Arts and Entertainment – Page 85

Song of the Day 3/14: Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Fall Down”

By Alby March 14, 20231 Comment

The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank shouldn't surprise anyone. The bank, like the valley, was built on silicon chips, and silicon chips are made of sand. Castles made of…

Song of the Day 3/13: Sparks, “The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte”

By Alby March 13, 2023

Cate Blanchett didn't win the Oscar last night for her performance as an orchestra conductor in "Tár," but would Michelle Yeoh do this? Like lots of Hollywood folk, Blanchett is…

Song of the Day 3/12: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”

By Alby March 12, 2023

After three years of drought, California this winter has been inundated with rain -- an "atmospheric river" dumped 13 inches on the central part of the state in the past…

Song of the Day 3/11: Deep Purple, “Hush”

By Alby March 11, 20232 Comments

Of all the illegal acts Donald Trump has committed, its appears lying about his hush-money payment to a hooker is the one that will get him indicted first. It's worth…

Song of the Day 3/10: The Dave Clark Five, “Catch Us If You Can”

By Alby March 10, 20233 Comments

Stop me if you've heard this one: The leader of the Trump crime family is about to be indicted. Yeah, sure he is. He's been indictable for 40 years and…

Song of the Day 3/9: Disturbed, “The Sound of Silence”

By Alby March 9, 20232 Comments

Sometimes it takes a cover to show everyone how great a song can be. "The Sound of Silence" was the song that made Simon & Garfunkel famous, but not right…

Song of the Day 3/8: Ted Hawkins, “Cold and Bitter Tears”

By Alby March 8, 20231 Comment

A lot of people have never heard Ted Hawkins, the singer-songwriter who spent most of his career busking on the boardwalk in Venice Beach, where he earned, he said, about…

Song of the Day 3/7: Sweet, “Fox on the Run”

By Alby March 7, 20232 Comments

The Dominion lawsuit against Fox "News" has provided receipts showing the Murdoch media empire is nothing but a propaganda arm of the international fascist movement, which isn't news to anybody…

Song of the Day 3/6: Wayne Shorter with the Miles Davis Quintet, “Footprints”

By Alby March 6, 20232 Comments

Guest post by Nathan Arizona From Miles to the Multiverse. That’s the trajectory Wayne Shorter took as he established himself over a 67-year career as what the New Yorker called…

Song of the Day 3/3: The Ramones, “Punishment Fits the Crime”

By Alby March 3, 20235 Comments

I suppose there's a reason America's laughably labeled "news" channels covered some South Carolina ass clown's murder trial as if it were OJ 2.0 -- I didn't experience this first-hand,…

Song of the Day 3/2: Big Louisiana, Willy Rafus and Arthur Davis, “Let Your Hammer Ring”

By Alby March 2, 20231 Comment

A bunch of millionaires known as "U.S. senators" have been sitting around in their Washington, D.C., offices pretending that the richest country in the history of the world simply can't…

Song of the Day 3/1: Laura Jane Grace, “Lolo 13”

By Alby March 1, 2023

If drag shows freak Republicans out, I wonder how freaked they'd be by an actual transgender performer like Laura Jane Grace. Born Thomas James Gabel, Grace came out in 2012…

‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: February 2023

By El Somnambulo March 1, 20232 Comments

Experience the thrill of discovering new (at least to me) artists. This month has 'em. This band is not new, but they're always relevant: My kind of country: Not sold…