Arts and Entertainment – Page 79

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…

Song of the Day 6/27: Lynyrd Skynyrd, “Gimme Back My Bullets”

By Alby June 27, 2023

This one is for Cabela's, though it doesn't sound as if they're all that concerned about all that missing inventory, does it? The title track to Lyrnyrd Skyrnyrd's 1976 LP,…

Song of the Day 6/26: Elton John, “Rocket Man” live at Glastonbury 2023

By Alby June 26, 20231 Comment

Sir Elton John closed this year's Glastonbury music festival with what he billed as his final UK concert. He went out with a bang. "Rocket Man" was his final song,…

Song of the Day 6/25: Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, “Too Late to Turn Back Now”

By Alby June 25, 2023

So let me get this straight: The revolt of the Wagner mercenaries got halfway to Moscow and then turned back. I'm no warlord, but I don't think that's the way…

Song of the Day 6/24: The O’Jays, “Backstabbers”

By Alby June 24, 20232 Comments

The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary forces is marching 25,000 soldiers on Moscow, and Vladimir Putin has responded in classic fascist fashion, describing it not just as treason but that…

Song of the Day 6/23: Randy Rainbow, “Donald in the John With Boxes”

By Alby June 23, 20231 Comment

Randy Rainbow just dropped his latest, a ditty about Trump's reading habits and storage facilities set to the tune of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDXVw0aatQ I suppose any…

Song of the Day 6/22: Stray Cats, “Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)”

By Alby June 22, 20233 Comments

Republicans always seem to stick together, if only because they're the minority party in the U.S. so they're doomed if they don't. Give them a scrap of power, though, and…

Song of the Day 6/21: Fountains of Wayne, “Sink to the Bottom”

By Alby June 21, 2023

I've detected a distinct lack of sympathy for the well-heeled victims of the OceanGate disaster (pro tip: never use the word "gate" in your name), so what the fuck, I…

Song of the Day 6/20: A.L. Phipps and the Phipps Family, “The Great Titanic”

By Alby June 20, 20238 Comments

Five people have been lost descending to the wreck of the Titanic in a small submersible craft. A frantic search for them is underway, but unless the story gets a…