Arts and Entertainment – Page 105

Song of the Day 6/22: Tommy James and the Shondells, “Crystal Blue Persuasion”

By Alby June 22, 20223 Comments

I don't know if its the daily headline shitstorm or the mild summer weather, but all I want to listen to lately is laid-back tunes from the '60s. And you…

Song of the Day 6/21: Megafaun, “The Longest Day”

By Alby June 21, 2022

Happy summer solstice, a celestial event that, judging from archaeological evidence, seems to have meant more to neolithic peoples than it does to us. Then again, 6,000 people turned out…

Song of the Day 6/19: The Young Rascals, “Groovin'”

By Alby June 19, 20223 Comments

To follow the news is, by definition, to doomscroll. Well, to quote a famous sailor man, that's all I can stands and I can't stands no more, at least for…

Song of the Day 6/18: The Fixx, “One Thing Leads to Another”

By Alby June 18, 20221 Comment

Bands from the '60s and early '70s that can still tour draw big crowds. Bands from the '80s and '90s, not so much. Consider The Fixx. They're still releasing albums…

Song of the Day 6/15: Black Sabbath, “Guilty as Hell”

By Alby June 15, 20222 Comments

As Jason330 noted, we all knew what's being shown by the Jan. 6 committee. And that includes everybody who tried to pull it off. Still, there seems to be some…

Song of the Day 6/13: Inner Circle, “Bad Boys”

By Alby June 13, 20221 Comment

This should be the theme music for the Jan. 6 Congressional hearings when they resume tonight. Hey, it worked for "Cops," which has resumed production for Fox Nation after Paramount…

Song of the Day 6/12: The Flaming Lips, “Waitin’ for a Superman”

By Alby June 12, 2022

Metropolis, the fictional city where Superman fights for truth, justice and a better tomorrow, has always presented DC Comics with a problem in truthiness -- where exactly is it? A…

Song of the Day 6/10: Randy Newman, “Guilty”

By Alby June 10, 20221 Comment

This is the song I'd like to hear played when Donald Trump is hanged for treason. The song closed side 1 of Randy Newman's controversial 1974 album "Good Old Boys"…

Song of the Day 6/9: The Weavers, “The Hammer Song”

By Alby June 9, 20221 Comment

Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson will wield the hammer of justice -- a gavel, actually -- when the House select committee he chairs on the Jan. 6 insurrection presents its findings…

Song of the Day 6/8: Seals and Crofts, “We May Never Pass This Way (Again)”

By Alby June 8, 20223 Comments

Jim Seals, who died Monday at age 80, wasn't just half of the '70s soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. He and his musical partner were also among the best-known…

Kick Off Your Weekend With The Legendary Ingramettes

By El Somnambulo June 7, 2022

Soulful Gospel powerhouses: This Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Arden Shady Grove, right below the Gild Hall. While most of the music will be sacred Gospel, secular beer and…

Song of the Day 6/6: Sheryl Crow, “Can’t Cry Anymore”

By Alby June 6, 20221 Comment

Polling conducted after the Uvalde Massacre asked respondents if they feel that mass shootings are "unfortunately something we have to accept as part of a free society" or "something we…

Song of the Day 6/5: Wilco, “Cruel Country”

By Alby June 5, 20224 Comments

The genre now known as Americana was once known as alt-country, and Jeff Tweedy's band, Uncle Tupelo, helped set the template by injecting pop-punk energy into country rock. That band…