Arts and Entertainment

So much great music this month, I plan to keep commentary to a minimum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ18ZZznLZE   Liked this comment:  "I'm gonna get married AND divorced to this song and then…

Pop, county and gospel singer Billy Joe Thomas died yesterday at age 78, three months after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Though he's most famous for his pop…

I've been on a bit of a '90s kick lately -- I'm more and more convinced that decade was rock music's last hurrah -- and this tune has gotten lodged…

I wanted to follow up yesterday's examination of "We Built This City" with another tune that turns up high on most lists of Worst Songs Ever, so I offer this…

What a joyous event.  The great Molly Tuttle and the wonderful singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Rachel Baiman wowed the crowd in the Shady Grove yesterday. The weather was gorgeous and everybody was stoked. …

There is a widely held misconception about this song. It is not the "worst song" of all time. It's the most hated song of all time. It might sound like…

I'm not much of a Pink Floyd fan -- I probably haven't listened to "Dark Side of the Moon" all the way through in 40 years -- but you don't…

This one's for El Somnambulo, who's a bit miffed that guys who smoke expensive cigars will pay a lower tax rate than people who smoke El Ropos. Contra Sigmund Freud,…

There's no question Carole King belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- she's been there, along with her first husband and lyricist, Gerry Goffin, since 1990. By…

For some reason, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame couldn't simply place Gil Scott-Heron among the pantheon. He's in this year, but as an "early influencer." If they're talking…