Remembering Neil Innes
Remembering the late Neil Innes, co-creator of The Rutles, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, and material for Monty Python, too.
Best Thing I’ve Read Today
I had to smile at this paragraph from an obituary of Allee Willis, who wrote the “Friends” TV theme song and the Earth, Wind, & Fire hit “September.”
Concert Review: “The Last Waltz Tour”
Here’s my review of last night’s re-creation of the The Band’s legendary 1976 farewell concert, The Last Waltz, by a roster of great modern-day musicians.
Picture Of The Day: “The Weight”
Playing For Change had musicians around the world — including a couple you might recognize— play an iconic classic rock tune, and the result is simply beautiful.
Movie Review: “Linda Ronstadt, The Sound Of My Voice”
My review of a new documentary about one of the all-time great singers who not only hit it big with rock and roll and ballads, but standards, traditional Mexican music, and Broadway, too.
Lock Up Those Phones
After experiences at two recent concerts, my desire to have venues lock up the phones of attendees — to keep them from annoying the rest of us — has only grown exponentially.
Truly Dumb Songs
The band War will be in St. Louis tonight, no doubt performing one of the dumbest songs ever — a category that even includes a Paul McCartney tune.
Enough With The Encores
It’s time to do away with the concert tradition of encores. Here’s why.