It’s that time of year, when Dad and/or Mom pony up for the dress, and the guys knot their black ties and strap on the cummerbunds. Yes,...

As I write this it is Tax Day, April 18, the deadline for filing tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, and an opportunity to...

The cause of John Warren Geils Jr.’s April 11 death was not listed as a broken heart. The deceased, of course, was the J. Geils whose...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction ceremony this week — and, for the most part, I could care less. I weighed...

The past three weeks of blog posts, about the impact of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on rock and roll, took us back in time, and forward again,...

The past two weeks’ blog posts, about the impact of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on rock and roll, took us back in time, and forward again, to...

Chuck Berry died Saturday, at age 90, more than six decades after he stood America on its collective ear and almost single-handedly...

Last week’s blog post about the impact of “The Ed Sullivan Show” on rock and roll took us back in time, and forward again, to Elvis...

An item in last week’s “This Week in Rock History” — if you aren’t reading it regularly, you should be — about the Dave Clark 5 appearing...

The most recent additions to my music library were again of the Filling in the Corners variety: adding more recordings by artists who I...