Arts and Entertainment

Once upon a time in America, people didn't tiptoe around issues of race. The fight for civil rights legislation was hard and bitter, and the racists didn't keep their feelings…

When I got to thinking about bands that sound like throwbacks, I realized that sometimes they do it on purpose -- for example, when a movie is set in the…

Yesterday Jason slagged Greta Van Fleet for sounding "old," because their classic-rock sound and Robert Plant-manque lead singer make them sound like a 50-year-old band, Led Zeppelin. Well, I'm here…

Last night's Grammy Awards got the Song and Record of the Year right -- Childish Gambino's "This Is America" won both -- but no Grammy Awards ceremony would be complete…

With the Grammy Awards on TV tonight, here's a song nominated for song of the year, record of the year and best music video, and it deserves to win all…

Jackson Browne came of age at the dawn of the Southern California singer-songwriter boom, releasing his first album in 1972. This song, with its bouncy beat undercut by bleak, despairing…

With all the controversy over blackface this past week, I thought I'd demonstrate that minstrelsy is anything but gone. Given that it was the most popular form of live entertainment…

Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden was 27 years ago now, but this video of the show's climactic number has aged pretty well. Highlights include a typically…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54MiEJQglr4 Don't settle in for a long listen here. Like most of Tony Molina's songs, this lovely little jangle-pop melody clocks in at a brisk 1:12. The tune is one…

Don't know about you, but an unseasonably warm day in winter like today brings back fond memories of cutting school to hang out in the park -- and, therefore, Ronnie…

Spirit's biggest hit -- its only song to reach the Top 40 -- "I Got a Line on You" was released in late 1968 and hit No. 25 in early…

More great tunes, arranged alphabetically by artist, to start the year: A damn great musical month, by even my high standards.

Some musical years start slowly, with January's new songs not measuring up to those on the Best Of The Year lists. This, however, is not one of those Januarys.  Plenty…