Arts and Entertainment – Page 75

Song of the Day 7/20: Chuck Berry, “My Ding-a-Ling”

By Alby July 20, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene, demonstrating the keen judgment she's known for, used the occasion of a congressional hearing to show nude pictures of Hunter Biden to the public. The collective reaction…

Song of the Day 7/19: People Under the Stairs, “The Effects of Climate Change on Densely Populated Areas”

By Alby July 19, 2023

Phoenix just had its 19th consecutive day of temperatures reaching 110° F – the high for the day was 118° – and there's no sign of when it will abate.…

Song of the Day 7/18: Judas Priest, “Breaking the Law”

By Alby July 18, 2023

Against all odds, it seems Donald Trump is going to be indicted for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. I'm not sure whether he'll be charged with being the…

Song of the Day 7/17: Mr. Big, “To Be With You”

By Alby July 17, 2023

Most of the world considers Mr. Big a one-hit wonder. The Los Angeles-based glam-metal band, active through the '90s, topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in 1991 with…

Song of the Day 7/15: The Strawbs, “Part of the Union”

By Alby July 15, 2023

Nearly all of Hollywood -- oh, OK, just the actors and writers -- is on strike, an ominous situation. Remember when the writers walked out in 1988? That brought on…

Song of the Day 7/14: Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car”

By Alby July 14, 2023

This song is proof (if we needed any after Lil Nas X and "Old Town Road") that the term "country music" has lost all meaning except as a barrier to…

Song of the Day 7/13: The Pearlfishers, “We’re Gonna Save the Summer”

By Alby July 13, 2023

Guest post by Nathan Arizona How can we appreciate the sunshine and relaxing breezes of summer with all this constant MAGA stuff distracting us? Well, in this space we do…

Song of the Day 7/12: Badfinger, “Come and Get It”

By Alby July 12, 2023

You'd think a pillow maker would have engineered a softer landing. Mike Lindell, the Trump-loving MAGAteer who got rich selling shoddy, overpriced sleep products, is feeling the pinch, so he's…

Song of the Day 7/11: Elvis Costello, “I’m Not Angry”

By Alby July 11, 2023

The national media have stumbled upon a story that anybody in Delaware could have told them decades ago -- Joe Biden has a temper. Axios reported, rather breathlessly, that aides…

Song of the Day 7/10: The Pink Spiders, “Freakin’ Freakin’ Out”

By Alby July 10, 2023

Heard this one last night on Little Steven's Underground Garage. It's rare to hear a good new power pop song this late in the rock 'n' roll game -- despite…

Song of the Day 7/8: Glen Campbell, “Turn Around, Look at Me”

By Alby July 8, 2023

The same Supreme Court justices who whinged a mighty whinge about protesters outside their homes hypocritically overruled the conviction of an egregious stalker a couple of weeks ago. I should…

Song of the Day 7/7: Roger Miller, “Me and Bobby McGee”

By Alby July 7, 2023

As Jason noted, Marge Greene got the boot from the Freedom Caucus. She's the winner here -- freedom, as Kris Kristofferson assured us, is just another word for nothin' left…

Song of the Day 7/6: Hem, “Half Acre”

By Alby July 6, 2023

Back in the '00s TV advertisers indulged in a trend I liked. Instead of licensing songs that were already popular -- remember Chevrolet beating Bob Seger's No. 1 hit "Like…