Leslie Mendelson Knows a Few Things About “Love and Murder”
Our interview with the singer-songwriter explores her album “Love and Murder” and includes how she came to do a duet with Bob Weir.
The Right Wine for … Steely Dan’s “Gaucho”
“The Cuervo Gold/The fine Columbian/Make tonight a wonderful thing.” Have lyrics ever evoked a time and place more perfectly? While the Cuervo and Columbian are natural pairings from Steely Dan’s “Gaucho,” we’d like to suggest yet another in this episode of “Wine & Vinyl.”
The 10 Best John Prine Songs You May Have Never Heard
The singer-songwriter has a rep for wringing every emotion out of listeners. That’s as true of “Tree of Forgiveness” as “Diamonds in the Rough.”
Video: The Old-World Twist to “Babylon Sisters”
Back in the day, Tin Pan Alley songwriters wrote introductory “verses” that were nothing like the song that followed. Steely Dan modernized this old-world technique on “Babylon Sisters.” See how.
