Arts and Entertainment

New Jersey has been one of the states hardest-hit by the coronavirus, and last night a bunch of stars with New Jersey ties threw a benefit "Jersey 4 Jersey" concert…

In case you hadn't noticed, the interwebs are awash in musicians performing home concerts, generally alone with an acoustic guitar or piano. I've caught several of them, but this one…

Lucinda Williams has a new album, "Good Souls Better Angels," coming out this week, and its lead track doesn't pull any punches. Though it doesn't mention him by name, there's…

Happy 4/20! I hope everyone Zooms their celebrations. Afroman (real name: Joseph Foreman) wasn't exactly advocating marijuana use with his 2001 hit. The lyrics, a string of bad decisions, started…

Sure, c'mon, let's reopen everything on May 1! Don't fear the reaper! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4HA3vUv2c Blue Oyster Cult's biggest hit (No. 7 Cashbox, No. 12 Billboard) was already a classic rock staple…

Mr. Zimmerman is at it again. He dropped another new song, again at midnight, without explanation or embellishment. This one's a lot shorter than "Murder Most Foul," but it's similar…

If Donald Trump gets his way, this will become the new national anthem. The Appalachian folk song dates back to the 1920s, but it only got wide exposure when the…

If Warren Zevon were still alive, he'd probably re-title this one "Trump'll Kill Ya," but the real reason I thought of it is this line in the first verse: You…

Donald Trump proclaimed himself King of America yesterday. He's really just Mayor of Simpleton. This Andy Partridge song was on the 1989 LP "Oranges and Lemons." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Da9sc6YDBo

UFO was one of the earliest British bands to earn the label "heavy metal," forming in 1968, the same year as Black Sabbath. They never managed to score a hit…

This song seems appropriate considering that not only is it Passover, we're also afflicted by a ruler deaf to the pleas of the people. Louis Armstrong recorded it in 1958…