Arts and Entertainment – Page 162

Song of the Day 12/29: Jefferson Airplane, “Volunteers”

By Alby December 29, 20193 Comments

Some political scientists say the U.S. meets all the conditions for a country on the brink of a revolution. Much as I'd like to believe it, I've heard all that…

Song of the Day 12/28: The Clash, “Revolution Rock”

By Alby December 28, 20191 Comment

We're creeping up on the 40th anniversary of the U.S. release of "London Calling," the double album that validated punk as an essential rock genre while simultaneously transcending it by…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 60-41!

By El Somnambulo December 28, 2019

I'm having a ball doing this. Self-indulgent? Yes. But I just KNOW that you're hearing some great tunes that you maybe never would have heard otherwise. Which has been my…

Song of the Day 12/27: Tom Petty, “The Waiting”

By Alby December 27, 2019

This one's for Donald, who is finding that waiting is indeed the hardest part. The lead single from 1981's "Hard Promises" reached No. 19 on the Hot 100 but No.…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE: #’s 80-61!

By El Somnambulo December 27, 2019

There are two songs on the list that may, or may not, have made it were it not for the videos. This is one of them: 80. (2016) 79. (2018)…

Bulo’s Fave Tunes OF THE DECADE 100-81!

By El Somnambulo December 26, 20191 Comment

Man, what a challenge it was to put this list together. It took me months. I'll definitely be doing this in Spotify format a little later. I had lots of…

Song of the Day 12/25: Greg Lake w/ Ian Anderson, “I Believe in Father Christmas”

By Alby December 25, 20194 Comments

In the UK, where singles are still a thing, bands frequently write and record Christmas songs in the hopes of scoring a seasonal hit. Greg Lake released this one in…

Song of the Day 12/24: Henry Rollins and Stephen Colbert, “Carol of the Bells”

By Alby December 24, 2019

There's a reason this sounds nothing like a Christmas carol -- it wasn't written as one. In 1914 Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych was commissioned to create a song for choir…

Song of the Day 12/23: The Philadelphia Orchestra, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”

By Alby December 23, 2019

In 1962 the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy recorded "The Glorious Sound of Christmas," setting a standard for orchestral Christmas music that has never been exceeded -- the LP went…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes Of 2019: The Top Ten!!

By El Somnambulo December 23, 20193 Comments

But first, a recap of all the musical goodness that has come before: http://delawareliberal.net/2019/12/16/bulos-fave-tunes-of-2019-s-50-31/ http://delawareliberal.net/2019/12/17/bulos-fave-tunes-of-2019-s-30-21/ http://delawareliberal.net/2019/12/18/bulos-fave-tunes-of-2019-s-20-11/ Here we go, ready or not: 10. The Suitcase Junket is the most amazing…