The TV Zone (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the debut of "The Lawrence Welk Show," which is still airing in reruns on WLIW (and many other PBS stations). I am a big-time, Johnny-come-lately fan of the show, something that I am not...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 01/29/2008
Mungo Jerry. The Jaggerz. White Plains. Norman Greenbaum. The Ides of March. Brewer and Shipley. What do these pop bands of the '60s and '70s not have in common with the Great Expectations project?
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
In its Sunday editions, our local newspaper prints the lyrics of pop songs, ostensibly so parents can know precisely what their kids are listening to. I can see the value of this, although I guess I’m glad it didn't exist when I was a kid. I was 11 when I brought “Brown Sugar” home from [...]
PowerPop (Free subscription) | 11/30/2007
Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental manservant Hop-Sing and I are off to a legal seminar at Joe Klein 's Hamptons estate (or at least we think we are; Joe hasn't yet confirmed that he has the time for it). In any case, posting by moi will be necessarily sporadic for a while. But in my absence, here's a fun project for you all to contemplate: Best Drug Song, Pro or Anti!!!!!!!!!!...
Fore Left! (Free subscription) | 09/23/2007
Based on my experience the Moodies might have been better on vinyl than live. But they were pretty good here. Got into an interesting discussion today about who did the song "One Toke Over the Line". Somebody mentioned England Dan and John Ford Coley, Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds, but the answer is of course Brewer and Shipley. Anyway, since those guys are still subversive
