -- it was the last weeknight broadcast by DJ Bob Perkins on Temple University's WRTI (90.1 FM), where he held down the 6-9…

Song of the Day 6/30: Moby Grape, “Murder in My Heart for the Judge”

By Alby June 30, 2022

I'm sure millions of people these days can relate to the sentiment expressed by Moby Grape's Jerry Miller and Don Stevenson, first released on "Wow," the band's flawed 1968 follow-up…

Song of the Day 6/29: Little Feat, “Willin’”

By Alby June 29, 20221 Comment

The death toll in the case of the tractor-trailer filled with migrants abandoned in stifling heat in San Antonio, Texas, now stands at 51, making it the deadliest such tragedy…

Song of the Day 6/28: Sean Ono Lennon, “Here, There and Everywhere”

By Alby June 28, 2022

At least two musicians recorded this song as a birthday tribute to Paul McCartney -- one by Elvis Costello, the other by John Lennon's son Sean. It's an apt choice…

Song of the Day 6/27: Colin Hay, “Beautiful World”

By Alby June 27, 20221 Comment

I apologize for the mellow streak, but laid-back music is about the only thing that keeps the rage at bay these days. This Colin Hay song from his 2001 album…

Song of the Day 6/26: Stubby Kaye and Peter Palmer, “The Country’s in the Very Best of Hands”

By Alby June 26, 20223 Comments

Today's song comes from the 1959 Broadway musical "L'il Abner," and it shows that hayseeds have been bitching about the same crap for generations. My memory was jogged last Sunday…

Song of the Day 6/24: Malo, “Suavecito”

By Alby June 24, 20221 Comment

With the Supreme Court celebrating "Trigger the Libs Day," I figure it's time to once again dip into my mellow summer playlist. Play as necessary until feelings of rage subside.…

Song of the Day 6/23: Bob Dylan, “Happy Birthday to You”

By Alby June 23, 2022

I did not realize until the other day that Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson were born two days apart in 1942, McCartney on the 18th and Wilson on the 20th,…