It's a truism that the lyrics, manners, styles, and rhythms of rock musicians' offerings t...
Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has written a letter demanding that two Swedish ne...
The mixing of genres can be interesting when it works, but when it doesn't, it's usually a...
One of the great albums of the rock and roll era was rereleased yesterday after 34 years. ...
Two stories in the news vividly encapsulate the astonishing gulf between left and right to...
Not all rock stars are mindless sybarites. Brian May, the superb guitarist for the h...
Now here's a production that combines beauty and sense: a choir singing about the ideas of...
As promised, here are some of my choices for top progressive rock albums of the past year:...
Our friend Carl Olsen has an amusingly pointed and insightful piece on recent music, at hi...
Country greats Ray Price, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson are touring in support of their...
I am seldom capable of watching an awards show, as they are just too painfully stupi...
It's not often that Hollywood depicts stockbrokers positively. That's only one of several ...
Caitlin Moran of the Times of London asks several important questions about Christmas in t...
Advent is my favorite time of year, for all the conventional reasons, and Christmas music ...
Cadillac has a new commercial in which a group of young men in a Caddy discuss the great p...
Here's a treat for you—a video featuring Roy Wood. Wood is one of the great — ...
To get a feel for the new political atmosphere in the wake of the Democrats' takeover of b...
The American Family Association has announced that NBC TV has decided to delete the mock c...
In a comment on my post on The Demise of Oldies on FM radio below, Matt points out that sa...
In a comment on my Chuck Berry post (immediately below) "Diskojoe" o...
Pioneering rock 'n' roller Chuck Berry is eighty years old today.Berry penned some of the ...
Yesterday we noted that NBC is leaning toward including Madonna's mock crucifixion scene w...
NBC TV is pondering what to do about rock singer Madonna's upcoming TV special on the netw...
I like opera but don't listen to it much or go to them very often. However, this sounds to...
In our ongoing Everything Happens in the Omniculture department, British filmmaker Kenneth...
Just FYI, the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards took place in New York City last night. I have n...
Actor Johnny Depp and writer-director Tim Burton will combine their eccentric talents on a...
There is a mad variety of entertainment choices available to the average American today, a...
The Lollapalooza festival of "alternative" music is drawing huge crowds in Chica...
MTV turned 25 this week, and your intrepid correspondent has contributed a few thoughts to...
Those who have read my music criticism in the past know that I prefer compositions that ar...
Speaking of Perry Mason as we were yesterday, you might be interested to know that the fir...
Sharman Networks Ltd, the makers and distributors of the hugely popular file-sharing netwo...
