Arts and Entertainment – Page 153

Song of the Day 5/5: War, “Low Rider”

By Alby May 5, 20202 Comments

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, a holiday more celebrated in El Norte than in Mejico, I give you War's tribute to one of the symbols of California's Mexican-American culture.…

Song of the Day 5/4: Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes, “Cantina Song”

By Alby May 4, 2020

It's Star Wars day, so who better to deliver the song of the day than Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes -- the band featured in the cantina scene in…

Song of the Day 5/3: Harry Nilsson, “Coconut”

By Alby May 3, 2020

With Trump grasping at every coronavirus miracle cure that crosses his diseased mind, I think it's time he looked into Dr. Nilsson's remedy. I tend to think that adding a…

Song of the Day 5/2: Randy Newman, “Stay Away”

By Alby May 2, 20203 Comments

Randy Newman has written a special song for these days of social distancing. This was recorded almost a month ago, but he was prescient about selfish "reopen" protesters. "It's hard…

Song of the Day 5/1: Billy Bragg, “The Internationale”

By Alby May 1, 2020

May Day, though not celebrated in reactionary America, was declared International Workers' Day in 1889 by the Second International organization of workers' and socialist parties, which also adopted "The Internationale"…

Song of the Day 4/30: Tom Rush, “No Regrets”

By Alby April 30, 20204 Comments

While the novel coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the music world, a few musicians have caught the bug and recovered. I didn't even know folk icon Tom Rush had the…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: April 2020

By El Somnambulo April 30, 20204 Comments

About as rich and diverse a month for new music that you could ever hope for. Might as well start with music from the Album Most Likely To Top Most…

Song of the Day 4/29: Founders Sing, “Lie-Lie-Lie-Lie Lysol”

By Alby April 29, 20202 Comments

Founders Sing entered the YouTube musical political satire genre, currently dominated by Randy Rainbow, in mid-February with a video called "The Day Democracy Died," set to the tune of "American…

Song of the Day 4/28: Trey Anastasio, “Lonely Trip”

By Alby April 28, 2020

Trey Anastasio of Phish is keeping busy during quarantine by writing new songs and releasing them on his Instagram account. They don't all sound like Phish's jam-band excursions or their…

Song of the Day 4/27: Tommy Tucker, “Sitting Home Alone”

By Alby April 27, 2020

Today's Coronavirus Quarantine Classic© comes from Tommy Tucker, an R&B artist of the '50s and '60s whose only brush with fame came with "Hi-Heel Sneakers," which reached No. 11 on…

Song of the Day 4/26: The Rolling Stones, “Living in a Ghost Town”

By Alby April 26, 20201 Comment

I'm impressed that the coronavirus has prompted so many musicians to write songs to address the new reality. The latest to drop is this one from the Rolling Stones, which…

Song of the Day 4/25: Randy Rainbow, “A Spoonful of Clorox”

By Alby April 25, 20201 Comment

Randy Rainbow didn't waste any time joining the Mock the Moron bandwagon with his usual panache. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPDPzbLFeP4

Song of the Day 4/24: The Velvet Underground, “White Light/White Heat”

By Alby April 24, 20207 Comments

Some people are saying this would be effective against the coronavirus. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. Lou Reed wrote the song in an attempt to capture the sensation of…