Arts and Entertainment – Page 110

Song of the Day 3/8: AC/DC, “Big Balls”

By Alby March 8, 20223 Comments

Everybody from pundits to peons is showing love for Voldomyr Zelenskyy, but nobody has put it better than Bon Scott and AC/DC did way back in 1976. Though it all…

Song of the Day 3/7: Every Mother’s Son, “Come on Down to My Boat”

By Alby March 7, 20222 Comments

This seems like a good time to get a bargain on a super-yacht, as governments around the world (not the US, yet) have begun seizing atop-the-liquid assets owned by oligarchs…

Song of the Day 3/6: Cake, “I Will Survive”

By Alby March 6, 2022

A song for Ukraine, which Putin thought would crumble, lay down and die. Not so far. There have been nearly 200 covers of this song, in more than a dozen…

Song of the Day 3/4: Electric Light Orchestra, “Showdown”

By Alby March 4, 20224 Comments

It's raining all over the world. From "On the Third Day," ELO's third LP and its first without co-founder Roy Wood, released in 1973. The single reached No. 12 in…

Song of the Day 3/3: Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Exodus”

By Alby March 3, 20221 Comment

As might be expected, the Russian war on Ukraine has produced lots of refugees -- more than 1 million so far, according to the United Nations, about 2% of the…

Song of the Day 3/2: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, “The Great Gates of Kiev”

By Alby March 2, 2022

Keith Emerson was probably the most technically accomplished keyboard player rock ever saw, and he loved to show off his chops by covering the classics. For The Nice, his band…

Song of the Day 3/1: Paul Simon, “Take Me to the Mardi Gras”

By Alby March 1, 20222 Comments

In another sign that the pandemic is slackening, New Orleans is celebrating Mardi Gras this year after Covid forced last year's cancellation. You can watch some of the parades live…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2022

By El Somnambulo March 1, 20221 Comment

Some months there's no unifying principle, just a bunch of cool tunes hanging out with each other. This is such a month. Could this be Nathan Arizona's fave for Feb.?:…

Song of the Day 2/28: Sting, “Russians”

By Alby February 28, 20224 Comments

In 1985, when Ronald Reagan was saber-rattling against the Soviet Union, Sting included this song on his first solo album, "Dream of the Blue Turtles." Released as the fourth single…

Song of the Day 2/27: Rod Stewart, “Only a Hobo”

By Alby February 27, 2022

For a while in the early '70s, Rod Stewart was the best Bob Dylan interpreter around. His recordings don't make the "Best Bob Dylan Covers" lists anymore, but this one…

Song of the Day 2/26: Gabriel Sullivan, “The Rust, the Knife”

By Alby February 26, 2022

Guest post by Nathan Arizona The desert, with its big sky, endless waves of sand and scattered cactuses, has inspired a lot of music lately. It’s no surprise that dry…

Black Opry Revue Preview: Part Two

By El Somnambulo February 25, 2022

We’re bringing these incredible artists to the Arden Gild Hall this Saturday. In conjunction with Black History Month, and presented in partnership with the Delaware Division Of The Arts and…

Song of the Day 2/25: Procol Harum, “A Whiter Shade of Pale”

By Alby February 25, 20223 Comments

I don't expect the death last week of Gary Brooker, frontman for Procol Harum, to put a stop to fans advocating for the band's induction to the Rock Hall of…