The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame long since stretched the definition of "rock and roll" to include other genres, especially hip-hop and R&B, which often draws scorn from rock…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2024 the other day, and the list of inductees was greeted not with the usual griping but rather a…
Paul Simon learned a lot on his trips to England in 1965. He learned how to fingerpick, for one thing. He learned that British folk audiences, unlike those in Greenwich…
Donald Trump is said to be furious that reporters are reporting on his napping in court. I wonder what he's dreaming about when he nods off. I hope it's nightmares…
Another April 20 and Delaware continues to creep slowly towards making recreational marijuana not just legal but obtainable. Don't bogart that process! The Fraternity of Man was a psychedelic blues…
Duane and Gregg got top billing, but the Allman Brothers wouldn't have become a household name, or forged a sound that spawned an entire genre of rock, without the contributions…
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman made the news for claiming that Donald Trump, once he woke up, subjected her to his mighty stare as retribution for reporting that Don…
Jury selection continues in Trump's criminal trial in New York. It could take forever to find 12 sentient beings who live, breathe and haven't concluded that Trump is a piece…
John Oates, who's headlining this year's newly resumed Philadelphia Folk Festival, is widely perceived as the junior partner in Hall & Oates because Daryl Hall sang lead on most of…
In popular consciousness, "Eight Miles High" is a drug song. Radio stations certainly thought so when it was released in 1966 – many refused to play it, so it only…
Yet another Trump stunt to delay his hush-money trial got rejected yesterday, so it's almost certain to start Monday. Almost certain. The title of this song sums up my feelings…
The worst thing about this timeline is that it makes me root for people and institutions I hate. The FBI and CIA, for instance. I hate them, but I hate…
Turns out Donald Trump's $175 million bond was posted by a company that isn't licensed to do so, doesn't have the capital required to back it up and doesn't promise…