Arts and Entertainment
Song of the Day 2/12: 3 Doors Down, “Kryptonite”
Tragedy has stalked 3 Doors Down, one of the most successful rock bands of the ’00s, yet again. Lead singer and original drummer Brad Arnold, the last original member of what began as a trio, died Saturday of kidney cancer at age 47. Original guitarist Matt Roberts, who left the band in 2012, died in […]
Song of the Day 2/11: Pete Seeger, “Little Boxes”
H/t El Somnambulo, who wanted to know if this song was inspired by Levittown, the early suburban development whose 750-square-foot houses would qualify as “tiny homes” today. First off, El Som, no, Burl Ives never sang it. You’re thinking of the version by Pete Seeger, who had his only charting record with the tune – […]
Song of the Day 2/10: Frank Sinatra, “Fly Me to the Moon”
After 20 years of blathering about his intention to colonize the Red Planet, big-brained super-genius Elon Musk announced yesterday that because Earth and Mars only align every 26 months, he was switching his focus to the Moon, which is, scientifically speaking, much closer. Of course, that’s been true for hundreds of millions of years, not […]
Song of the Day 2/9: Twisted Sister, “I Wanna Rock”
Try to contain your disappointment: Twisted Sister had to call off its 50th anniversary tour, its first comeback in a decade, because frontman Dee Snider unexpectedly quit, citing his declining health. Per a statement at the band’s web site, Snider suffers from degenerative arthritis and has had several surgeries over the years just to keep […]
Song of the Day 2/8: Guy Clark, “Desperados Waiting for a Train”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Texas politics are looking better after a Democrat trounced the MAGA candidate last week in a special election, boosting the party’s chances to gain the House majority in Congressional elections later this year. But Texas being Texas, we can’t always count on the politics there. What we can count on […]
Song of the Day 2/6: Nazareth, “Too Bad Too Sad”
“Everything Trump touches dies” is becoming nearly as immutable as the law of gravity. Bitcoin, the favorite pretend currency of money launderers and drug traffickers, experienced a sudden crash the past few days. Now, just like the now-discontinued penny, a bitcoin now costs more to produce than it’s worth. According to data from analytics firm […]
Song of the Day 2/5: Supertramp, “Crime of the Century”
Only half of the Epstein files have been released and already the sleaze quotient is off the charts – and this is with them redacting as much as possible to protect the guilty. Is it too early to proclaim it the Crime of the (Last) Century? Supertramp made this the title track of their third […]
Song of the Day 3/4: The Orlons, “South Street”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona Where did all the hippies meet? The Orlons told us well before the 1967 summer of love in San Fransisco. They met in Philadelphia on “South Street, South Street . . . Where the dancin’ is elite.” (Some people think they say “hippest” instead of “hippies,” but you only have […]
Song of the Day 2/3: Flamin’ Groovies, “Jailbait”
It seems the Q nonsense was right in just one regard – lots of rich and influential people interacted with pedophile-peddler Jeffrey Epstein to one degree or another. The list includes those we most suspected, as well as some surprises. IMHO a separate scandal here is that given all this material, the FBI seems to […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: January 2026
A new year, same old rules. The songs are presented in alpha order by artist. Uh, that’s the only rule, other than these are songs that I like. BTW, quality over quantity this month: My micro-dose song of the month (Memo to self: Find out how to micro-dose): Already over 65 million views…
Song of the Day 2/1: Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy (as Mitch & Mickey), “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow”
Catherine O’Hara, who died unexpectedly Friday, was rightly praised for her comedic chops, but she could also sing a little. Her sister, Mary Margaret O’Hara, is a well-known vocalist in their native Canada, so it runs in the family. Catherine and Eugene Levy played opposite each other for more than 50 years, starting on SCTV […]
Song of the Day 1/30: Billy Bragg, “City of Heroes”
Bruce Springsteen isn’t the only musician who has channeled his anger at the paramilitary occupation of Minneapolis into song. British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg has always been politically outspoken. Like Springsteen, he was spurred by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good to write about it. It hasn’t gotten as much publicity as Springsteen’s effort, […]
Song of the Day 1/29: Bruce Springsteen, “Streets of Minneapolis”
In the 1960s, starting with the civil rights movement and continuing throughout the war in Vietnam, popular music played a major role in opposing authority. Folk musicians were in the vanguard on civil rights. By the mid-’60s nuclear proliferation prompted hundreds of anti-war songs, and rockers soon took up the cause. But protest music mostly […]
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