Arts and Entertainment

Did someone mention James Brown at the TAMI show? I saw this at the Warner Theatre.  This was definitely the highlight of that amazing concert film. Girls in the theatre…

This is my last day as your substitute DJ, so I wanted a big, boffo finish. And there's no bigger, more boffo way to finish than with a live version…

OK, I sense this crowd wants some kick-ass rock 'n' roll, and given the news this week, I think it should be from a woman's perspective. Sheer Mag was very…

I love cover versions that give familiar tunes a makeover. You won't find a more radical yet faithful reinterpretation of a classic than James Hill's solo performance of Michael Jackson's…

Music videos seem like artifacts of the past, but bands still release them, only with smaller budgets. One thing has improved -- back in the '80s you had to wait…

I was going to go with something a little more spiritual for Sunday, but when I heard about this cover of Ned Sublette’s “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly (Fond of Each…

Saturday is the only night of the week I like the true blues, the sad, soulful kind sung in pain. But Saturday is also the night I'm most in the…

I guess El Som didn't want to break the news that it was only me playing guest DJ for his week off. I'll warn you now that I have ridiculously…

This is from the Richard & Linda Thompson infamous "Tour From Hell". Richard had taken up with another woman, but contractual obligations forced them to tour together following the release…

RT and Bonnie Raitt perform one of Richard's most beautiful songs:

Looks like it's Richard Thompson Week.  When he performed at the Gild Hall, it was truly a mesmerizing concert.  Top-notch songwriter, one of the best guitar players on the planet,…

In which Richard Thompson creates one of the most unsympathetic narrators of all-time (h/t to XPN's Julian Booker):

Well, not a summer shower, exactly, but still...