Arts and Entertainment – Page 63

Song of the Day 2/20: Crowded House, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”

By Alby February 20, 20245 Comments

Kudos to Bono and U2 for leading their audiences – in Las Vegas, of all places – in leading chants of "Alexei Navalny" in remembrance of the martyred Russian dissident. Throughout…

Song of the Day 2/19: The Presidents of the United States of America, “Kitty”

By Alby February 19, 2024

For Presidents Day, the only band that was the Presidents of the United States of America, with their 1995 hit "Kitty" (Modern Rock No. 13). According to guitarist Dave Dederer,…

Song of the Day 2/18: Elvis Costello, “Pay It Back”

By Alby February 18, 2024

Let's say you lend Donald Trump $5. Would you trust him to pay it back? Silly question. Of course not. Yet banks have lent him billions, and he's paid them…

Song of the Day 2/16: The Wailing Wailers, “Simmer Down”

By Alby February 16, 20243 Comments

The new Bob Marley biopic, "One Love," is getting slagged by movie critics, which probably won't make much difference to audiences, who gave it high scores regardless. Only a few…

Song of the Day 2/15: Bad Company, “Young Blood”

By Alby February 15, 202411 Comments

The competition for scummiest asshole in Florida is so crowded it has to be held in categories, like drag races. In the congressional class, while Anna Paulina Luna is giving…

Song of the Day 2/14: Penny and the Quarters, “You and Me”

By Alby February 14, 20241 Comment

It's almost a miracle that "You and Me" ever reached our ears. The demo tape was recorded sometime in the early '70s in Columbus, Ohio, for a tiny soul label,…

Song of the Day 2/13: Professor Longhair, “Go to the Mardi Gras”

By Alby February 13, 2024

Happy Fat Tuesday! Legendary pianist Professor Longhair recorded this tune in 1949, but the 1959 version he did for Ron Records is the one that everybody has played ever since.…

Song of the Day 2/12: Oasis, “Don’t Look Back in Anger”

By Alby February 12, 20241 Comment

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced this year's nominees for induction and, as usual, the list shows the institution has all but lost interest in rock music. Acts…

Song of the Day 2/11: Thee Sinseers, “What’s His Name”

By Alby February 11, 20241 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona An old music genre never really dies. Something’s always there to revive it. In the case of Chicano soul, sometimes called lowrider soul, streets and…

Song of the Day 2/8: Mojo Nixon, “Don Henley Must Die”

By Alby February 8, 20241 Comment

Mojo Nixon, who set his ribald mix of tabloid obsessions and anarchic politics to a raucous blend of punk and rockabilly, died Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the…

Song of the Day 2/7: Randy Newman, “Putin”

By Alby February 7, 20244 Comments

H/t Paul As expected, Tucker Carlson has interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin. The Guardian is reporting that the interview will probably air Thursday. Wherever it eventually appears, I think it…

Song of the Day 2/6: Toby Keith, “Wacky Tobaccy”

By Alby February 6, 20243 Comments

Country star Toby Keith died of stomach cancer yesterday at just 62 years old. Keith reached stardom during the country boom of the early '90s but achieved his greatest notoriety…

Song of the Day 2/5: Killer Mike, “Scientists and Engineers”

By Alby February 5, 20241 Comment

There's no bad publicity, but maybe there's such a thing as being too on-brand. Atlanta rapper and activist Killer Mike won three Grammy Awards and got arrested after the ceremony,…