Arts and Entertainment – Page 141

Song of the Day 10/31: Al Kooper and Stephen Stills, “Season of the Witch”

By Alby October 31, 20203 Comments

Donovan wrote and recorded this song in 1966, after guitarist John Renbourn of Pentangle showed him how to play a D9 chord at a house party. People who were there…

Song of the Day 10/30: The Traveling Wilburys, “End of the Line”

By Alby October 30, 20205 Comments

This one's for the Trump administration and the entire Republican Party, which is indeed facing the end of the line. The Traveling Wilburys were rock history's most peculiar supergroup --…

Song of the Day 10/29: Blind Faith, “Can’t Find My Way Home”

By Alby October 29, 2020

This one's for all the poor saps at Trump's Omaha rally the other night who got stranded miles from shelter in freezing temperatures when their buses didn't show up. Apparently,…

Song of the Day 10/28: The Moody Blues, “Go Now”

By Alby October 28, 20202 Comments

As the days until the election dwindle, I find this tune going through my head -- the "since you gotta go, you better go now" part, not the "I don't…

Song of the Day 10/27: Fleetwood Mac, “Dreams”

By Alby October 27, 2020

These are strange times in America, and not just because one of our political parties has gone full fascist. We live in a country where a 42-year-old song can re-enter…

Song of the Day 10/26: The White Stripes, “Seven Nation Army”

By Alby October 26, 20205 Comments

It's been an awful year all over the world, which might help explain why a woman confronted Edinburgh, Scotland, street musician Matt Grant last week by grabbing his guitar from…

Song of the Day 10/25: Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles”

By Alby October 25, 20205 Comments

It almost has the certainty of scientific law: Any hell-raising musician will reach his commercial peak with a song that's slow and sentimental. It certainly proved to be the case…

Song of the Day 10/23: The Spencer Davis Group, “Gimme Some Lovin'”

By Alby October 23, 20201 Comment

Note: This is a guest post by Nathan Arizona. Spencer Davis, who died this week at 81, was one of the most important pioneers of British electric blues-rock and the…

Best Pro Rasslin’ Segment In ForEVER!

By El Somnambulo October 22, 202010 Comments

As many of you know, my El Somnambulo monicker comes from my fictitious lucha libre background, featuring my legendary but totally made-up feud with the dastardly Teletubbymundo. I love pro…

Song of the Day 10/22: Audience, “Indian Summer”

By Alby October 22, 2020

This week might have been too damp to qualify as actual "Indian summer" weather, but I'm not going to let that stop me from resurrecting the only charting single ever…

Song of the Day 10/21: Gen X, “Dancing With Myself”

By Alby October 21, 2020

The jokes about Jeffrey Toobin, the CNN pundit and New Yorker writer who was suspended for exposing himself during a Zoom meeting, pretty much write themselves, but that hasn't stopped…

Song of the Day 10/20: Jeff Bridges, “Maybe I Missed the Point”

By Alby October 20, 2020

Actor Jeff Bridges tweeted out some news yesterday by quoting his most iconic movie character: "As the Dude would say, new shit has come to light." That was his way…

Song of the Day 10/19: The Beach Boys, “‘Til I Die”

By Alby October 19, 20203 Comments

Mike Love is still adding to his resume as rock 'n' roll's biggest asshole, this time by headlining a Trump fund-raising concert in Orange County without telling Brian Wilson and…