The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is deeply flawed, but it does serve to shine an annual spotlight on some musicians who have faded into obscurity. Billy Preston will…
The poobahs who run the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally got around to admitting Todd Rundgren this year, in his 25th year of eligibility as a solo artist.…
Yes, you are getting old. The Foo Fighters were among those selected for the 2021 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which means the band, which started…
Protest songs are pretty common, but really effective ones are not. I heard this the other night on the folk show on WXPN, and I think it belongs in the…
Randy Rainbow, like the rest of the media, has mostly moved on from the Last Guy and has now focused his attention on the lesser imps and demons who populate…
Tawny Kitaen, the model/actress who gained her greatest fame gyrating on the hood of a Jaguar in this Whitesnake video, died last week at age 59. Born Julie Kitaen, she…
When the Beatles broke up, everyone knew that John, Paul and George would pursue solo careers. But what about Ringo? The guy Robert Christgau called "our representative on the Beatles"…
Trying to determine the top five rock guitarists is like trying to establish the top five colors. It can only be done subjectively, and it begs the question -- what…
Did anyone in rock history rise to the big occasion better than Prince? His Super Bowl halftime show in the Miami rain stands as the best has come close to…
Curtis Mayfield's 1975 LP "There's No Place Like America Today" seems to get more attention for its pointed cover image (slightly altered from a 1937 Margaret Bourke-White photo) than its…
So many of you (well, my oldest daughter) have asked, 'Where's your Fave Tunes list for April'? It's right here. It may still be a work-in-progress (logistical stuff), but it's…
They clearly weren't singing about Giuliani, who doesn't do much except fail. He did, however, use this tune as his intro song at campaign rallies when he ran for president…