This is Frank Ocean. His Uncle Billy appears below. Here are some songs about Oceans and Seas... 15. Takes the lead in the Bossa Nova. The B...

June 12th is a a national holiday in Russia, commemorating the end of the Soviet Union back in 1990. And if that just makes you think of the...

It's been a hectic week here at Top Ten Towers - not much time for blogging. Fortunately, George was ready to step in... A few days ago...

This post was inspired by a new song from Stephen Wilson Jr., an Americana artist I’ve only recently discovered. He’s worthy of further inve...

Bill Callahan - Watch Me Get Married The Dreamlovers - When We Get Married The Proclaimers - Let's Get Married Louise and I celebrated t...

I'm trying to keep away from the news this week, to take a break from the awfulness of it all, to grant my brain a temporary respite fro...

Welcome back to the Cancel Culture Club, where a distinguished committee of leading lights from the blogosphere (and me) debate old songs wi...

Above, you'll see the poet Philip Larkin, larking about with his camera. Below, you'll find 12 songs that mention poets in the title...

I despair. I've never been anti-American. I grew up on American culture - Spider-Man and Springsteen, Motown and Moonlighting. For much ...

Last week, I bemoaned the fact that I came away from my recent Billy Bragg gig feeling ever so slightly short-changed, for which I blamed m...