Arts and Entertainment – Page 71

Song of the Day 10/7: Fred Neil, “Dolphins”

By Alby October 7, 20231 Comment

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Fred Neil wrote a sad, beautiful and enduring song called “The Dolphins” as a Greenwich Village folk singer in the mid-1960s. “I’ve been searching for…

Song of the Day 10/6: The Sex Pistols, “Pretty Vacant”

By Alby October 6, 20232 Comments

They would never admit it, even to themselves, but the Freedom Caucus apparently is in favor of anarchy in the U.S. House, which makes the Sex Pistols the perfect soundtrack…

Song of the Day 10/5: The Kinks, “Situation Vacant”

By Alby October 5, 2023

With a tip o' the sombrero to El Som. Yoohoo, anybody home? House Republicans are demonstrating that maybe men do too think about the Roman Empire too much, and no…

Song of the Day 10/4: Buffalo Springfield, “On the Way Home”

By Alby October 4, 20235 Comments

Buffalo Springfield had broken up by the time their third and final album, "Last Time Around," was released in 1968. The LP was assembled from previously recorded material to fulfill…

Song of the Day 10/3: The Ramones, “Why Is It Always This Way?”

By Alby October 3, 2023

Elon Musk's fascist leanings are obvious at this point, and Russian state TV put a fine point on it yesterday by bragging that "Elon Musk really is our agent." That…

Song of the Day 10/2: The Traveling Wilburys, “Not Alone Any More”

By Alby October 2, 2023

Rock has had a lot of so-called supergroups, but I think the superest of them all is an easy choice. The Traveling Wilburys featured Beatle George Harrison, Nobel Prizewinner Bob…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September 2023

By El Somnambulo October 2, 2023

Fewer songs this month. Sky-high quality, though, one of my favorite batches of the year. A Pops Staples original. Dedicated to Jason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfjKIfD9lhc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VeqCgYZ3jo MY kind of band. Surrealist noir…

Song of the Day 9/30: “Flipper” Theme

By Alby September 30, 20232 Comments

Former Republican poll watcher Scott Hall pled guilty to five criminal counts and must testify against co-defendants, notably former Trump lawyer Sidney Powell, his contact in the plot. He's the…

Song of the Day 9/29: Fitz and the Tantrums, “MoneyGrabber”

By Alby September 29, 20232 Comments

Bethany Hall-Long's intended coronation as Delaware's next governor has hit a major snag. Seems like her rivals' campaign signs might not be the only thing her sleazeball husband/campaign treasurer has…

Song of the Day 9/28: Alana Springsteen, “twenty something”

By Alby September 28, 2023

Bruce Springsteen has cancelled all his remaining 2023 concert dates as he combats peptic ulcer disease, demonstrating that the Democratic Party isn't the only institution plagued by decrepitude. The rockers…

Song of the Day 9/27: Roger Whittaker, “The Last Farewell”

By Alby September 27, 20232 Comments

Unless you're a boomer, and maybe even if you are, you probably don't recognize the name of Roger Whittaker, who died a couple of weeks ago at age 87. He…

Song of the Day 9/26: The Replacements, “Bastards of Young”

By Alby September 26, 2023

The Replacements' status as the greatest missed opportunity in rock history has gotten a major boost with the release of a newly remixed edition of their fourth LP, their major-label…

Song of the Day 9/25: The Association, “Everything That Touches You”

By Alby September 25, 2023

No group suffered a sharper drop in popularity when rock music turned from psychedelic pop to blues-based hard rock than the Association. Terry Kirkman, one of the group's founders and…