Arts and Entertainment
Song of the Day 3/8: Paul McCartney, “Let Me Roll It”
“Band on the Run” is a contender for best post-Beatles album by any of the Fab Four. It’s full of solid songs beyond the monster hits, especially this grinding number that sounds just like a John Lennon song to everybody on Earth but McCartney. The draggy tempo, the tape-echo vocals, the short, biting guitar licks […]
Song of the Day 3/7: The Beths, “Future Me Hates Me”
They’re from New Zealand, they’re a bunch of kids who know each other from high school, they’re making a splash stateside (they played Philly last week) and the title track from their new album is the most kick-ass power pop song of the year so far. That’s all I know, and all ye need to […]
Wanna See The Best Blues Harp Player In The World?
You’re in luck. I’ve booked him for a show at the Arden Gild Hall on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 8 p.m. Jason Ricci is the reigning, and 2-time, Blues Music Award Winner for Best Harmonica. He is also one of very few openly-gay blues musicians, and he doesn’t hesitate to flaunt it. He also […]
Song of the Day 3/5: Brewer & Shipley, “One Toke Over the Line” b/w “Oh Mommy (I Ain’t No Commie)”
This 1971 stoner classic is the answer to the trivia question, “What’s the only song covered by both the Grateful Dead and Lawrence Welk?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVxA1MkEkyo Folk duo Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley, both originally from the Midwest, hooked up in LA in the late ’60s but moved back to Missouri to eke out a living […]
Song of the Day 3/4: Bob Rivers, “An Ignorant Man”
When Donald Trump proclaimed Sunday via Twitter, “I am an innocent man,” was I the only one whose mental jukebox immediately jumped to Billy Joel singing that line? But I think Trump got it wrong. He’s not an innocent man. He is, as in Bob Rivers’ parody of Joel’s hit, an ignorant man. Rivers was […]
Song of the Day 3/3: Bruce Springsteen, “My City of Ruins”
Springsteen sang this at the 9/11 memorial concert, and its gospel inflections and its message of hope amid the wreckage fit the moment so well that most people thought it was written for the occasion. It was actually written for, and debuted, the previous December at a charity concert for Asbury Park. His performance, backed […]
Song of the Day 3/2: Rod Stewart, “Gasoline Alley”
It’s hard to remember now, after decades of listening to him sing shlock, that Rod Stewart was once an artist who mattered. He could rock as raucously as the Rolling Stones with the Faces, but his standout skill was his sensitive way with the ballads and the folk-based songs on his solo albums. “Gasoline Alley” […]
Song of the Day 3/1: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, “Cantaloupe Island”
You learn something new every day, and what I learned the other day blew my mind. Jeff Goldblum — yes, Jeff Goldblum the actor — is also a jazz pianist, and a pretty good one. He and his band play a weekly gig at a Los Angeles piano bar, and they occasionally come east for […]
Song of the Day 2/28: Talk Talk, “It’s My Life”
The music world is mourning the death of Mark Hollis, founder of the British band Talk Talk, best known for a string of synth-pop dance hits in the early ’80s, culminating with “It’s My Life,” later an international hit when covered by No Doubt. If that was all he ever did, his passing would hardly […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2019
We will deviate from the normal alphabetical listing of songs by artist, at least for one special song and artist. Why? Because not only is this artist great, not only are the song and video great, but…wait for it…I’m bringing him to the Arden Gild Hall on Friday, May 10. He’s literally a one-man band […]
Song of the Day 2/27: Randy Newman with Mark Knopfler, “It’s Money That Matters”
You say you’re confused by life in modern America? Let Mr. Randy Newman explain things for you. With the help of Mr. Mark Knopfler, he will decode the mystery of why we find ourselves where we are. Spoiler alert: It has something to do with who we are. For those who liked the Queen video […]
Song of the Day 2/26: Queen and David Bowie, “Under Pressure”
I promise this is the last day of Queen music, and to be honest I’m posting it not only because it’s a great song, but because this video manages to “document” something that never happened. If you watch carefully you’ll notice that it’s more than one concert edited together – it’s three, actually – because […]
Song of the Day 2/25: Queen, “I’m in Love With My Car”
As expected, Rami Malek won the Oscar last night for his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” More surprisingly, the show opened with the current incarnation of the band — Brian May on guitar and Roger Taylor on drums with Adam Lambert on vocals — performing “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the […]
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