MUSIC FOR A REAL TIKI THEATER

You may have heard the distressing news today that Fred Willard, a fine comic actor whose work I've always enjoyed, was arrested for per...

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The Wild and Dirty World Of Mel Henke

"The Mad Musical World Of Mel Henke " reads the cover of this classic bit of Space Age Bachelor Pad Music. 'Mad' is puttin...

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MUSIC FOR SENIOR CITIZEN CAFETERIAS

Here's a true slice of Americana.  Imagine: you visit a cafeteria-style restaurant in some place like Lawton, Oklahoma or Plainview, Tex...

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Clint East Woody Allen Alda

Last month, I posted two albums from the '90s, " Shaken and Stirred ," and " Sub Urban ," by Toronto lounge parodist...

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Soft, Safe & Sanitized

This 1994 Rhino Records collection of narcotized versions of rock classics, like yesterday's " White Men Can't Wrap," was...

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