It's possibly a fact that Ms King's best known song is in itself best known as a cover, namely the comforting and syrupy balm of J...

David Johansen : We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/Don't Bring Me Down/It's My Life [ purchase ] Last week, I watched all 10 epis...

[ purchase ] Why can't land speeders fly higher than five meters above the ground? Why does R2D2, despite being a droid, have feeling...

I’m a teacher in my real life—or is it the other way around?  And one thing I hate, that makes me squirm with embarrassment is when teach...

Kate Bush : Π [ purchase ] As I wracked my brain for another topical track to write about, I discarded a few ideas, mostly because I ...

purchase [ Tom Lehrer: the Elements ] Yes, it's not "pop". But it once was. I hadn't planned this ahead, but - di...

14. (That's it and I could end it there, but that would save me from sharing with you how this remarkable piece of raw garage punk ener...

purchase [ new math ] As a child of the 50s/60s, I grew up with Tom Lehrer albums (along with Mozart, Bach, The Temptations and ...

Big Audio Dynamite : E=mc 2 [ purchase ] Among the things that I never did at Princeton, either as a student or alumnus are: -I nev...

Purchase [ Wings: Magneto and Titanium Man ] I thought this had to be done from the get-go of this theme, and hung back with the expec...

R.E.M. : Winged Mammal Theme [ purchase ] I’m a little obsessed with baseball right now, on the verge of Game 1 of the World Series....

REM , Superman , from Life's Rich Pageant My song choice is a no-brainer for this month’s theme; it’s long been in any number of m...

So who is the bigger cartoon? Is it the character in the song, Sergeant Nicholas Joseph Fury, or the singer, the 'Sensational' A...

[ purchase ] The band Soul Asylum brings to mind a few non-musical things: Dave Pirner's ripped jeans, Winona Ryder, milk cartons. ...

purchase [ Easy Rider ] Hanna-Barbera literally dominated the American cartoon market  during the 60s with a slate of the most popular...

Andy Robinson : Cartoon [ purchase ] The former drummer for San Diego progressive rock band Horsefeathers, and L...