Arts and Entertainment – Page 48

DL Open Thread Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024

By Alby October 9, 20242 Comments

Hurricane Milton will dominate news coverage today. Too bad none of the precipitation will make it up north; all of Delaware is either "abnormally dry" or in "moderate drought," and…

Song of the Day 10/8: Climax Blues Band, “Couldn’t Get It Right”

By Alby October 8, 2024

Like the presenter of this Top of the Pops video, I thought these guys were Americans, but it turns out they just wanted to sound like they were. They weren't…

Song of the Day 10/6: Pink Floyd, “See Emily Play”

By Alby October 6, 20244 Comments

Most rock fans are aware that Roger Waters of Pink Floyd has gone down the rabbit hole of right-wing politics. It appears it has cost him some major coin. Pink…

Song of the Day 10/4: The Alan Parsons Project, “I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You”

By Alby October 4, 2024

The more I hear from JD Vance, the more I think of this 1977 song. Though it was just a modest hit, No. 36 on the Hot 100, it helped…

Song of the Day 10/3: Tears for Fears, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”

By Alby October 3, 20241 Comment

I've heard this No. 2 hit from 1989 in random places a couple of times lately, and though "Sowing the Seeds of Love" wears its psychedelic-era Beatles influences like a…

Song of the Day 10/1: Rod McKuen, “Jean”

By Alby October 2, 20245 Comments

For all the tributes to Dame Maggie Smith since her death last week, I haven't seen a single one mention the No. 2 hit that its composer said was written…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September, 2024

By El Somnambulo October 1, 20249 Comments

Yet another cool band out of Philly. Power pop fans, check this one out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0CFwtJbhIA How's this for a last-minute unexpected surprise?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th4u1yrpuRE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOo8PDotiXk Kind-of a Sonic Youth feel. ''Cept…

Song of the Day 9/30: Kris Kristofferson, “The Law Is for Protection of the People”

By Alby September 30, 2024

If Kris Kristofferson, who died Saturday at 88, had been invented by a novelist, the author would be accused of engaging in magical realism. C'mon, a Rhodes Scholar helicopter pilot…

Song of the Day 9/28: Stevie Nicks, “The Lighthouse”

By Alby September 28, 20241 Comment

Stevie Nicks has never been a topical songwriter. Almost all her songs are personal and emotional, which makes the single she released Friday, her first new song in years, all…

Song of the Day 9/27: The Cure, “Friday I’m in Love”

By Alby September 27, 20241 Comment

The Cure, the venerable British band led by Robert Smith, released its first new song in 16 years this week ahead of the November release of a new album. "Alone"…

Song of the Day 9/26: Scorpions, “Rock You Like a Hurricane”

By Alby September 26, 2024

As Hurricane Helene prepares to strike Florida's Gulf Coast, I'm reminded of how frequently those storms come up in popular music, at least here in the Western Hemisphere. Hurricanes go…

Song of the Day 9/25: Los Bravos, “Black Is Black”

By Alby September 25, 20241 Comment

Janet Jackson – 'memba her? – returned to public attention the past few days by weighing in on the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard.…

Song of the Day 9/24: Wolfgang Mozart, “Eine Ganz Kleine Nachtmusik”

By Alby September 24, 2024

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dropped a new single this weekend. No, really. Music archivists digging through manuscripts in the Leipzig Municipal Library found the transcription of music for a string trio…