Arts and Entertainment – Page 77

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

By Alby July 11, 20233 Comments

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, 20231 Comment

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, 20231 Comment

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, 20233 Comments

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…

Song of the Day 7/5: James Ingram, “I Believe I Can Fly”

By Alby July 5, 20239 Comments

Great news for fans of "The Jetsons" -- you can sign up now, for a small deposit, for your flying car. Well, not exactly a car. As the article at…

Song of the Day 7/4: The Tubes, “Proud to Be an American”

By Alby July 4, 2023

Patriotism, as George Bernard Shaw pointed out, is the conviction that one's country is superior to all others because one was born in it. Ambrose Bierce, in his "Devil's Dictionary,"…

Song of the Day 7/3: Train, “Meet Virginia”

By Alby July 3, 2023

Jason has already addressed the fallout from Virginia's decision to put the onus of age verification on internet porn suppliers -- Pornhub pulled the plug on the whole state. A…

Song of the Day 7/1: Jackson Browne, “Call It a Loan”

By Alby July 1, 20235 Comments

The Supreme Court hath spoken, and it repeated its mantra: Money talks, everything else walks. Call it American justice: Bankruptcy can wipe out all the loans you can't repay except…

Song of the Day 6/30: Three Dog Night, “Black and White”

By Alby June 30, 2023

The day of jubilee is upon us! The Supreme Court, convinced of its power to dictate the terms of reality, has proclaimed that the nation is colorblind, so affirmative action…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2023

By El Somnambulo June 30, 20233 Comments

So much good music that I had to limit each artist to one song (there were two artists for whom I had initially posted two songs each). Only available on…

Song of the Day 6/29: David Bromberg, “Sharon”

By Alby June 29, 20233 Comments

I just read in the News Journal about the final concert by Wilmington's adoptive son, David Bromberg. He said the show he played at New York's Beacon Theater June 10…

Song of the Day 6/28: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, “The Mexican Shuffle”

By Alby June 28, 20231 Comment

I'm so old I remember when Mexicans weren't reviled – in fact, they were considered fun and exotic. Case in point: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Though best-known now…