Arts and Entertainment

Bruce Springsteen has a new solo album coming out June 14. He has said "Western Stars" is a rumination on Southern California music of the ''60s and '70s and specifically…

This isn't the original recording from "Out of the Blue." This is the title track from Jeff Lynne's 2012 album of re-recorded ELO classics, the release of which was accompanied…

Harold Dorman, a white guy from the Mississippi Delta, had only one hit record in his career, this classic from 1960. What I find interesting is his choice of metaphor.…

I read yesterday that Donald Trump's obsession with The Wall has manifested itself as micromanagement of its design. He wants scary spikes on top, and he wants it painted black…

Everyone knows "Bette Davis Eyes" if they listened to the radio in 1981, when Kim Carnes' breakthrough single spent nine weeks at No. 1 and was single of the year.…

When we think of the '60s we tend to think of the social movements for civil rights and against the war in Vietnam, which gives the impression that people back…

The early to mid-'90s saw an incredible wave of power pop bands that fought a losing battle for attention while the recording industry went gaga for grunge instead. One of…

Old-timers might remember that when Bruce Springsteen was first signed to Columbia Records, he was promoted as the "new Dylan" -- or, rather, the latest in a long line of…

H/t to Nancy Willing, whose Traffic video posts got me listening to Blind Faith, Steve Winwood's collaboration with Eric Clapton. The supergroup was formed after Clapton left Cream and Winwood…

Bob Dylan writes so many songs he can't use them all. Some he leaves as demos that get out and get finished by others. Some he tosses into side projects…

Three Dog Night had the hit with it, but "Liar" was written by Argent guitarist Russ Ballard and was included on the band's first album. I'm sure it will turn…

Only $20 a ticket to see this one-of-a-kind one-man band (cash or check at the door) and you get a free drink if you mention the magic words that you…

MTV changed how music was promoted, but we tend to forget that when music videos were a new medium, record companies weren't inclined to spend much (read "any") money on…