Arts and Entertainment

In popular memory, grunge is the rock genre that represents the '90s, but that obscures the reality -- the '90s were rock's last hurrah in large part because multiple genres…

Americans seem fascinated with British royalty, but they don't understand much about it. Consider, for example, the "Duke of Earl." There is, of course, no such thing -- in the…

Does this song still turn up on children's albums? When I was a kid, back in the Pleistocene, you heard it frequently because its sarcastic lyrics encourage little ones to…

When the Beatles broke up in 1970, fans blamed Yoko Ono first and foremost. But the band member who took the most heat was Paul McCartney, mostly because he was…

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…