The Farr Side column: Jamming to my online playlists
What’s in a playlist? That’s easy - everything! Memories are in your playlists. Along with history, good times and bad times, thoughts, fun and all those go-to songs you need to hear from time to...
View ArticleThe Farr Side column: Name change to ‘The Chicks’ should not alarm anyone
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****What’s in a name? Apparently, everything. Just ask Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire the chicks from The Chicks. Or, the artists...
View ArticleReview: Beyoncé's 'Black Is King' is supreme Black art
King Beyoncé's new film takes you on a journey of Black art, music, history and fashion as the superstar transports you to Africa to tell the story of a young man in search of his crown, matched to...
View ArticleThe Farr Side column: On ‘Folklore,’ Swift turns modern-day poet
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The word “folklore” is best defined as traditional beliefs, customs and stories of a community, passed through the generations by word of mouth....
View ArticleMovie review: A restored ‘Jazz on a Summer’s Day’ still guarantees a hot time
Released in the U.S. to glowing reviews in March 1960, “Jazz on a Summer’s Day,” the 85-minute film made at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, boldly breaks many “rules” of documentaries: There’s no story...
View ArticleTinseltown Talks column: Neil Sedaka still singing his way through the pandemic
Many performers have recorded videos of encouragement for fans throughout the COVID-19 pandemic months. But few, if any, have been as prolific as Neil Sedaka.With some 90 mini-concerts already posted...
View ArticleThe Farr Side column: Katy Perry returns to make us ‘Smile’
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Is it OK to smile now? If you’re Katy Perry, you might be doing a lot of smiling.The pop princess and her fiancé, Orlando Bloom, welcomed a baby...
View ArticleMovie review: A new documentary shines a light on Rolling Stones guitarist...
Guitarist Ronnie Wood has been in top name bands since the days of the second British Invasion. The earliest notable rumblings he made were when he played bass in the Jeff Beck Group, touring the U.S....
View ArticleThe Farr Side column: Houston to Swift: A legend and one in the making
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****In a few weeks, the incomparable Whitney Houston will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The late singer was one of music’s most...
View ArticleBehind the Country Song: Patty Loveless’‘Timber, I’m Falling in Love’
In 1989, “Timber, I’m Falling in Love” became the first No. 1 hit for Patty Loveless. It was also the first taste of success for Kostas Lazarides, now a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of...
View ArticleBehind the Song: ‘Abraham, Martin and John’
“Has anybody here seen my old friend Bobby/ Can you tell me where he’s gone/ I thought I saw him walkin’ up over the hill/ With Abraham, Martin and John.”On June 5, 1968, songwriter Dick Holler was in...
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