Oh, It’s Endless

This song. Endless stories. Endless. Stories. And sorties, actually.

Nothing Better. Nothing.

Remember when a putative pop star could have scrawny arms?

Purity

Sister Rosetta Tharpe — who seems destined to be yet another African-American woman who was instrumental in the shaping of rock ’n’ roll and who still gets no respect. There is an artful biography which may help rehabilitate her reputation. Here’s hoping.

Almost Single-Handedly Defining “NSFW”

Vulgar, reprehensible, caustic, misogynistic: it is all here in Beat’s wonderful sendup/homage to [Miss] Peggy Lee.