Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law was just made for lampooning by Randy Rainbow, who, it turns out -- you never would have guessed -- is gay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZfKzu326NI
Russia's unprovoked assault on Ukraine has brought about many unexpected changes. This one is minor, but it made news in the music media: It prompted Pink Floyd to record its…
Despite his smooth voice, Robert Knight only had one hit -- this song, written expressly for him by Buzz Cason and Mac Gayden, who owned a record company in Nashville.…
You have to be eligible for Medicare to have first-hand memories of Bobby Rydell, the South Philly teen idol from the early days of rock 'n' roll. He had his…
Stevie Wonder, whose albums made critics' Top 10 lists in the '70s, seems to have fallen into relative neglect in recent years -- Marvin Gaye, not Wonder, is now considered…
This song went viral on social media last summer, and mainstream media picked up on it by autumn, but I didn't hear it until last week, and it cracked me…
Genesis, the venerable British band that pioneered prog rock in the '70s and churned out synth-pop hits like clockwork in the '80s, called it quits last week, 55 years after…
Actor Bruce Willis' family announced yesterday that he's retiring from acting due to aphasia, a brain condition that affects language and communication. The 67-year-old Penns Grove, N.J., native rocketed to…
Joe Biden ad-libbed nine words in his speech in Poland and pundits all weighed in, for or against. I'm only following the story by headlines, but it sounds like Joe…
Rap fans might remember that Will Smith had pugilistic fantasies going back to at least 1989, when this song was released on the duo's "And in This Corner..." LP. As…
The headlines said Taylor Hawkins, who died at age 50 Friday in Colombia, was the drummer for the Foo Fighters, but that only captured a portion of his talent. He…