Arts and Entertainment

The TV watching public (which is everybody but me, basically) is in a tizzy. The streaming services that have replaced cable TV, which replaced broadcast TV, are slashing programming, removing…

The early '70s were great times for horn players who wanted to be rock 'n' rollers. Jazz was shrinking, and though soul revues often featured horn sections, guitars ruled rock,…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona Is Roscoe a productive name, as the Texas band Midlake would have it? And what the heck is an occupanther? Was “Roscoe” one of the…

Some bands go on forever, the Rolling Stones being rock's premier example. Others keep a name alive even after all the original members have departed. But most call it quits…

Billie Holiday co-wrote this with Arthur Herzog Jr. -- each claimed the other's contribution was minimal -- and recorded it three different times. Hundreds of others have covered it, usually…

As in most songwriting partnerships with a strict division of labor, Squeeze songs always begin with Chris Difford's lyrics. "I always write to Chris's lyrics," Glenn Tilbrook told Songfacts. "And…

Guest post by Nathan Arizona If somebody had told me Gene Pitney was not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I’d have believed it but I wouldn’t have…