When Don Everly died in August 2020 I put together a set of videos with previous reflections on the music of the Everly Brothers. This is the season of their birthdays — Don was born on February 1, 1937, Phil on January…
"Walk My Walk" topped Billboard's country chart for digital song sales in November. The song opens with a deep, soulful hum, followed by a mellow, slightly twangy voice telling listeners that he's been…
I have documented my appreciation and enjoyment of the Grateful Dead following every Meet Up at the Movies since 2017. Each of my posts elicited something like a torrent of mockery and clichéd jokes at the expense of the…
The second time I saw Tom Rush perform live he appeared in Minneapolis for a show at the Cedar Theater. A few days before the show I contacted Tom by email and asked him for an interview, which he kindly granted. I was…
As masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents deploy to U.S. cities, the Trump administration is also running a social media campaign. Its effort to stay viral online is colliding with copyright law. Between…
Wed Jan 7, 2026 - 10:28 am ESTWed Jan 7, 2026 - 10:29 am EST (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Robert Sarah has said that the liturgy “has become politicized,” slamming the use of profane music and liturgical abuse during Holy Mass.…
Listening briefly to WUMB’s Highway 61 Revisited yesterday morning, I learned that Stephen Stills turned 81 yesterday. I celebated when he turned 80 last year, but it seems a waste to leave this retrospective behind. Let us…
I’m beginning to think this occasional series has become one of my bad habits, but as those with a bad habit frequently say, I can kick it any time. “I don’t need no doctor.” Let’s live it up in the here and now. Yesterday…
Having done this annually over the past few years, I want to revisit a few of the secular pop songs that seize on Christmas in one way or another for their own artistic purposes. With a little help from the omniscient…
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