Old Man Yells at Music

June 1997.  Britain’s longest-running libel case wrapped up, with McDonalds winning a £40,000 judgment against two environmentalists.  It’s ...

June of 1974.  The big event of the month in Canada was when Soviet ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov defected to the West in Toronto. He th...

Remainder. 20 - “A Bi Ni Bi,” Izhar Cohen and Alphabeta  We are still in Eurovision season, and this song was Israel’s first winner. It’s...

June 1978.  The Queen knights Freddie Laker, who helped pioneer discount transatlantic air travel.  Laker Airlines would go bankrupt four ye...

We’ve arrived at the Uneasy Eight. All of these songs have proved their oddness against a gauntlet of curiosities.  But which of them will g...

May 1982 in the Great White North.  This month, Peru asked Canada to intervene in the war between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Is...

The other half. 20 - “Magic Touch,” Loose Ends The London soul band’s second hit is decent enough sexy lite-funk.  And a rare case where ...