Arts and Entertainment – Page 69

Song of the Day 11/5: The Beatles, “Now and Then”

By Alby November 5, 20233 Comments

Forty-six years ago John Lennon sat down at his piano, turned on his tape recorder and played a song he was working on that wasn't quite complete. Last week, after…

‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists: Nathan Arizona’s Ballot

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202314 Comments

"Based on some combination of 'accomplishment,' impact, historical significance and what I like."-Nathan Arizona 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.

Song of the Day 11/3: Kate Bush, “Hounds of Love”

By Alby November 3, 2023

El Somnambulo posted yesterday about WXPN's year-end countdown being devoted to female artists this year. So is this year's class at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, being inducted…

‘XPN’s Top Songs By Female Artists Poll: My Ballot

By El Somnambulo November 2, 20238 Comments

Every year, WXPN does an 885 Countdown featuring different themes. This year, for the first time, they're featuring best songs by female artists, which can include groups as well. For…

Song of the Day 11/12: Eva Cassidy, “Autumn Leaves”

By Alby November 2, 2023

Who looks at fallen leaves and thinks of lost love instead of hours of raking and bagging? A guy without a lawn, that's who. Iconic lyricist Johnny Mercer spent most…

Song of the Day 11/1: The Jaynetts, “Sally Go ‘Round the Roses”

By Alby November 1, 20231 Comment

El Somnambulo's fave tunes for October includes a psychedelic cover of this 1963 girl-group nugget by the Jaynetts, who are considered a one-hit wonder but didn't really exist at all.…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: October 2023

By El Somnambulo November 1, 20232 Comments

There were more than 14 great tunes that I heard this month. However, I make the rules, and I must abide by the rules. So the great tunes that won't…

Song of the Day 10/31: Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers, “Monster Mash”

By Alby October 31, 20234 Comments

Yes, you've heard it a million times. Everybody's heard it a million times, and lots of them know some of the lines, even if they're too young to know that…

Song of the Day 10/30: Reba McEntire, “Turn on the Radio”

By Alby October 30, 2023

This year saw an odd trend in the agritainment business: Reba McEntire-themed corn mazes. Corn mazes are a seasonal money-maker for small farmers who market the farm along with its…

Song of the Day 10/29: Milli Vanilli, “Girl You Know It’s True”

By Alby October 29, 2023

You can tell the '90s are having their day in the nostalgia-industrial complex – there's a new documentary out about Milli Vanilli, the dance-pop duo who had to give up…

Song of the Day 10/27: The Jackson 5, “I Want You Back”

By Alby October 27, 20234 Comments

So I was at a wedding a couple of weekends ago and – old fogey alert! – when the music started it was like a rave had broken out. The…

Song of the Day 10/26: The Rolling Stones, “Start Me Up”

By Alby October 26, 20233 Comments

I don't want to make a big thing of it, but Joe Biden is the same age as Keith Richards, and nobody is telling the venerable guitarist to hang it…

Song of the Day 10/25: The B-52s, “Dry County”

By Alby October 25, 20234 Comments

For Andrew C, by request. The B-52s were scheduled to play a White House state dinner tonight but had their performance called off at the last minute. Jill Biden was…