Arts and Entertainment

For Gerald Brady. Yeah, you know the hit version (No. 10 US, No. 2 UK) that Nile Rodgers produced for David Bowie, but it was first recorded six years earlier…

When people complained about Bob Dylan being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature because "lyrics aren't literature," they betrayed their ignorance about literature. Some of the earliest writings in the…

The last thing I expected this summer was brand-new yacht rock, yet here it is. Someone played this for me and dared me to guess who it was, and all…

An odd story about a Bruce Springsteen composition popped up recently -- an argument about the lyrics to his iconic song "Thunder Road." Since the release of his "Born to…

As Jason noted, raging wildfires are turning the West into a hellscape, but it is giving us colorful sunrises and sunsets. The rest of the day needs some work --…

I hadn't heard this one in ages until Meshell Ndegeocello's cover, which I'd never heard at all, popped up WXPN the other day. The funk comes from musicians who had…

Carolina beach music was invented for this time of year but, despite the title, "Rockaway Beach" is not beach music. At least, it wasn't before General Johnson enlisted Joey Ramone…

In the '90s the Old 97s were one of the top acts in what was then known as alt-country (now Americana). Saleswise their career peaked in 2001 with their third…

Did you ever hear a song you liked by a band you never heard before, only to find that most of their music sounds nothing like the first song you…

Actor Charlie Robinson, best known for his role on "Night Court," died Sunday, and many of his obituaries say he began his show-biz career as a singer with Archie Bell…

When Catbite covered this song from Elvis Costello's debut album at the Arden Shady Grove Music Fest, El Somnambulo cited it as evidence of the Philly ska band's good taste,…