Arts and Entertainment

Eddie and the Hot Rods were one of the English "pub rock" bands that led directly to punk rock -- in fact, the term was first used in a review…

The theme song for the Republican ratfucking brigade. This tune goes back to the Bon Scott days, a reminder that Brian Johnson could take his place but couldn't really replace…

This Patty Griffin song appeared on her standout 2007 LP "Children Running Through," honored as the year's top Americana album. Griffin, who burst on the scene with 1996's "Living With…

Randy Rainbow has been watching the impeachment hearings, and he's come to the same conclusion the rest of us have, only more fabulously. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mWTDI4aQZY

The assassination of John F. Kennedy was arguably the defining moment of the Boomer generation, and musicians responded with songs. Roger McGuinn -- still Jim at the time -- rewrote…

When the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975, it was among the worst maritime disasters in the history of the Great Lakes, but it's…

One of Bob Dylan's many quirks is that he periodically fails to appreciate some of his best material. He left "Farewell, Angelina" off "Bringin' It All Back Home." "Blind Willie…

The theme song of the GOP's defense of Trump. Most people know the Three Dog Night cover of the song, but this was the original version, written by Argent guitarist…

This choice was inspired by the GOP's use of twisted logic to defend Trump, but as I listened again I noticed that Trump has been, in his inimitable way, touring…

Jethro Tull might hold the unwelcome distinction of being the best band not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (a contested title, to be sure). I thought they'd…

It's almost 30 years since the Black Crowes burst onto the scene with their "Shake Your Money Maker" LP. This ballad was the fourth single released from an album that…

With apologies to El Somnambulo for the new music, but I heard this song on WXPN the other day and now it's stuck in my head. Fang Fang is a…

Despite the video's clear references to John F. Kennedy's assassination, "Peter Pumpkinhead" actually was inspired not by politics but by a jack o'lantern that songwriter Andy Partridge carved one Halloween.…